Indirect Speech and Sentence Structure Quiz

In the sentence "She said she _ to the party," which form is correct in reported speech?

• will come

• comes

• came

• is coming

• would come

"He asked if I _ the book," which form follows the sequence of tenses rule?

• had read

• have read

• read

• am reading

• will read

Select the correct form: "They didn't know when the movie _."

• starts

• would start

• will start

• has started

• started

Choose the correct indirect speech for "They said, 'We are playing now':"

• They said they were playing then

• They said they are playing now

• They said they played then

• They said they have played then

• They said they will play then

Convert "He said, 'I have finished my work'" to indirect speech:

• He said he has finished his work

• He said he finished his work

• He said he was finishing his work

• He said he had finished his work

• He said he will finish his work

Select the correct indirect speech for "She said, 'I can help you':"

• She said she could help me

• She said she can help me

• She said she will help me

• She said she helps me

• She said she is helping me

Convert "He asked, 'Have you seen my book?'" to indirect speech:

• He asked if I had seen his book

• He asked if you have seen his book

• He asked have I seen his book

• He asked did I see his book

• He asked if I saw his book

Select the correct indirect speech for "She asked, 'When will you return?':"

• She asked when will you return

• She asked when I will return

• She asked when I would return

• She asked when would I return

• She asked when I returned

Transform "Mother said, 'Don't play with fire'" to indirect speech:

• Mother told me not to play with fire

• Mother said don't play with fire

• Mother said that don't play with fire

• Mother told that not to play with fire

• Mother said I don't play with fire

Convert "The officer said, 'Stop here'" to indirect speech:

• The officer told them to stop there

• The officer said stop here

• The officer told to stop there

• The officer said that stop here

• The officer said they stop there