WorksheetsPRE-TEST REPORTED SPEECH
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
My mother told me _________ good care of myself while I was away.
to take
I will take
that take
that I take
The manager has just told me that he _______ to be interrupted today for anything unless it _______ absolutely necessary.
doesn't want, is
won't want, were
hasn't want, was
didn't want, has been
We were told by the travel agent, who _________ very hopeful, that he _________ his best to find tickets for us.
hasn't sounded, was doing
didn't sound, would do
wouldn't sound, will do
doesn't sound, has been doing
I wouldn't advise you to apply for this job, as it says here in the ad that applicants ___________ at least two foreign languages fluently.
should be able to speak
ought to have been speaking
must have spoken
were supposed to speak
Cindy said that she _______ me to the party with pleasure if she _______ a call from her parents that night.
were to accompany, didn't expect
had accompanied, hadn't been expecting
have accompanied, won't expect
would accompany, weren't expecting
I wonder how housewives _______ with all the housework before the machines we have today __________.
had to cope, would have invented
should have coped, could invent
have been coping, had invented
used to cope, were invented
I know we ________ our hotel rooms earlier, but I didn't think there ________ so much demand for this resort.
were booking, has been
should have booked, would be
booked, is going to be
have booked, will have been
Anna asked me where I _________ the dress that I _________ at John's party the night before.
had bought, was wearing
was buying, would be wearing
bought, have worn
have bought, am wearing
Shortly before he heard he _________ for the position, he _________ about his exceptional talents.
ouldn't be accepted, is boasting
hadn't been accepted, had been boasting
hasn't been accepted, boasts
won't be accepted, has been boasting
She reminded them _________ too much noise while the baby was sleeping.
to not make
not to make
to make not
not make
The headmaster ______ the parents of the naughty student that he ______ him if his conduct did not improve.
warned, would expel
was warned, were going to expel
was warning, were expelled
will have warned, are expelled
It was obvious that she ______ because there ______ tears in her eyes.
was crying, have been
had been crying, were
would cry, had been
has been crying, are
It turned out that the house which I ______ was for sale last week ______
the week before.
think, was being sold
have thought, was sold
had been thinking, is sold
thought, had been sold
This book ______ that the Earth ______ by aliens since ancient times.
is claiming, was visited
claimed, has been visiting
claims, has been visited
has claimed, was visited
Please don't worry. I'm sure everybody _______
their opinion of you once the facts _______.
changed, have been known
will change, are known
was changing, had known
would have changed, were known
The officer said that everyone ______ for the day, so they ______ handle my enquiry until the next day.
had finished, wouldn't be able to
was finished, hadn't been able to
has finished, weren't able to
is finishing, won't be able to
I ______ the deadline for this paper is Friday, but there's no way I ______ it by then.
knew, have finished
have known, finished
know, will have finished
had known, would have finished
He knew that he _________ a number of risks by getting involved in this project, but he ________ on going ahead anyway.
was taking, insisted
will take, is insisting
had been taken, had insisted
takes, will have insisted
Andrew said that once he ______ his military service, his father ______ him a new car.
had completed, would buy
was completed, bought
is completed, buys
will complete, is buying
The driver told the hitchhiker that he ______ all the way to Birmingham, but that he ______ him as far as Manchester.
wouldn't go, will have taken
isn't going, has taken
won't be going, might take
wasn't going, could take
The tour guide advised us _______ drivers to stop at pedestrian crossings in Rome.
to not expect
not to expect
to expect not
not expect
Astronomers stated that if the comet that hit Jupiter in July 1994 _______ with the Earth, it _______ life on the planet.
collides, is going to end
was colling, has ended
could have collided, ended
had collided, would have ended
Science fiction writers in the 1950s ______ that a permanent settlement on Mars ______ a reality by the year 2000.
think, will become
thought, would have become
have thought, is becoming
had thought, has become
Alex was extremely nervous all day yesterday because he _____ his girlfriend's father for the first time in the evening.
has been meeting
will have met
was going to meet
should have met
Since Steve ______ his spelling before handing in his homework, the teacher said that the work _______ again.
isn't checking, should be doing
won't have checked, may do
didn't check, had to be done
hadn't checked, ought to have done
When I realized that my passport _______, I _______ it to the local police immediately.
was stealing, had reported
was being stolen, was reporting
has stolen, have reported
had been stolen, reported
We were fortunate that we _______ the beautiful town before it _______
by the new dam.
were able to see, was flooded
had seen, has been flooded
saw, would be flooding
could have seen, had flooded
Our neighbor told her son that she _______ his letter just as she _______ ready to phone him.
had got, was getting
got, was getting
have got, is getting
had got, would be getting
To be honest, I didn't quite understand his plan, because he _______
to me while I ________ on something else.
will explain, have concentrated
explained, was concentrating
was explaining, had concentrated
has explained, would be concentrating
Our conversation class teacher encouraged us ________ about making grammar mistakes during open discussions.
to not worry
not to worry
to worry not
not worry
