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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
He works in a bank.
(a)
Complete the Report with the correct verb form:
Quote: "I recommend that show, it's funny."
Report: That woman said that she (a) , it was funny.
Mark asked me why____ to study French.
I want
I wanted
do I want
did I want
What do you do if the verb in your quote is in the Present Form?
You change to the Past Form.
You change it to the Progressive Form.
You leave it alone.
You tell it a joke.
We____that we were going to be late
TOLD
SAID
Please choose the correct report: "Diana thinks that studying a career is the best decision right now."
My mom said that Diana thought that studying a career was the best decision right now.
My mom said that Diana had thought that that studying a career is the best decision right now.
My mom said that Diana is thinking that that studying a career was the best decision right now.
The teacher said to the students, "Try harder and get good marks next time."
--> The teacher encouraged (a)
Hannah: “I want to go to the football match, but I don’t have enough money”.
Hannah said that she (a) to go to the football match, but she didn’t have enough money.
Me: "I am studying English"
I told you that I (a) English.
The hijacker said to the pilot, "You must land the plane immediately."
-->The hijacker forced the pilot (a)
Jennie: "I was swimming."
Jennie said (that) she has been swimming.
Jennie said (that) she had been swimming.
Jennie said (that) she is swimming.
“This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman.
The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.
The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.
The woman said that man spoke to her on the road.
The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.
She said, "It isn't so foggy as it was yesterday."
She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been the day before.
She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been yesterday.
She remarked that it wasn't so foggy as it was the day before.
She remarked that it wasn't so foggy as it was yesterday.
Mary: "I have three cars."
Mary said (that) she has three cars.
Mary said (that) she has had three cars.
Mary said (that) she had three cars.
Betzy: "I don't like spinach."
Betzy said (that) she doesn’t like spinach.
Betzy said (that) she don’t like spinach.
Betzy said (that) she didn’t like spinach.
“You work very hard.”, my mother said to me.
A. My mother told me that I work very hard.
B. My mother told me that I worked very hard.
C. My mother told me that I had worked very hard.
D. My mother told me that I have worked very hard.
“I didn’t meet Susan last week”
A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
'Oh, hi, Ethan! I'm just leaving, unfortunately.' → When I got there I saw him, but he said he ___.
is just leaving
was just leaving
had just left
'We're having a great time here on holiday!' → I got a postcard from my parents – they said they're having a great time ___ on holiday.
there
here
then
“He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister.
B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister.
D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
"Never borrow money from friends," my father said.
My father said to me never borrow money from friends.
My father told me never borrow money from friends.
My father advised me not to borrow money from friends.
My father suggested me never borrow money from friends.
"Open the window!", Jim asked.
He asked me to open the window.
He asked me open the window.
He asked me opened the window.
"Is she your girlfriend?" Dad asked.
Dad wanted to know if she was my girlfriend.
Dad wanted to know if she is my girlfriend.
Dad wanted to know if she wasn't my girlfriend.
"I am happy". Rina said.
She told me that she has been happy.
She told me that she is happy.
She told me that she was happy.
“I have just seen your mother this morning”.
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
