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Total questions: 170

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Billy, go to bed!"

Mum ________ Billy to go to bed.

a)

A. said

b)

B. ordered

c)

C. offered

d)

D. reminded

2.

"Please, please let me stay out late tonight."

Molly________ her father to let her stay out late that night.

a)

A. begged

b)

B. complained

c)

C. asked

d)

D. promised

3.

"Will you come to my graduation party?"

He ________ me to his graduation party.

a)

A. begged

b)

B. said

c)

C. ordered

d)

D. invited

4.

"I didn't steal the sweater from the shop."

Rachel________ stealing the sweater from the shop.

a)

A. admitted

b)

B. accused

c)

C. denied

d)

D. refused

5.

"Put your hands in the air."

The police officer________ the robber to put his hands in the air.

a)

A. warned

b)

B. commanded

c)

C. reminded

d)

D. asked

6.

"Stop talking or I'll send you to the headmaster's office!"

The teacher ________ to send the student to the headmaster's office if he didn't stop

talking.

a)

A. threatened

b)

B. warned

c)

C. commanded

d)

D. agreed

7.

"I have an upset stomach."

He ________ to me of having an upset stomach.

a)

A. said

b)

B. apologised

c)

C. complained

d)

D. told

8.

"I'll give you a lift to the train station."

He ________ to give his friend a lift to the train station.

a)

A. agreed

b)

B. invited

c)

C. advised

d)

D.offered

9.

"Yes, I broke into the art gallery and stole the paintings."

The thief ________ to breaking into the art gallery and stealing the paintings.

a)

A. admitted

b)

B. accused

c)

C. apologized for

d)

D. agreed

10.

“Let’s go for a walk.”

My boy friend ________ going for a walk.

a)

A. asked

b)

B. offered

c)

C. suggested

d)

D. told

11.

"You broke my CD player."

My next-door neighbour ________ me of broking her CD player.

a)

A. warned

b)

B. accused

c)

C. complained

d)

D. said to

12.

I'm not going to get married to my childhood sweetheart".

The fiancé ________ to get married to his childhood sweetheart

a)

A. agreed

b)

B. accepted

c)

C. denied

d)

D. refused

13.

"Yes, I'll buy you a new laptop if you pass the national high school graduation examination".

Jonh's mother ________ to buy her son a new laptop if he passed the national high school graduation examination.

a)

A. agreed

b)

B. promised

c)

C. suggested

d)

D. admitted

14.

“Of course, I will love you in any shape, in any world, with any past."

The bridegroom ________ to love his bride in any shape, in any world, with any past.

a)

A. agreed

b)

B. promised

c)

C. suggested

d)

D. admitted

15.

"Don't forget to put your mobile phone on vibrate to avoid disturbing co-workers or clients at any meeting."

My boss ________ all staffs to put their mobile phone on vibrate to avoid disturbing co-workers or clients at any meeting.

a)

A. warned

b)

B. commanded

c)

C. threatened

d)

D. reminded

16.

"I am sorry because I forget buying gifts for you on our wedding anniversary."

The husband ________ forgetting buying gifts for his wife on their wedding anniversary.

a)

A. accused his wife of

b)

B. complained to his wife of

c)

C. apologised for

d)

D. admitted to

17.

"Don't sleep when your friends are still awake."

My teacher ________ me not to sleep when my friends were still awake.

a)

A. warned

b)

B. asked

c)

C. ordered

d)

D. reminds

18.

"Could you do me a favor?"

The father ________ his daughter to do him a favor.

a)

A. asked

b)

B. told

c)

C. said to

d)

D. begged

19.

“You are always playing computer games in class.”

The teacher ________ that the students were always playing computer games in class.

a)

A. accused

b)

B. complained

c)

C. told

d)

D. admitted

20.

"I didn't cheat on my taxes."

My boss ________ that he hadn't cheated on his taxes.

a)

A. promised

b)

B. refused

c)

C. denied

d)

D. complained

21.

'I'll send you a postcard.'

He told us that he (a)   us a postcard.

22.

'We've bought a new car.'

They told me they (a)   a new car.

23.

'I don't speak German.'

She said that she (a)   German.

24.

You failed your art exam.' You said that we (a)   our art exam.

25.

'I can't drive.' He said that (a)   drive.

26.

'You look nice.' He told me that I .............nice.

a)

look

b)

looking

c)

looked

d)

had looked

27.

'We're going ice-skating.' They said they............. ice-skating.

a)

are going

b)

was going

c)

were going

d)

had been going

28.

'The students aren't listening to me.'

The teacher said the students................... to her.

a)

wasn't listening

b)

weren't listening

c)

was listening

d)

aren't listening

29.

I am a teacher.

she said that.................a teacher.

a)

am

b)

was

c)

were

d)

had been

30.

I will see you tomorrow: He said

a)

He said that he would see you tomorrow

b)

He said that he will see you tomorrow

c)

He said that he would see you the next day

d)

He said that he will see you the next day

31.

" I wrote it yesterday "

a)

She said to me I wrote it the day before

b)

She told me she wrote it yesterday

c)

She told me she had written it yesterday

d)

She told me she had written it the day before

32.

" I ' ll tell about this tomorrow. " said Tom

a)

Tom said that he will tell about that the next day

b)

Tom told that i would tell about that the next day

c)

Tom said that he would tell about that the next day

d)

Tom told that she would tell about that the next day

33.

" I have something to tell " Mary said to John

a)

Mary told John I had something to tell

b)

Mary told John she had something to tell

c)

Mary told John she had had something to tell

d)

Mary told John he had had something to tell her

34.

" 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

35.

He ____ that he was leaving way that afternoon

a)

told me

b)

told to me

c)

said me

d)

says to me

36.

Victor said he ___ very busy

a)

is

b)

will be

c)

was

d)

may be

37.

She said she __ come to the party on Friday

a)

won't

b)

can't

c)

doesn't

d)

couldn't

38.

Mr Jim said that he ___ happy with his new assistant

a)

weren't

b)

isn't

c)

wasn't

d)

aren't

39.

They told their parents that they ___ their best to do the test

a)

try

b)

will try

c)

are trying

d)

would try

40.

1. "He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

A. is coming

b)

B. will come

c)

C. would come

d)

D. was coming

41.

2. "I see the clouds.".

He told me that she ________ the clouds.

a)

A. sees

b)

B. is seeing

c)

C. saw

d)

D. seen

42.

3. "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".

He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work tomorrow

a)

A. is taking

b)

B. was taking

c)

C. will take

d)

D. would

43.

. "I will call you".I told her that I ________ her.

a)

A. will call

b)

B. would call

c)

C. would have called

d)

D. won´t call you

44.

5. "I have been there".

She told me that she ________ there.

a)

A. had been

b)

B. has been

c)

C. was

d)

D. have been

45.

6. "I will be studying tomorrow".

I told him that I ________ tomorrow.

a)

A. will be studying

b)

B. would be studying

c)

C. will study

d)

D. was studying.

46.

7. "Open the window!".

He asked me ________ the window.

a)

A. to open

b)

B. open

c)

C. opened

d)

D. is opening

47.

8."I am happy".

She told me that she ________ happy.

a)

A. has been

b)

B. is

c)

C. was

d)

D. were

48.

9. "I have seen that movie".

He told me that he ________ that movie.

a)

A. had seen

b)

B. will have seen

c)

C. has seen

d)

D. was seen

49.

10. "I am flying to India tomorrow".

He told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

A. is flying

b)

B. was flying

c)

C. will fly

d)

D. would fly

50.

She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.

a)

wrote

b)

has written

c)

was writing

d)

had written

51.

I asked Mary ______ to enter economics school.

a)

are you planning

b)

if was she planning

c)

if she was planning

d)

if she is planning

52.

He asked the children _________ game on the computer any more.

a)

not to play

b)

if they play

c)

not playing

d)

don't play

53.

He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

a)

if we had been going

b)

that we had been going

c)

if we were going

d)

that we were going

54.

John asked me _______ in English.

a)

what does this word mean

b)

what that word means

c)

what did this word mean

d)

what that word meant

55.

The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

has been

56.

The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

a)

if he prefers

b)

did he prefer

c)

whether he preferred

d)

he preferred

57.

Our teacher told us __________ the quick online test.

a)

play

b)

playing

c)

played

d)

to play

58.

She told her father that she____________ her best in the next final exam.

a)

has tried

b)

would try

c)

had tried

d)

tries

59.

"Where did your first meet your wife?" I asked my brother

a)

I asked my brother where he first met his wife.

b)

I asked my brother where you had first met your wife.

c)

I asked my brother where he had first met his wife.

d)

I asked my brother where had he first met his wife.

60.

She ..... that she was feeling sick.

a)

said me

b)

told me

c)

said to me

d)

told to me

61.

The boy said to me, "What is your name?"

a)

The boy asked what your name is.

b)

The boy asked what my name was.

c)

The boy asked what my name were.

d)

The boy asked me what was my name.

62.

My best friend asked, “What time does the train leave?"

a)

My best friend asked what time the train would left.

b)

My best friend asked what time the train left.

c)

My best friend asked what time did the train leave.

63.

"Do you play chess?"

a)

He asked me do I play chess.

b)

He asked me if I did play chess.

c)

He asked me did I play chess.

d)

He asked me if I played chess.

64.

'I need to see Sarah this weekend.' ⇒ George said that ...

a)

he needed to see Sarah this weekend.

b)

he was needing to see Sarah that weekend.

c)

he needed to see Sarah that weekend.

65.

'I'm reading now.' ⇒ Sally told me ...

a)

that she was reading at that moment.

b)

that she read now.

c)

that she was reading now.

66.

'I haven't seen Barbara since last year.' ⇒ Brendan told me ...

a)

he didn't see Barbara since last year.

b)

he hadn't seen Barbara since the year before.

c)

he hadn't seen Barbara since last year.

67.

'Have you signed the contract?' ⇒ Suzan ...

a)

told me if I had signed the contract.

b)

asked me whether I had signed the contract.

c)

said if I signed the contract.

68.

'Where did you eat?' ⇒ Sam asked me ...

a)

where I had eaten.

b)

where had I eaten.

c)

where did I eat.

69.

'Where are you going tomorrow?' ⇒ Sandra asked me ...

a)

where was I going tomorrow.

b)

where was I going the next day.

c)

where I was going the following day.

70.

'Let me go! ⇒ He told them ...

(a)  

71.

'Stop!' ⇒ He told his sister

(a)  

72.

The boy said to me, "What is your name?"

a)

The boy asked what your name is.

b)

The boy asked what my name was.

c)

The boy asked what my name were.

d)

The boy asked me what was my name.

73.

Jane: (to Kelly, her best friend) Do you want to come over? Let's have a girl's night.


Jane ____________ Kelly to come over and ____________ having a girl's night.

a)

... invited ... suggested

b)

... invited ... insisted on

c)

... asked ... suggest

d)

... asked ... suggested that

74.
I won't put up with your bad behaviour, Tom.
Mum ____________ Tom's behaviour.
a)
denied putting up with 
b)
promised to put up with
c)
refused to put up with
d)
regretted putting up with
75.
What a pitty I didn't see the ceremony.
He __________ not seeing the ceremony.
a)
regretted
b)
accused
c)
denied
d)
advised
76.
You're right, it was a mistake to get up so early.
Chris ______ early was a mistake.
a)
admitted getting up
b)
begged getting up
c)
denied to get up
d)
advised getting up
77.

"Don't go here"

a)

She warned me to go here.

b)

She warned not to go there.

c)

She said don't go here.

78.

'Sorry I didn't tell you the truth.'

a)

He apologized for telling the truth.

b)

He apologized for not tell the truth

c)

He apologized for not telling the truth.

d)

He apologized not to tell the truth

79.

' I didn't lie to you.'

a)

He denied lying to me.

b)

He denied to lie to me.

c)

He refused to lie to me.

d)

He refused lying to me

80.

"Where are you going now?"

= she asked him (a)   .

81.

"Why are you late?"

= she asked him (a)   .

82.

"How often do you listen to music?"

= He asked her (a)   .

83.

"How are you, Scott?"

=Kate asked Scott (a)   .

84.

"Where did you go last year?"

=He asked me (a)   .

85.

"What color does your mother like?"

=He asked me (a)   .

86.

"Which hat do you prefer?"

=He asked me (a)   .

87.

Helen said Jono, “May I borrow your dictionary ?”

a)

Helen said Jono to borrow his dictionary

b)

Helen said Jono if/whether he might borrow his dictionary

c)

Helen said Jono whether she might borrow his dictionary

d)

Helen said Jono if/whether she might borrowed his dictionary

88.

Sofia said my mom, “Can I meet your daughter, Mila ?”

a)

Sofia asked my mom if she could meet her daughter, Mila

b)

Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila

c)

Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter

d)

Sofia asked my mom if she can meet her daughter

89.

Aurelia said Fino, “where Can I buy this hat ?”.

a)

Aurelia said Fino where she could buy this hat

b)

Aurelia said Fino where she could have bought that hat

c)

Aurelia said Fino where she could buy that hat

d)

Aurelia said Fino if she could buy that hat

90.

Ana said to Andi" Don't open your window!"

(a)  

91.

She said," I study English."

(a)  

92.

"Do you love me?" Ratu asked me.

Ratu asked me (a)  

93.

"Have you told what I said to you?" I asked Nunik.

I asked Nunik ...

a)

I asked Nunik if she had told what I had said to her.

b)

I asked Nunik that she had told what I have said to her.

c)

I asked Nunik that she has told what I have said to her.

d)

I asked Nunik that she was told what I have said to her.

94.

She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".

a)

She said that my parents going to Karachi.

b)

She said that my parents gone to Karachi.

c)

She said that her parents were going to Karachi.

d)

She said that her parents are going to Karachi.

95.

Change the direct speech into indirect speech

“We have registered for classes.”

a)

They said they had registered for classes

b)

They said that they hadn’t registered for classes

c)

They will never register for classes

d)

They said that they can’t register for classes!

96.

John said, "I love this town."

a)

John said that he loves that town.

b)

John said that he loved that town.

c)

John said that she loved that town.

d)

John say that he loved that town.

97.

She said,"He is singing well".

a)

He said that he was singing well

b)

He says that he was singing well

c)

He said that he is singing well

d)

He said that he sang well

98.

He asked to Ratna, "Go to my house now!"

What is the indirect speech of that sentence?

(a)  

99.

Yuke said, "I am sorry to hear it."

The indirect speech is...

(a)  

100.

Tiko said to Herman, " What will you do now?"

The indirect speech is....

a)

Tiko said to Herman what he will do then

b)

Tika said to Herman what he would do then

c)

Tika said to Herman what he would do now

d)

Tika said will what he do now

101.

Hikaru said, "He has come to Jogja last night."

The indirect speech is...

a)

Hikaru said tat he had come to Jogja last night

b)

Hikaru said that he has come to Jogja last night

c)

Hikaru said that he had come to Jogja the night before

d)

Hikaru said that he has come to Jogja the night before

102.

My parents advised my sister ... too much money on clothes.

a)

do not spend

b)

not to spend

c)

did not spend

d)

not spending

e)

not spend

103.

this

(a)  

104.

these

(a)  

105.

now

(a)  

106.

here

(a)  

107.

today

(a)  

108.

tonight

(a)  

109.

She invited me, “Please, drop by my house sometimes.”

--> She invited (a)  

110.

"Don't forget to water the flowers for me, Hoa."

Mary reminded (a)  

111.

She said, "I am working in a hospital."

a)

She told me that I was working in a hospital.

b)

She told me that she was working in a hospital

112.

Melissa said, "I have been to India three times.”

a)

Melissa said that I had been to India three times.

b)

She said that she has been to India three times.

c)

She said that she had been to India three times.

113.

He said, “I will have been happy."

a)

He said that I would have been happy.

b)

He said that he would have been happy.

c)

He said that he will have been happy.

114.

Jean said, "The boss must sign the letter."

a)

Jean said that the boss must sign the letter.

b)

She said that he had to sign the letter.

115.

Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?

a)

She asked if I am busy tonight.

b)

She asked if I was busy that night.

116.

He said, " I'm waiting for Ann".

a)

He said that I was waiting for Ann.

b)

He said that he was waiting for Ann.

117.

He asked, "Did you break the glass?"

a)

He asked if I broke the glass.

b)

He asked if I had broken the glass.

118.

He told me, "I have been to Spain."

a)

He told me that I had been to Spain.

b)

He told me that I have been to Spain.

119.

He said, "I will help him."

a)

He said that I would help him.

b)

He said that he would help him.

c)

He said that I would help him.

120.

Mary said she_________the internet very often.

a)

didn't surf

b)

surf

c)

doesn't surf

d)

don't surf

121.

Max said he__________to school.

a)

has to go

b)

have to go

c)

had to go

d)

haves to go

122.

The girl said she_____________.

a)

fills ill

b)

feel ill

c)

feels ill

d)

felt ill

123.

Tania told me she _____________a film that evening.

a)

was watching

b)

watched

c)

is watching

d)

are watching

124.

He said there ___________ no more work.

a)

is

b)

have

c)

was

d)

were

125.
Fiona told me she ....in hospital.
a)
rests
b)
resting
c)
was resting
d)
reast
126.

Ann said she ______happy about going home that day.

a)

is

b)

be

c)

was

d)

were

127.

Mary: "I can't swim."

=> Mary said she ________ swim

a)

can't

b)

couldn't

c)

can not

d)

hadn't

128.

Jacob: "I work in an office."

Jacob told me (that) ___ worked in an office.

a)

she

b)

I

c)

you

d)

he

129.

Victoria: "I like my cat."

Victoria told me (that) ___ liked ____cat.

a)

I ; her

b)

she; my

c)

she; her

d)

I; my

130.

Leah: "How is your journey?"

Leah asked me how ____ journey was

a)

his

b)

my

c)

your

d)

her

131.

Tom said, "Why did you charge me?"

a)

Tom asked that why have you charged me.

b)

Tom asked why we had charged him.

c)

Tom asked why we charge him.

d)

Tom asked if we charged him.

132.

"Do you play chess?"

a)

He asked me do I play chess.

b)

He asked me if I did play chess.

c)

He asked me did I play chess.

d)

He asked me if I played chess.

133.
She said, "I woke up early."
a)
She said that she had woken up early.
b)
She said that she has woken up early.
134.

Jim asked her: 'Where do you live?'

Jim asked her where __________.

a)

she lived

b)

did she live

c)

did she lived

d)

she lives

135.

Dave asked Gus: 'Can you play the sax?'

Dave asked Gus ______________.

a)

can you play the sax

b)

if he could play the sax

c)

if he can play the sax

d)

could you play the sax

136.

He asked, "Did you break the glass?"

a)

He asked if I broke the glass.

b)

He asked if I had broken the glass.

137.

"What are you doing?"

a)

Mary asked me where you were doing.

b)

Mary said to me what I was doing.

c)

Mary asked me what was I doing

d)

Mary asked me what I was doing.

138.

"Why did you go out last night?"

a)

Paul asked me why I had gone out the night before.

b)

Paul asked me if I had gone out the night before.

c)

Paul asked me why I went out the night before.

d)

Paul asked me did you go out the night before.

139.
"Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda
a)
Frank asked Linda where her house was.
b)
Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was.
c)
Frank asked Linda where was her house.
d)
Frank asked Linda where is her house.
140.
Rika asked, "Why are they crying?"
a)
Rika asked why were they crying.
b)
Rika asked why we were crying.
c)
Rika asked why they were crying.
d)
Rika asked why we are crying.
141.
"I don't like fast food."
a)
He said that he doesn't like fast food.
b)
He said he don't like fast food.
c)
He said that he didn't like fast food.
d)
He said he hadn't liked fast food.
142.
"Have they finished the test?"
a)
She asked if they have finished the test.
b)
She asked had they finished the test.
c)
She asked if they finished the test.
d)
She asked if they had finished the test.
143.
"When will this exercise end?"
a)
He asked when that exercise would end.
b)
He asked when this exercise will end.
c)
He asked if this exercise would end.
d)
He asked if this exercise will end.
144.
"Was the hotel expensive?"
a)
She asked me if the hotel had been expensive.
b)
She asked me if the hotel was expensive.
c)
She asked me if the hotel have been expensive.
d)
She asked me if the hotel has been expensive.
145.
"How many tickets did you buy?"
a)
He wanted to know how many tickets I did buy.
b)
He wanted to know how many tickets I bought.
c)
He wanted to know how many tickets I have bought.
d)
He wanted to know how many tickets I had bought.
146.

“I didn’t like milk as a child.” My sister told me that …

a)

she had not liked milk as a child

b)

she didn’t like milk as a child

c)

she not liked milk as a child

d)

she hadn't hated milk as a child

147.
She said, "I did not say that."
a)
She said that she has not said that.
b)
She said that she had not said that.
148.

Maria asked: "Do you like Chocolate?"

a)

Maria asked if you like Chocolate.

b)

Maria asked if you liked Chocolate.

149.

Arthur asked: "Have you ever been to Ethiopia?"

a)

Arthur asked if I had ever been to Ethiopia.

b)

Arthur asked if I have ever been to Ethiopia.

150.

"He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

a)

is coming

b)

will come

c)

would come

151.

“What music do you like best?” she asked me.

--> She asked (a)  

152.

“It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you”, Miss White said to Peter.

--> Miss White thanked (a)  

153.

“I must do my homework now,” said the girl.

--> The girl said (a)  

154.

“Can I borrow your dictionary for a minute?” Peter asked Mary.

--> Peter asked Mary (a)  

155.

“What do you want for your birthday, Tom?” Mrs. Green asked.

--> Mrs. Green asked (a)  

156.

Peter asked “What aspect of learning English does your sister find most difficult, Betty?”

--> Peter asked (a)  

157.

“Are you going to apply for the exchange student program in our school next year?” said Hoa to Nam.

--> Hoa asked Nam (a)  

158.

“ Think well before you answer, “the detective warned her.

--> The detective warned her (a)  

159.

. “ Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?”,asked Peter.

--> Peter asked me (a)  

160.

"I wouldn't cook the fish for too long, if I were you," said Jean.

--> Jean advised (a)  

161.

" Did you study hard?" She said to me.

(a)  

162.

" Who have been working today?" Maria said to me .

(a)  

163.

She said to him," Why have you been reading these books?''

(a)  

164.

He said, “Why are you going to market?”

(a)  

165.

Raja said to Rehan, “Are you going home today?”

(a)  

166.

She said to me , ''Can I use your phone?''

(a)  

167.

I said to her , '' What were you eating?''

(a)  

168.

They told me , '' Have you gone to London?''

(a)  

169.

He said to me , '' Did you meet your friend?''

(a)  

170.

He said to her , '' How will you help me?''

(a)