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WorksheetsE9_Reported speech_MCQ
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.
is going to be
was going to be
will be
can be
He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
told to me
told me
said me
says to me
She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
wrote
has written
was writing
had written
I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
said to
suggested
advised
recommended
My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
remember to plant
plant
to plant
planting
I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
are you planning
is she planning
was she planning
if she was planning
Nam wanted to know what time ________.
does the movie begin
did the movie begin
the movie begins
the movie began
I wondered_______ the right thing.
whether I was doing
if I am doing
was I doing
am I doing
The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
goes round
is going around
went around
was going around
Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.
is - will travel
were- would travel
had been - would have travelled
was - will travel
They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
the previous day
Yesterday
the last day
Sunday previously
He asked the children _________too much noise.
not to make
not making
don't make
if they don't make
The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.
will be
is
was
can be
The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.
had discovered
discovered
was discovering
would discover
John said he _________ her since they ________ school.
hasn't met - left
hadn't met - had left
hadn't met left
didn't meet - has left
The woman asked __________get lunch at school.
can the children
whether the children could
if the children can
could the children
Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.
was walking
has walked
had been walking
has been walking
He asked, "Why didn't she take the final exam?" - He asked why __________ the final exam.
she took
did she take
she hadn't taken
she had taken
Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
gets
got
had gotten
have got
They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
try
will try
are trying
would try
She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
ask
asked
asks
asking
He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.
was
were
is
has been
He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.
come
came
will come
would come
I wonder why he___________ love his family.
doesn't
don't
didn't
hasn't
They asked me how many children___________.
I have
had I
I had
have I
Thu said she had been___________ the day before.
here
there
in this place
where
The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.
is
was
will be
have been
He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
if we had been going
that if we had been going
we were going
that we were going
He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
that did I know / who were he
that I knew / who he had been
if I knew/ who he was
whether I knew / who had he been
The mother asked her son _______.
where I had been
whether I had been
where he had been
where had he been
Martin asked me _______.
how is my father
how my father is
how was my father
how my father was
The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
whether he preferred
that he preferred
did he prefer
if he prefers
She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
where I spent / the previous year
where I had spent/ the previous year
where I spent / last year
where did I spend / last year
He advised _______ too far.
her did not go
her do not go
her not to go
she did not go
John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
doesn't like/ is
did not like / were
not liked / had been
had not liked / was
Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.
before
ago
last
previous
He asked _______ him some money.
her to lend
she to lend
she has lent
she lends
Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
have not eaten / ago
had eaten/ previous
did not eat / before
would not eat / last
Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
had done / following
will do / previous
would do/ following
was going / previous
John asked me _______ in English.
what does this word mean
what that word means
what did this word mean
what that word meant
The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
not behave
not to behave
not behaving
did not behave
She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
would
did
must
had
She said I _______ an angel.
am
was
were
have been
I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
is
were
had been
would Be
I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
passing / will try
he will pass / tried
to pass/ would try
he passed / have tried
Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
yesterday
two days ago
the day before
the next day
John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
if I were
if were I
if was I
if I was
John asked me _______ that film the night before.
that I saw
had I seen
if I had seen
if had I seen
The guest told the host that _______.
I must go now
he must go now
he had to go now
he had to go then
1. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".
Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
1. Charlie said, "My father is in hospital".
Charlie said that my father is in hospital
Charlie said that his father was in hospital
Charlie said that his father is in hospital
Charlie said that my father was in hospital.
1. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
Charlie said that my father is in hospitalHe said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow
He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
1. Charlie said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while".
He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while.
He said that I haven't seen Bill for a while.
He said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while.
He said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while.
