This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Reported Statements – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reported Statements Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She told me ..... A) I wish to come. B) She wishes to come. C) I wished to come. D) She wished to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wished to come. 2. Tina said "I can't come to the party because I have a test tomorrow." A) Tina said she can't come to the party because she has a test tomorrow. B) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she has a test tomorrow. C) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she has a test the following day. D) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she had a test the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tina said she couldn't come to the party because she had a test the following day. 3. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada" . A) Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada. B) Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada. C) Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada. D) Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada. 4. If the reported speech is in past simple, the direct speech has to be in ..... A) Past perfect. B) Present simple. C) Past continuous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present simple. 5. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerRon said:I haven't been here before" .Ron said that he ..... before. A) Hadn't been there. B) Wasn't there. C) Hadn't been here. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't been there. 6. James: "I am going to study English tomorrow."James said that ..... A) He was going to study English the following day. B) I am going to study English tomorrow. C) He was going to study English tomorrow. D) He is going to study English tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was going to study English the following day. 7. The secretary said ..... A) The letter has been typed. B) The letter is typed. C) The letter was typed. D) The letter had been typed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The letter had been typed. 8. "You have to do your homework." Peter told Mary.Peter told Mary ..... A) She had to do her homework. B) He had to do his homework. C) She had to do his homework. D) He had to do her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had to do her homework. 9. He said: "I'll phone you when I get back." A) He said I would phone me when I got back. B) He said he will phone me when I get back. C) He said he would phone me when I got back. D) He said he would phone me when he got back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he would phone me when he got back. 10. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerHe said: "I won't go shopping tomorrow" .He said that he ..... A) Won't go shopping tomorrow. B) Wouldn't go shopping the previous day. C) Wouldn't go shopping the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wouldn't go shopping the next day. 11. My English teacher is the best! A) I said that my history teacher was the best. B) I said that my English teacher is the best. C) I said that my English teacher was the best. D) I told that my English teacher was the best. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I said that my English teacher was the best. 12. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerMy mum said: "I will take you to Paris" .My mum promised that she ..... to Paris A) Would take me. B) Would take you. C) Will take me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would take me. 13. Choose the correct reported statement for this sentence:'' I can't play tennis at the moment because of my leg" A) She explained that she couldn't play tennis at the moment because of her leg. B) She explained that she can't play tennis at the moment because of my leg. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She explained that she couldn't play tennis at the moment because of her leg. 14. She said that Mary was coming ..... A) Tomorrow. B) Today. C) The following day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The following day. 15. 'You must be at home when I come here tonight.'My dad said that ..... A) I must be at home when he came here the day before. B) I had to be at home when he had come there that night. C) I had to be at home when he came here the next night. D) I had to be at home when he came there that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I had to be at home when he came there that night. 16. Choose the correct reported statement for this sentence: "I didn't enjoy the game" A) She told me that she didn't enjoy the game. B) She told me that she hadn't enjoyed the game. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told me that she hadn't enjoyed the game. 17. Tom: "Sometimes I feel frustrated." A) Tom told us that sometimes he felt frustrated. B) Tom told that sometimes he feels frustrated. C) Tom said he sometimes feels frustrated. D) Tom said that sometimes he felt frustrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom said that sometimes he felt frustrated. 18. "I've never been to Russia" , Mike told me. A) Mike told me that he had never been to Russia. B) Mike told me that he has never been to Russia. C) Mike told me that he was to Russia. D) Mike told that he had never been to Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mike told me that he had never been to Russia. 19. He explains that ..... A) He was watching TV when they arrived. B) He is watching TV when they arrive. C) He has been watching TV when they arrived. D) He had been watching TV when they arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was watching TV when they arrived. 20. My friend said:I'll go to the cinema tomorrowMy friend said that ..... go to the cinema the next day. A) He will. B) He would. C) I will. D) I would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would. 21. REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerJane told me: "I bought a pair of shoes yesterday" .Jane told me that she ..... a pair of shoes the day before. A) Bought. B) Had bought. C) Has bought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had bought. 22. If we have "yesterday" in direct speech, we should change it to ..... in reported speech. A) The following day. B) Don't change anything. C) That day. D) The day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The day before. 23. 'I had finished all my homework before dinner.' Emily said that she ..... A) HAS FINISHED ALL HER HOMEWORK BEFORE DINNER. B) HAVE FINISHED ALL HER HOMEWORK BEFORE DINNER. C) FINISHED ALL HER HOMEWORK BEFORE DINNER. D) HAD FINISHED ALL HER HOMEWORK BEFORE DINNER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HAD FINISHED ALL HER HOMEWORK BEFORE DINNER. 24. Ellie's fan: "I love her so much, she is an incredible artist!" A) A girl said that she loves Ellie and that she is an incredible artist. B) A girl said that she was loving Ellie and that she is an incredible artist. C) A girl said that she loved Ellie and that she was an incredible artist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A girl said that she loved Ellie and that she was an incredible artist. 25. "I am an architect" the man said. A) He said he is an architect. B) The man claimed he was an architect. C) He said he had been an architect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The man claimed he was an architect. 26. "We weren't at school yesterday", Gina said. She said ..... A) They hadn't been at school the day before. B) We hadn't been at school the day before. C) They hadn't been at school yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They hadn't been at school the day before. 27. Complete the sentences with the suitable word(s).The teacher told us ..... the words in the dictionary. A) Look up. B) To look up. C) Looking up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To look up. 28. Jack told Ben that 'minecraft' was better than 'among us'. A) Ben, you know that 'minecraft' has been better than 'among us'. B) Ben, you know that 'minecraft' was better than 'among us'. C) Ben, you know that 'minecraft' better than 'among us'. D) Ben, you know that 'minecraft' is better than 'among us'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ben, you know that 'minecraft' is better than 'among us'. 29. The students said that ..... A) They had taught drawing at that lesson. B) They were taught drawing at that lesson. C) They were being taught drawing at that lesson. D) They had been taught drawing at that lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were being taught drawing at that lesson. 30. My friends invited ..... A) Me to go the cinema with them. B) To pick up some dinner on the way home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me to go the cinema with them. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReported Statements Quiz 1Reported Statements Quiz 2Reported Statements Quiz 3Reported Statements Quiz 4Reported Statements Quiz 5Reported Statements Quiz 6Reported Statements Quiz 7Reported Statements Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books