This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. '' I want a cup of tea" Marie told me A) Marie told me that she wanted a cup of tea. B) Marie told me that she wants a cup of tea. C) Marie told me that wanted a cup of tea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marie told me that she wanted a cup of tea. 2. You said that the book ..... very good, butI found it very boring. A) Had been. B) Was. C) Is. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb "say" or "tell"Annie ..... she was a bit scared. A) Tell. B) Told. C) Say. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said. 4. "I'll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary. '' said Tom. A) Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day. B) Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day. C) Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day. D) Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day. 5. Report this question "Do they live here?" A) You asked me if they used to live here. B) You asked me if they lived here. C) You asked me if they do live here. D) You asked me if they have lived here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You asked me if they lived here. 6. George asked Rosmin, "Can you swim in the river?" A) George asked Rosmin whether you can swim in the river. B) George asked Rosmin whether he could swim in the river. C) George asked Rosmin if you could swim in the river. D) George asked Rosmin whether you could swim in the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George asked Rosmin whether he could swim in the river. 7. She asked her "did you do your homework?" A) She asked her if she had done her homework. B) She asked her was you doing homework?. C) She asked her if was she doing homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked her if she had done her homework. 8. "Do you go in for sports?" , he asked.He asked ..... A) He went in for sports. B) If I'll go in for sports. C) If I went in for sports. D) I should go in for sports. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I went in for sports. 9. Complete the sentences with the suitable word(s).The thief warned Mr. Chan ..... A) Not to move. B) Don't move. C) No move. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to move. 10. " I'd never been there before" She said that ..... A) She has never been there before. B) She's never been there before. C) She'd never been there before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She'd never been there before. 11. It may rain tonight. A) He said that it could rain tonight. B) He said that it may rain tonight. C) He said that it might rain tonight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that it might rain tonight. 12. "I'm sorry, " she apologized. "I didn't mean to hurt you."Choose the most appropriate reported speech version: A) She apologized and said she didn't mean to hurt me. B) She apologized saying that she hadn't meant to hurt him. C) She apologized and said that she hadn't meant to hurt me. D) She apologized for not meaning to hurt you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She apologized and said that she hadn't meant to hurt me. 13. Tania said, "Could you change my domain name?" A) Tania asked if we could change her domain name. B) Tania asked if she could change the domain name. C) Tania said if I can change my domain name?. D) Tania wanted to know if she can change her domain name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tania asked if we could change her domain name. 14. A:Do you know what Diane forgot?B: ..... A) Yes, she did. B) No, I didn't. C) She didn't forget them. D) Yes, the keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, the keys. 15. I ..... to my sister for all my mistakes and promised to be a better brother. A) Agreed. B) Apologised. C) Told. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apologised. 16. Why doesn't Khaliif go to school? A) Because he doesn't want. B) Because there isn't a school in his village. C) Because he has to work to help his family. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he has to work to help his family. 17. Would changes to ..... A) Would (doesn't change). B) Would + past. C) Will. D) Would + present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would (doesn't change). 18. The teacher asked me, "Can you type?" A) The teacher asked me if you Can type. B) The teacher asked me if I Can type. C) The teacher me asked me if I could type. D) The teacher asked me you Can type. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher me asked me if I could type. 19. Choose the reported speech statement A) I want a hotdog. B) I write poems. C) Dany said that his mother did the cleaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dany said that his mother did the cleaning. 20. "I see the clouds." . Mark said. A) He told me that she sees the clouds. B) He told me that she saw the clouds. C) He told me that she is seeing the clouds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me that she saw the clouds. 21. They don't speak German. A) He said that they weren't speaking German. B) He said that they haven't spoken German. C) He said that they didn't speak German. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that they didn't speak German. 22. Sarah: "We are going to have an exam tomorrow."Sarah said ..... A) That we are going to have an exam the day after. B) That she was going to have an exam tomorrow. C) That we were toing to have an exam tomorrow. D) They were going to have an exam the day after. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were going to have an exam the day after. 23. 'It is cold outside, ' Heena said. Heena said it ..... cold outside. A) Was cold. B) Is cold. C) Was colding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cold. 24. What is the introductory verb for polite requests? A) Ask. B) Please. C) Say. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask. 25. "You work very hard." , my mother said to me. A) My mother told me that I have worked very hard. B) My mother told me that I had worked very hard. C) My mother told me that I worked very hard. D) My mother told me that I work very hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother told me that I worked very hard. 26. "I am going to Brighton tomorrow." , said he. A) He said he is going to Brighton the day after. B) He said he was going to Brighton the next days. C) He said he was going to Brighton the following day. D) He said he is going to Brighton tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said he was going to Brighton the following day. 27. When we use reported speech, time expression doesn't change A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. "Please come early."She asked me ..... A) Please come early. B) To come early. C) Come early. D) Not to come early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To come early. 29. "Take my luggage to Room 145, " he said to the porter. A) He told the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. B) He said the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. C) He told the porter take his luggage to Room 145. D) He said to the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told the porter to take his luggage to Room 145. 30. Dirar said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.' A) Dirar said he wants to visit his friends that weekend. B) Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. C) Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dirar said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. 31. Phoebe:I can speak 5 languagesPhoebe told me (that) ..... A) She can speak 5 languages. B) I could speak 5 languages. C) She could speak 5 languages. D) I can speak 5 languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She could speak 5 languages. 32. Bill: "Have you seen any interesting comedy lately, Nancy?" Bill asked Nancy ..... A) If he will see an interesting film. B) What comedy Nancy saw lately. C) If she had seen any interesting comedy lately. D) If he saw an interesting comedy lately. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she had seen any interesting comedy lately. 33. Identify the statement below.She said, "I saw him." A) Direct Speech. B) Reported Speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech. 34. True or False:The sentence 'She said that she would be late' is an example of direct speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. '' Mario has watched a movie" She told him. A) She told him that he had watched movie. B) She told him he has watched a movie. C) She told him if he has watch a movie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told him that he had watched movie. 36. Complete the reported sentence:Mary: "I have a cat and three turtles."Jill:Mary said (that) she ..... a cat and three turtles." A) Have. B) Had. C) Has. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 37. "Can you speak Spanish?" I asked her A) I asked her if she could spoke Spanish. B) I asked her if she can study Spanish. C) I asked her if she could speak Spanish. D) I asked her what she can speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I asked her if she could speak Spanish. 38. We use reported speech when ..... A) When the focus is on the action. B) We want to repeat what someone had previously said. C) Describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths and fixed arragements. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We want to repeat what someone had previously said. 39. He said, "Don't go to the beach alone."He told us A) That we hadn't gone to the beach alone. B) That we didn't go to the beach alone. C) Not to go to the beach alone. D) That we don't go to the beach alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not to go to the beach alone. 40. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions: "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived." A) She said that he had been waiting for the bus when she arrived. B) She said that she was waiting for the bus when he arrived. C) She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. 41. Goku said to my father, "Tokyo is the capital of Japan." A) Goku told my father that Tokyo is the capital of Japan. B) Goku told my father if Tokyo is the capital of Japan. C) Goku persuaded my father that Tokyo is the capital of Japan. D) Goku told my father that Tokyo was the capital of Japan. E) Goku asked my father if Tokyo is the capital of Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goku told my father that Tokyo is the capital of Japan. 42. Complete the reported sentence:Marcos: "I go camping with my family in winter."Juan: "Marcos said (that) he ..... camping with his family in winter." A) Gone. B) Went. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 43. Mom: "I won't buy you a new car." A) Mom told Jeni that she won't buy her a new car. B) Mom told Jeni that she wouldn't buy her a new car. C) Mom told Jeni that she would buy her a new car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mom told Jeni that she wouldn't buy her a new car. 44. '' He went out last night" She told me. A) She told me that he had gone out the other night. B) She told me that he went out last night. C) She told me that she had went out the other night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that he had gone out the other night. 45. What do we use instead of the auxiliar of the question? A) If /whether. B) Was/were. C) Is/are. D) Do/does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If /whether. 46. Which sentence correctly reports: "Are you coming to the party?" asked Tom. A) Tom asked do I come to the party. B) Tom asked if I was coming to the party. C) Tom asked was I coming to the party. D) Tom asked am I coming to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom asked if I was coming to the party. 47. Sarah ..... to pay for the holidays in Africa. A) Insisted on. B) Refused. C) Forbade. D) Denied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refused. 48. "Why I haven't thought of this before, " Dung said to himself. A) Dung said that why he hadn't thought of that before. B) Dung wondered why he hadn't thought of that before. C) Dung advised himself not to have thought of that before. D) Dung suggested himself not thinking of that before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dung wondered why he hadn't thought of that before. 49. Marcia asked, "Can I use your pen?' A) Marcia asked if she can use my pen. B) Marcia asked if she could use my pen. C) Marcia asked if she could use your pen. D) Marcia asked that she can use my pen. E) Marcia asked if I can use my pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marcia asked if she could use my pen. 50. Donna:I'm angry with youDonna told me (that) ..... A) She was angry with me. B) She is angry with you. C) She is angry with me. D) She was angry with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was angry with me. 51. "I haven't seen Ploy"He told me that he ..... Ploy. A) Hasn't seen. B) Hadn't seen. C) Didn't see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't seen. 52. He ..... with us that the play wasn't very good. A) Admitted. B) Agreed. C) Promised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agreed. 53. "I will be studying next week" .I told him that I ..... the following week. A) Will be studying. B) Would be studying. C) Will study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be studying. 54. They said they had come back ..... A) The day before yesterday. B) The day before. C) Yesterday afternoon. D) Last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The day before. 55. "Here", in reported speech changes to ..... A) Where. B) Then. C) When. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 56. The teacher told the boys ..... their money. A) Not waste. B) Not to waste. C) To not waste. D) To waste not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to waste. 57. "This" always changes to ..... A) These. B) Those. C) That. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 58. The librarian told the students, "Don't make noise." Complete the reported sentence:The librarian told the students ..... noise. A) To not make. B) Don't make. C) That they not make. D) Not to make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not to make. 59. Tomorrow changes to what during the conversion of Direct Speech to Indirect Speech. A) Forthcoming Day. B) Upcoming Day. C) Day after Today. D) Next Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Next Day. 60. Sarah: "I am in a hurry."Sarah told me that ..... in a hurry. A) She had been. B) She was. C) I was. D) She is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was. 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