This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Must changes to ..... A) Had to. B) Must. C) Have to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 2. Indirect speech is used to report what someone may have said, and so it is always used in the past tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. My grandpa told me, "Indonesia got its independence in 1945." A) My grandpa told me that Indonesia had got its independence in 1945. B) My grandpa asked if Indonesia got its independence in 1945. C) My grandpa told me that Indonesia got its independence in 1945. D) My grandpa told me if Indonesia got its independence in 1945. E) My grandpa told me that Indonesia get its independence in 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My grandpa told me that Indonesia got its independence in 1945. 4. "Can you please lock the door when you leave?" A) They asked us to lock the door when we left. B) They told us to lock the door when we left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They asked us to lock the door when we left. 5. Did you work at a factory 3 years ago?" she asked her friend.She asked her friend if she ..... A) Worked at a factory 3 years ago. B) Had worked at a factory 3 years before. C) Really worked at a factory 3 years before. D) Work at a factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had worked at a factory 3 years before. 6. Peter said to them, "Don't leave the room until I come back." A) Peter told them not to leave the room until he comes back. B) Peter told them not to leave the room until they came back. C) Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back. D) Peter told them not to leave the room until they come back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back. 7. ''I will come at 12 o'clock" Lydia said. A) She said that she will come at 12 o'clock. B) She said that she would come at 12 o'clock. C) She said that he would come at 12 o'clock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she would come at 12 o'clock. 8. Task 1:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech1. My boss said that she ..... there at noon. A) Is going to be. B) Can be. C) Was going to be. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going to be. 9. "Is this the right way to the museum?" she asked. She ..... we were on the right way to the museum. A) Said whether. B) Told that. C) Asked that. D) Asked if. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asked if. 10. The beggar said to us, "Please give me some money." A) The beggar asked to us for some money. B) The beggar begged for some money. C) The beggar begged us to give him some money. D) The beggar said to use please give some money. E) The beggar asked us to gave him some money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The beggar begged us to give him some money. 11. Joey's in a ..... , practising for tonight's show. A) Rehearsal. B) Reality show. C) Performance. D) Audition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rehearsal. 12. Past perfect continuous A) Present simple. B) Present perfect continuous. C) Would. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect continuous. 13. Task 1:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech5. The teacher told us that Columbus ..... America in 1492. A) Was discovering. B) Discovered. C) Would discover. D) Had discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had discovered. 14. The policeman says, "be careful!"The policeman ..... A) Says to me whether I to be careful. B) Says to me not to be careful. C) Says to me that I to be careful. D) Says to me to be careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Says to me to be careful. 15. Convert the following direct speech into reported speech:'I will call you tomorrow, ' she said. A) She said that she will call me tomorrow. B) She said that she would call me tomorrow. C) She said that she would call me the next day. D) She said that she will call me the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said that she would call me the next day. 16. He asked if we could play with him. A) He asked "could you play with him?". B) He asked "can you play with me?". C) He asked to play with me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked "can you play with me?". 17. Raditya asked Ernest, '' Do you have any idea for our show tonight?" A) Raditya suggested an idea to Ernest for their show tonight. B) Raditya told Ernest that he had an idea for their show that night. C) Ernest asked for ideas for their show tonight. D) Raditya ordered Ernest to find idea for their show that night. E) Raditya asked if Ernest had any idea for their show that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Raditya asked if Ernest had any idea for their show that night. 18. A:Why did you leave the game before the end?B:I was sure ..... A) We will win. B) We win. C) We won. D) We would win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We would win. 19. '' I bring a cake" He said A) He said that I bring a cake. B) He said that he brought a cake. C) He said that he bring a cake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he brought a cake. 20. "I see the clouds." .He told me that he ..... the clouds. A) See. B) Is seeing. C) Saw. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saw. 21. Shikha said, "Yes, I know this old man ." A) Shikha admitted that she knew that old man. B) Shikha inquired that she knew that old man. C) Shikha conveyed that she knew that old man. D) Payal admitted that he knew that old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shikha admitted that she knew that old man. 22. Kasyif asked, '' What is Irghy doing? ".reported speech is ..... A) Kasyif asked what Irghy was doing. B) Kasyif asked what for Irghy was doing. C) Kasyif asked if irghy was doing. D) Kasyif asked what he is doing. E) Kasyif asked wether Irghy was doing . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kasyif asked what Irghy was doing. 23. "Don't do it" The teacher told me. A) He told me don't do it. B) He told me not to do it. C) He told me to not do it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me not to do it. 24. To report this request: "Will you have a seat?" A) He asked me to have a seat. B) He asked me have a seat. C) He asked me to have had a seat. D) He asked me whether to have a seat or not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me to have a seat. 25. How would you report: "I have never been to Paris, " she said. A) She said she never went to Paris. B) She said I had never been to Paris. C) She said she has never been to Paris. D) She said she had never been to Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She said she had never been to Paris. 26. I live in the city. A) She said he lived in the city. B) She said he had lived in the city. C) She said he is living in the city. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said he lived in the city. 27. Rachel:I'll give you your money back!Rachel told me (that) ..... A) I would give you your money back. B) She would give me her money back. C) She would give you your money back. D) She would give me my money back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She would give me my money back. 28. My sister said: "I hope we shall go on an excursion to the lake" .My sister said that ..... on an excursion to the lake" . A) She hopes we will go. B) She didn't hope that we shall go. C) She hoped they would go. D) She hoped we were going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She hoped they would go. 29. Sarah: "We don't have much time left."Sarah told us that ..... much time left. A) We hadn't. B) They didn't have. C) They hadn't had. D) They don't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They didn't have. 30. Peter told:" Be on time." A) He told me to be on time. B) He told me to been on time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me to be on time. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesTense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 1Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 2Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 3Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 4Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 5Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 6Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 7Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books