This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Kirsty:'Mum! The X Factor has started!'Dad:'Kirsty! Last Saturday night I told you I ..... a second television for exactly this kind of situation.' A) Had bought. B) Bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had bought. 2. He told me that he ..... the film. A) Has seen already. B) Had seen already. C) Had already seen. D) Has already seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already seen. 3. "I'm not using my smartphone right now" Stang said. A) Stang said he wasn't using his smartphone right then. B) Stang said I wasn't using my smartphone right then. C) Stang said he didn't use his smartphone right then. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stang said he wasn't using his smartphone right then. 4. My uncle in Toronto called and ..... that he was organizing a surprise party for my aunt's 60th birthday. A) Told. B) Inquired. C) Asked. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said. 5. "Turn right at the next corner." A) She told him to turn right at the next corner. B) She asked him to turn right at the next corner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told him to turn right at the next corner. 6. "What does she like?" he asked me. A) He asked me what she liked. B) He asked me what do I like. C) He asked me what she likes. D) He asked me what did I like. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me what she liked. 7. 'I didn't work here last week' said Jen. => Jen pointed out that ..... A) She didn't have worked work there the previous week. B) She hadn't worked there the week before. C) She wasn't worked here the week before. D) She wasn't working in here the following week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She hadn't worked there the week before. 8. Instead of learning specific job skills in college, students learn ..... to solve problems, the greatest skill of all. A) How. B) If. C) That. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How. 9. DS:My friend asked, "did you find Anita's address?"IS: ..... A) My friend asked whether I had found Anita's address. B) My friend asked whether I found Anita's address. C) My friend asked whether I have found Anita's address. D) My friend asked whether I can find Anita's address. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend asked whether I had found Anita's address. 10. Sally:'I always do my homework.' A) Sally said that she always does her homework.'. B) Sally says that he always do his homework.'. C) Sally said that she always did her homework. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sally said that she always did her homework. 11. "I claim that you took my money, " she said to the housekeeper. A) She insisted on the housekeeper taking her money. B) She admitted the housekeeper having taken her money. C) She warned the housekeeper against taking her money. D) She accused the housekeeper of having taken her money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She accused the housekeeper of having taken her money. 12. What changes in reported speech when the direct speech is a universal truth? A) The pronouns don't change. B) The tense remains the same. C) The tense must change. D) The sentence structure changes completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tense remains the same. 13. Is it optional to use "that" in reported speech? A) Yes. B) No. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. Sarah: "I haven't had lunch today."Sarah said ..... A) That she hadn't had lunch that day. B) That she hasn't had lunch today. C) She didn't have lunch that day. D) That she hadn't lunch that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she hadn't had lunch that day. 15. In reported speech all the verbs change to present tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Ashtynn asked her father, 'Do I have to do the shopping today?' A) Ashtynn asked her father if she has to do the shopping that day. B) Ashtynn asked her father if she had to do the shopping yesterday. C) Ashtynn asked her father if she had to do the shopping that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashtynn asked her father if she had to do the shopping that day. 17. He said, "I will ring her next Tuesday." A) He said that he would have rung her. B) He said that he would ring her the following Tuesday . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would ring her the following Tuesday . 18. "I will call you on Friday", the doctor said. (that) A) He would call me on Friday. B) He would call you on Friday. C) He will call me on Friday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He would call me on Friday. 19. Frank asked me, 'How much pocket money does Lisa get?' A) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa gets. B) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa got. C) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frank asked me how much pocket money Lisa got. 20. Javier:Pablo is a good student. A) He said that he were a good student. B) He said that he was a good student. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was a good student. 21. Tom ..... upsetting me. A) Agreed. B) Apologised for. C) Threatened. D) Wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apologised for. 22. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech9. My friend said, "The concert ended yesterday." A) My friend said that the concert ended already. B) My friend said that the concert ended the day before. C) My friend said that the concert had ended yesterday. D) My friend said that the concert had ended the previous day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend said that the concert had ended the previous day. 23. He ..... of breaking the glass. A) Accused me. B) Urged. C) Warned. D) Threatened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused me. 24. "Where did they live before moving here?" he asked.He wanted to know A) Where did they live before moving there. B) Where they lived before moving there. C) Where they would live before moving there. D) Where they had lived before moving there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where they had lived before moving there. 25. "Never borrow money from friends, " my father said. A) My father suggested me never borrow money from friends. B) My father advised me not to borrow money from friends. C) My father told me never borrow money from friends. D) My father said to me never borrow money from friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My father advised me not to borrow money from friends. 26. Which tense is not changed from direct speech into reported? A) Present continuous. B) Present perfect. C) Past perfect. D) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect. 27. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech10. My mom said, "Bring me a glass of water, please." A) My mom command me to bring her a glass of water. B) My mom me to bring her a glass of water. C) My mom asked me to brought her a glass of water. D) My mom ordered me to bring her a glass of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom me to bring her a glass of water. 28. Safety experts ..... motorists to make frequent stops during a long trip, especially at night. A) Advise. B) Demand. C) Insist. D) Recommend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advise. 29. The captain shouted, "Abandon the ship immediately!" Complete the sentence with the most appropriate reporting verb:The captain ..... the crew to abandon the ship immediately. A) Ordered. B) Whispered. C) Suggested. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordered. 30. Jugnu: "I am so tired of this work"Jugnu said that ..... A) He will be tired of this work. B) He is tired of this work. C) He was tired of this work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was tired of this work. ← 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