This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Are you married?" he asked me. A) He asked me if I was married. B) He asked me if you were married. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked me if I was married. 2. Peter:I dont have time to do my homeworkPeter said (that) ..... A) He didnt have time to do my homework. B) He doesnt have time to do my homework. C) He didnt have time to do his homework. D) I didnt have time to do my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He didnt have time to do his homework. 3. Emma: "I'm sitting on this chair."Emma said (that) she ..... A) Was sat on this chair. B) Was sitting on this chair. C) Is sitting on that chair. D) Was sitting on that chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was sitting on that chair. 4. "I forgot to call the doctor", he said (that) A) He has forget to call the doctor. B) He had forgotten to call the doctor. C) He has fortgot to call the doctor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had forgotten to call the doctor. 5. Lenny sang, 'I want to get away, I want to fly away.' A) Lenny sings he wanted to get away, he wanted to fly away. B) Lenny sang, 'I want to get away, I want to fly away.'. C) Lenny sang he wanted to get away, he wanted to fly away. D) Lenny sang he wanted to get away, he wants to fly away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lenny sang he wanted to get away, he wanted to fly away. 6. The manager shouted, '' Get out." A) The manager asked to get out. B) The manager shouted Get out. C) The manager asked us to go out. D) The manager asked us not to go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The manager asked to get out. 7. "How far do I have to walk?" she asked me.She wanted to know how far ..... to walk. A) I have. B) She has. C) I had. D) She had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had. 8. The man asked "is here the principal's office?" A) The man asked if there was the principal's office. B) The man asked that there is the principal's office. C) The man asked for the principal's office. D) The man asked whether was there the principal's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man asked if there was the principal's office. 9. "We have to go now." Susan said. A) Susan said that we have to go now. B) Susan said that they have to go now. C) Susan said that we had to go then. D) Susan said that they had to go then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Susan said that they had to go then. 10. He asked her "Did anybody call this morning?" He asked her ..... A) If anybody called this morning. B) If somebody had called that morning. C) If somebody called that morning. D) Who called that morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If somebody had called that morning. 11. "I can swim 5.000 metres", he said. A) He could swim 500 metres. B) He could swam 5.000 metres. C) He could swim 5.000 metres. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He could swim 5.000 metres. 12. "I want to buy a car" Miguel said. A) She said that she wanted to buy a car. B) He said that he wants to buy a car. C) He said that he wanted to buy a car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that he wanted to buy a car. 13. Past simple, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Past continous. B) Present simple. C) Past simple. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect. 14. Sarah: "The class is not going to last long."Sarah said the class ..... long. A) Wasn't to last. B) Is not going to last. C) Was going to last. D) Wasn't going to last. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wasn't going to last. 15. Peter said that if he ..... rich he ..... a lot. A) Had been-would have travelled. B) Were-would travel. C) Is-will travel. D) Was-will travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were-would travel. 16. Which sentence shows the correct sequence of tense changes in reported speech?Direct: "I am studying now, but I will play later, " said Amy. A) Amy said she is studying now, but she will play later. B) Amy said she had been studying then, but she will play later. C) Amy said she was studying now, but she would play later. D) Amy said she was studying then, but she would play later. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amy said she was studying then, but she would play later. 17. Conjunction word for the Imperative sentence is ..... A) To. B) That. C) If. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 18. True or False:When reporting a universal truth, such as 'The Earth is round, ' the verb tense must change to the past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. When converting the question "Where are you going?" to reported speech, which option shows the correct statement-like word order? A) He asked where am I going. B) He asked where I was going. C) He asked where was I going. D) He asked that where I was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked where I was going. 20. Mary said:I will go to your house next weekend? Is reported: ..... A) She said she would go to your house the following week. B) She said she will go to your house the next weekend. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said she would go to your house the following week. 21. He could skate a long time ago. A) She said that he can skate a long time ago. B) She said that he could skate a long time ago. C) She said that he would skate a long time ago. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that he could skate a long time ago. 22. There are ten ..... at the start of the show, but only one winner. A) Actors. B) Presenters. C) Contestants. D) Viewers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contestants. 23. Susi Susanti said A) Homework by Susanti said that she does myself. B) Susi Susanti said that she did her homework by herself. C) Susi Susanti said that she do her homework by herself. D) Susi Susanti said that I did my homework by myself. E) Susi Susanti said she did her homework by myself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Susi Susanti said that she did her homework by herself. 24. "I will definitely let you know the answer by the end of this week, " Tom said to Janet. A) Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week. B) Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. C) Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week. D) Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. 25. "Don't walk on the grass, " the gardener said to us. A) The gardener told us not to walk on the grass. B) The gardener advised us not walking on the grass. C) The gardener told us don't walk on the grass. D) The gardener suggested us not to walk on the grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The gardener told us not to walk on the grass. 26. Mia asked me ..... the new show. A) Did I like. B) Whether I was liked. C) That I like. D) If I liked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If I liked. 27. Present simple, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Present continuous. B) Present perfect. C) Present simple. D) Past simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past simple. 28. "Don't touch the wire!" the electrician warned. Choose the correct reported speech: A) The electrician warned to not touch the wire. B) The electrician warned about touching the wire. C) The electrician warned that don't touch the wire. D) The electrician warned not to touch the wire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The electrician warned not to touch the wire. 29. The old lady said to the girl, "Where do you come from?" A) The old lady asked the girl where she came from. B) The old lady asked the girl where she come from. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The old lady asked the girl where she came from. 30. Identify the correct transformation of the following sentence into reported speech:'Do you like ice cream?' he asked. A) He asked if I like ice cream. B) He asked did I like ice cream. C) He asked if I liked ice cream. D) He asked do I like ice cream. 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