This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which reported speech example is correct, according to the following quoted speech? Karen said, "I will be there by one o'clock." A) Karen said that she would be there by one o'clock. B) She will be here by one o'clock said Karen. C) Karen said that I will be there by one o'clock. D) Karen said I'll be there by one o'clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karen said that she would be there by one o'clock. 2. Turn into reported speech:Where is he? A) He asked where is he. B) He asked where is he. C) He said where he was. D) He asked me where he was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked me where he was. 3. Victoria told her husband, 'Check your emails' A) Victoria asked her husband to check your emails. B) Victoria told her husband to check her emails. C) Victoria told her husband to check his emails. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Victoria told her husband to check his emails. 4. Jessica told her boyfriend, 'Send Paul a text message, please'. A) Jessica told her boyfriend to send Paul a text message. B) Jessica asked her boyfriend to send Paul a text message. C) Jessica asked her boyfriend to sent Paul a text message. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jessica asked her boyfriend to send Paul a text message. 5. "Mike went to school yesterday." said Rachel.Rachel said that Mike ..... to school the day before. A) Went. B) Go. C) Had gone. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone. 6. In the sentence-The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun, -the word 'that': A) Must always be included. B) Can be omitted. C) Should never be used. D) Changes the meaning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can be omitted. 7. I was listening to music. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 8. Change of Direct Speech to Indirect Speech-He said "I'll be there at 2 pm." A) He said he will be being there at 2 pm. B) She said he would be there at 2 pm. C) He said he will be there at 2 pm. D) He said he would be there at 2 pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he would be there at 2 pm. 9. "Would" in reported speech ..... A) Changes to will. B) No change. C) Changes to could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 10. "Don't play in the street!" A) My mother told me not to play in the street. B) She asked me to play in the street. C) My mother told me don't play in the street. D) My mother said to play in the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mother told me not to play in the street. 11. "I'll wait for you until you come" , she said to Nam. A) She told Nam she'll wait for you until he comes. B) She told Nam she would wait for you until he came. C) She told Nam she would wait for him until he came. D) She told Nam she would wait for him until you came. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told Nam she would wait for him until he came. 12. "Lucy'll come later" She said (that) ..... A) Lucy'll come then. B) Lucy comes later. C) Lucy would come later. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lucy would come later. 13. "Why do you come late?" Miss asked A) Miss asked me why I came late. B) Miss asked me why I come late. C) Miss asked me why I do came late. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss asked me why I came late. 14. When the reporting verb (e.g. say, tell) is in the past but the statement is something which is still true, the tense of the verb in reported speech usually stays the same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Victoria: "I like my cat."Victoria told me (that) ..... liked ..... cat. A) I; my. B) I ; her. C) She; her. D) She; my. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She; her. 16. Sally questioned Rosy, '' Will you lend me your library book?" A) Sally questioned Rosy whether she would lend her her library book. B) Sally questioned Rosy whether I would lend her my library book. C) Sally questioned Rosy whether she would lend me her library book. D) Sally questioned Rosy whether I would lend me her library book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sally questioned Rosy whether she would lend her her library book. 17. Michelle said:"Could you bring my Book tonight?" A) She asked to bring her Book that night. B) She asked to bring the Book tonight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked to bring her Book that night. 18. You said, 'I will do this for him' A) You said that you would do that for him. B) You said that you wil do that for her. C) You said that you should do that for him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You said that you would do that for him. 19. My sister reminded me (a) my homework. A) Forget. B) To not forget. C) Forgot. D) A. not to forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. not to forget. 20. Captain America asked Falcon, "Do you see my shield?" A) Captain America asked if Falcon had seen his shield. B) Captain America asked if Falcon saw his shield. C) Captain America asked if Falcon saw my shield. D) Captain America told Falcon that he saw his shield. E) Captain America asked Falcon to see his shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captain America asked if Falcon saw his shield. 21. Which words complete the sentence? Maria apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ..... A) The previous day. B) The following day. C) The next day. D) That day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That day. 22. Applying the rule for changing adverbs of time, how should this sentence be converted? He said, "I am visiting my grandparents now." A) He said that he was visiting his grandparents then. B) He said that he was visiting his grandparents now. C) He said that he is visiting his grandparents then. D) He said that he was visiting my grandparents then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he was visiting his grandparents then. 23. They said, "We are busy today." A) They said that they were busy that day. B) They said that they had been busy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said that they were busy that day. 24. Find the single error in this paragraph:My dad said that he was proud of my report card. He asked what did I want as a reward. He suggested that we could go for ice cream. A) My dad said. B) That he was proud. C) That we could go. D) What did I want as a reward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What did I want as a reward. 25. ' I didn't lie to you.' A) He denied lying to me. B) He refused lying to me. C) He denied to lie to me. D) He refused to lie to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He denied lying to me. 26. He said, "I know a better restaurant here." A) He said that he knows a better restaurant. B) He said that he knew a better restaurant there. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he knew a better restaurant there. 27. Marco: "I went to the movies with my friends" . Is reported:He said that ..... A) I have gone to the movies with my friends. B) He had gone to the movies with his friends. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had gone to the movies with his friends. 28. Jane:(to Kelly, her best friend) Do you want to come over? Let's have a girl's night.Jane ..... Kelly to come over and ..... having a girl's night. A) Asked suggest. B) Invited insisted on. C) Asked suggested that. D) Invited suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invited suggested. 29. Ravi said, " Priya went to beach yesterday." A) Ravi said that Priya gone to beach the day before. B) Ravi said Priya had gone to beach the day before. C) Ravi said that Priya had gone to beach the day before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ravi said that Priya had gone to beach the day before. 30. We said that we ..... our homework inthe library. A) Would do. B) Were doing. C) Are doing. D) Will do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were doing. 31. He said, "My wife has just bought a diamond ring. '' A) He said that his wife just bought a diamond ring. B) He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring. C) He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring. D) He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring. 32. He said, "I haven't seen my cousin today." A) He said he hadn't seen my cousin that day. B) He said he hadn't seen his cousin that day. C) He said I hadn't seen his cousin that day. D) He said he hasn't seen his cousin that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said he hadn't seen his cousin that day. 33. "Do your homework!"My mom told me ..... A) Do my homework. B) To do your homework. C) Do your homework. D) To do my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To do my homework. 34. "We are going to play football today" A) They said they were going to play football that day. B) They said they was going to play football today. C) They said they went to play football that day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They said they were going to play football that day. 35. Can, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Could. B) Might. C) Had to. D) Be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 36. Jane said, "I shall help you." Jane said ..... A) She would help us. B) She helps us. C) She will help him. D) She helped us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She would help us. 37. Report this imperative form: "Call me back later" A) You told me to call you back later. B) You said that I call you back later. C) You said me to call you back later. D) You told me to have called you back later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You told me to call you back later. 38. "Why haven't you told me?" he asked me.He wondered A) Why hadn't I told him. B) Why I hadn't told him. C) Why hadn't you told me. D) Why he hadn't told me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why I hadn't told him. 39. Jerry said he (a) English a lot at that moment. A) Is studying. B) Studied. C) A. was studying. D) Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. was studying. 40. Becky told Ron that she ..... busy becauseshe didn't want to go to the cinema with him. A) Was. B) Had been. C) Was being. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 41. Sarah said, "I read Jane Eyre last year. '' A) Sarah said she has read Jane Eyre the previous year. B) Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the year after. C) Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the previous year. D) Sarah said she would read Jane Eyre the year before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the previous year. 42. > "I can speak three languages." Thomas said he ..... three languages. A) Can spoke. B) Could spoke. C) Could speak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could speak. 43. Wade asked Wilson, "Do you know who Deadpool is?" A) Wade asked Wilson who Deadpool is. B) Wade asked Wilson if he knew who Deadpool was. C) Wade asked Wilson if he was Deadpool. D) Wade asked if Wilson know who is Deadpool. E) Wade asked Wilson if he know who Deadpool is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wade asked Wilson if he knew who Deadpool was. 44. She said, "I woke up early yesterday." A) She said that she has woken up early yesterday. B) She said that she had woken up early the previous day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she had woken up early the previous day. 45. "Can you show me the way?" A) He told her to show him the way. B) He asked her to show him the way. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked her to show him the way. 46. My friend said:'You can be whatever you want'My friend told me me that ..... A) I could be whatever I wanted. B) I can be whatever I wanted. C) I should be whatever I wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I could be whatever I wanted. 47. Dad:'Kirsty, please tell me we are not watching The X Factor.'Kirsty:'You said I ..... it tonight.' A) Can watch. B) Could watch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could watch. 48. Mr. Mathur said, "I have to go." A) Mr. Mathur said that he had to go. B) Mr. Mathur said that I had to go. C) Mr. Mathur said that I have to go. D) Mr. Mathur said that he has to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Mathur said that he had to go. 49. Task 1:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech3. The man said, " I didn't see her." => The man said ..... her. A) He had seen. B) I hadn't seen. C) He hadn't seen. D) She didn't see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He hadn't seen. 50. The boy said, "My father is sleeping." A) The boy said that his father was sleeping. B) The boy said that his father is sleeping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy said that his father was sleeping. 51. Aisyah warned Kayla, '' Don't tell my secret to our friends ".The Reported speech ..... A) Aisyah warned Kayla if she told her secret to their friends. B) Aisyah warned Kayla to tell her secret to our friends. C) Aisyah warned her friend to tell her the secret. D) Aisyah warned Kayla not to tell her secret to their friends. E) Aisyah warned Kayla whether her friend is nice or not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aisyah warned Kayla not to tell her secret to their friends. 52. Past Perfect Continuous will change to ..... Tense during the conversion of Direct Speech to Indirect Speech. A) Future Perfect. B) Past Continuous. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Simple Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect Continuous. 53. Hannah:We live in Boston.Hannah said (that) ..... A) We live in Boston. B) We lived in Boston. C) They live in Boston. D) They lived in Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They lived in Boston. 54. Change into reported speech:"We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country", the policeman said. A) The policeman said that they would be arrested them for illegal entry in the country. B) The policeman said that they would arrest them for illegal entry in the country. C) The policeman said that they will arrest them for illegal entry in the country. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The policeman said that they would arrest them for illegal entry in the country. 55. Benjamin: "I often have a big hamburger."Benjamin said (that) A) Told (that) he often had a big hamburger. B) Told (that) he often has a big hamburger. C) Said (that) he often had a big hamburger. D) Said (that) he often has a big hamburger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said (that) he often had a big hamburger. 56. The video might ..... viral and be seen by thousands of people. A) Get. B) Post. C) Connect. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go. 57. True or False:The following sentence is a reported request:'He wondered why the game was delayed.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. Meta said to her sister, '' Our mother is very beautiful woman ".Reported speech is ..... A) Meta said whether their mother was beautiful woman. B) Meta said to her sister that their mother was very beautiful woman . C) Meta said if their mother was very beautiful woman. D) Meta said why our mother is very beautiful woman. E) Meta said that their mother had been very beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meta said to her sister that their mother was very beautiful woman . 59. I have been calling for ten minutes. A) She said she is calling for ten minutes. B) She said she called for ten minutes. C) She said she had been calling for ten minutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she had been calling for ten minutes. 60. "The cat was eating when he came" said John. John said that the cat ..... when he ..... A) Ate, had come. B) Was eating, came. C) Was eating, had come. D) Eat, come. 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