This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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?". 3. Raditya asked Ernest, '' Do you have any idea for our show tonight?" A) Ernest asked for ideas for their show tonight. B) Raditya suggested an idea to Ernest for their show tonight. C) Raditya ordered Ernest to find idea for their show that night. D) Raditya told Ernest that he had an 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. 4. '' 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. 5. "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. 6. Shikha said, "Yes, I know this old man ." A) Payal admitted that he knew that old man. B) Shikha conveyed that she knew that old man. C) Shikha admitted that she knew that old man. D) Shikha inquired that she knew that old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shikha admitted that she knew that old man. 7. Kasyif asked, '' What is Irghy doing? ".reported speech is ..... A) Kasyif asked if irghy was doing. B) Kasyif asked what for Irghy was doing. C) Kasyif asked what he is doing. D) Kasyif asked wether Irghy was doing . E) Kasyif asked what Irghy was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Kasyif asked what Irghy was doing. 8. "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. 9. To report this request: "Will you have a seat?" A) He asked me whether to have a seat or not. B) He asked me have a seat. C) He asked me to have had a seat. D) He asked me to have a seat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked me to have a seat. 10. How would you report: "I have never been to Paris, " she said. A) She said I had never been to Paris. B) She said she never went to Paris. C) She said she had never been to Paris. D) She said she has never been to Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she had never been to Paris. 11. 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. 12. Rachel:I'll give you your money back!Rachel told me (that) ..... A) I would give you your money back. B) She would give you your money back. C) She would give me her money back. D) She would give me my money back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She would give me my money back. 13. 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. 14. Sarah: "We don't have much time left."Sarah told us that ..... much time left. A) They don't have. B) They hadn't had. C) We hadn't. D) They didn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They didn't have. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. He told me that he ..... the film. A) Has seen already. B) Has already seen. C) Had already seen. D) Had seen already. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already seen. 18. "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. 19. My uncle in Toronto called and ..... that he was organizing a surprise party for my aunt's 60th birthday. A) Inquired. B) Told. C) Said. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said. 20. "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. 21. "What does she like?" he asked me. A) He asked me what she likes. B) He asked me what did I like. C) He asked me what do I like. D) He asked me what she liked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He asked me what she liked. 22. 'I didn't work here last week' said Jen. => Jen pointed out that ..... A) She wasn't working in here the following week. B) She didn't have worked work there the previous week. C) She wasn't worked here the week before. D) She hadn't worked there the week before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She hadn't worked there the week before. 23. DS:My friend asked, "did you find Anita's address?"IS: ..... A) My friend asked whether I found Anita's address. B) My friend asked whether I can find Anita's address. C) My friend asked whether I have found Anita's address. D) My friend asked whether I had found Anita's address. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend asked whether I had found Anita's address. 24. 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. 25. "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 accused the housekeeper of having taken her money. D) She warned the housekeeper against taking her money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She accused the housekeeper of having taken her money. 26. What changes in reported speech when the direct speech is a universal truth? A) The sentence structure changes completely. B) The tense remains the same. C) The tense must change. D) The pronouns don't change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tense remains the same. 27. Sarah: "I haven't had lunch today."Sarah said ..... A) She didn't have lunch that day. B) That she hasn't had lunch today. C) That she hadn't lunch that day. D) That she hadn't had lunch that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That she hadn't had lunch that day. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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 . 31. "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. 32. 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. 33. 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. 34. Tom ..... upsetting me. A) Apologised for. B) Agreed. C) Wanted. D) Threatened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apologised for. 35. 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 the day before. B) My friend said that the concert had ended the previous day. C) My friend said that the concert had ended yesterday. D) My friend said that the concert ended already. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend said that the concert had ended the previous day. 36. He ..... of breaking the glass. A) Accused me. B) Urged. C) Threatened. D) Warned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused me. 37. "Where did they live before moving here?" he asked.He wanted to know A) Where they would live before moving there. B) Where they had lived before moving there. C) Where did they live before moving there. D) Where they lived before moving there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where they had lived before moving there. 38. "Never borrow money from friends, " my father said. A) My father said to me never borrow money from friends. B) My father suggested me never borrow money from friends. C) My father told me never borrow money from friends. D) My father advised me not to borrow money from friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My father advised me not to borrow money from friends. 39. Which tense is not changed from direct speech into reported? A) Past simple. B) Past perfect. C) Present perfect. D) Present continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect. 40. 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. 41. 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. 42. 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) Suggested. B) Ordered. C) Asked. D) Whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ordered. 43. 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. 44. "I get up every day at 6:30", she said (that) A) She gotten up every day at 6:30. B) She had gotten up every day at 6:30. C) She got up every day at 6:30. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She got up every day at 6:30. 45. Rose Tyler:My family can play volleyball.Rose told me (that) ..... A) My family could play volleyball. B) Her family could play volleyball. C) Her family can play volleyball. D) My family can play volleyball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her family could play volleyball. 46. What auxiliar is more formal for sentences? A) Are. B) If. C) Whether. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whether. 47. She asked her boyfriend ..... A) Where was her hat. B) Was where her hat. C) Her hat was where. D) Where her hat was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where her hat was. 48. My aunt asked, "Have you fed the dog?" A) My aunt asked me whether/if I hadn't fed the dog. B) My aunt asked me whether/if I havn't fed the dog. C) My aunt asked me whether/if I have fed the dog. D) My aunt asked me whether/if I had fed the dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My aunt asked me whether/if I have fed the dog. 49. Gaby told:'' Don't smoke!" A) Gaby told don't smoke. B) Gaby told to not smoke. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gaby told to not smoke. 50. May, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Might. B) Can. C) Had to. D) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 51. Mia said, "I am reading a fascinating book." Complete the reported sentence:Mia said that ..... a fascinating book. A) She was reading. B) I was reading. C) I am reading. D) She is reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was reading. 52. Matt told Elsa, 'Please, dance with me' A) Matt asked Elsa to dance with her. B) Matt told Elsa to dance with him. C) Matt asked Elsa to dance with him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Matt asked Elsa to dance with him. 53. "This man spoke to me on the road, " said the woman. A) The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road. B) The woman said that man spoke to her on the road. C) The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road. D) The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road. 54. My mother asked, "Where are you going?" A) My mother asked us "Where are you going?". B) My mother asked me where I am going. C) My mother asked me where I was going. D) My mother asked me where I am going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother asked me where I was going. 55. Tom said, "Why did you charge me?" A) Tom asked if we charged him. B) Tom asked that why have you charged me. C) Tom asked why we had charged him. D) Tom asked why we charge him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom asked why we had charged him. 56. Tom: "I have two tickets for the game."Tom said that ..... two tickets for the game. A) He has. B) He has had. C) He had. D) He had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had. 57. Batman said to The Joker, "Go away or I will arrest you." A) Batman asked Joker to go away before he arrest him. B) Batman ordered to The Joker to go away. C) Batman begged The Joker to go away. D) Batman said to Joker that go away or he will arrest him. E) Batman ordered The Joker to go away or he would arrest him. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Batman ordered The Joker to go away or he would arrest him. 58. John said he had worked on the report since ..... A) The next day. B) Two days ago. C) The day before. D) Yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The day before. 59. She said, "It isn't so foggy as it was yesterday." A) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been the day before. B) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been yesterday. C) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy as it was yesterday. D) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy as it was the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She remarked that it wasn't so foggy today as it had been the day before. 60. "Penguins can't fly" The teacher said. A) She said that they can't fly. B) She said that they couldn't fly. C) She said that they couldn't flew. D) None of the above. 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