This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Logically complete the sequence of reported speech:First, the guide told us to stay on the path. Next, she explained that the plants were fragile. Finally, she asked ..... A) We had any questions. B) To have any questions. C) If we had any questions. D) Do you have any questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If we had any questions. 2. Kavitha said, " I am very busy now." A) Kavitha said that was she very busy now. B) Kavitha said that she was very busy then. C) Kavitha said that she was very busy now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kavitha said that she was very busy then. 3. Marcus told his sister, 'Don't sing that song, please' A) Marcus asked his sister don't sing that song. B) Marcus asked his sister not to sing that song. C) Marcus asked his sister not to sing that song, please. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marcus asked his sister not to sing that song. 4. Report the following situation:Tom said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.' A) Tom said he wants to visit his friends that weekend. B) Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. C) Tom said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend. 5. Martha:I dont like watching TV.Martha said (that) ..... A) She doesnt watch TV. B) She didnt watch TV. C) She doesnt like watching TV. D) She didnt like watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She didnt like watching TV. 6. "We are very tired." , they said. A) They said they are very tired. B) They said we were very tired. C) They said we are very tired. D) They said they were very tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They said they were very tired. 7. Joshua said, "I have completed my assignment." A) Joshua said that he had complete with his assignment. B) Joshua said that he had completed his assignment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joshua said that he had completed his assignment. 8. Sarah: "I am having internet problems."Sarah said ..... internet problems . A) She has. B) That she was having. C) That she had been having. D) That she is having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she was having. 9. '' I don't understand" said Bua A) Bua said I don't understand. B) Bua said she doesn't understand. C) Bua said she didn't understand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bua said she didn't understand. 10. Carolyn told me, 'My sister isn't attending vocal lessons here anymore' A) Carolyn told me that her sister isn't attending vocal lessons here anymore. B) Carolyn told me that her sister wasn't attending vocal lessons there anymore. C) Carolyn told me that her sister wasn't attending vocal lessons here anymore. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carolyn told me that her sister wasn't attending vocal lessons there anymore. 11. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions:"Lucy will come later." A) She said Lucy would come later. B) She said Lucy could come later. C) She said Lucy will come later. D) She said Lucy are going to come later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said Lucy would come later. 12. Which of the following sentences has an error in its conversion to reported speech? A) Direct: "I am happy." Reported:He said that he was happy. B) Direct: "We will go to the park." Reported:They said that they will go to the park. C) Direct: "My sister is a doctor." Reported:She said that her sister was a doctor. D) Direct: "I saw a bluebird." Reported:He said that he had seen a bluebird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct: "We will go to the park." Reported:They said that they will go to the park. 13. '' We are not visiting China this summer" He told me. A) He told me that they were not visiting China that summer. B) He told me that they were not visiting China this summer. C) He told me that they are not visiting China that summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told me that they were not visiting China that summer. 14. "Please don't shout." A) She told him not to shout. B) She asked him not to shout. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked him not to shout. 15. "I can't explain this rule to you, " said my classmate to me. A) My classmate told me he/she couldn't explain that rule to you. B) My classmate told me he/she can't explain that rule to me. C) My classmate said me he/she couldn't explain that rule to me. D) My classmate told me he/she couldn't explain that rule to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My classmate told me he/she couldn't explain that rule to me. 16. She ..... Lucy that some of the cheerleaders were stubborn. A) Say. B) Told. C) Said. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 17. Which option incorrectly converts the direct question into reported speech? Direct question: "Did you finish your lunch?" A) My friend asked whether I had finished my lunch. B) My friend asked if I had finished my lunch. C) My friend wanted to know if I had finished my lunch. D) My friend asked did I finish my lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend asked did I finish my lunch. 18. What is the reported speech version of Mary said, "I love chocolate" ? A) Mary said she loves chocolate. B) Mary said she is loving chocolate. C) Mary said she loved chocolate. D) Mary said I love chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said she loved chocolate. 19. Betzy: "I don't like spinach." A) Betzy said (that) she doesn't like spinach. B) Betzy said (that) she don't like spinach. C) Betzy said (that) she didn't like spinach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Betzy said (that) she didn't like spinach. 20. The visitor said, "It has been raining since this afternoon." A) The visitor said that it had been raining since that afternoon. B) The visitor said that it have been raining since that afternoon. C) The visitor said that it was raining since that afternoon. D) The visitor said that it has been raining since that afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The visitor said that it had been raining since that afternoon. 21. "I cannot take them home, " he said. He said that A) He hadn't been able to take them home. B) He couldn't take them home. C) He wouldn't be able to take them home. D) He cannot take them home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He couldn't take them home. 22. > "Is he our teacher?" My classmate asked me ..... teacher. A) If he was our. B) He is a. C) Is he our. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If he was our. 23. George:'I can't chat because I'm working'.George said that he ..... because he was working. A) Won't chat. B) Wouldn't chat. C) Can not chat. D) Couldn't chat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't chat. 24. He said that he (a) fish two days before. A) Hasn't eaten. B) Doesn't eat. C) A. hadn't eaten. D) Didn't eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. hadn't eaten. 25. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech1. Julia said, "I may leave tomorrow." A) Julia asked if she should leave the next day. B) Julia said that she might leave tomorrow. C) Julia informed me to leave tomorrow. D) Julia said that she might leave the next day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Julia said that she might leave the next day. 26. We use when the sentence is a request A) Tell /t old. B) Ask / asked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask / asked. 27. The sentence-He asked, "What time is it?" -in reported speech becomes: A) He asked what time was it. B) He asked what was the time. C) He asked what time it was. D) He asked what time is it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He asked what time it was. 28. "Don't do that!" A) She asked him not to do that. B) She told him not to do that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told him not to do that. 29. "Were you at the Zoo last night?" asks Jane.Jane asks ..... at the Zoo last night. A) If I am. B) That I was. C) If I had been. D) If I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I had been. 30. I said to Daniel, "Are you reading this book?" A) I asked Daniel if he was reading that book. B) I asked Daniel if he reading that book. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I asked Daniel if he was reading that book. 31. I had eaten a hamburguer. A) She said he ate a hamburguer. B) She said he had eaten a hamburger. C) She said he is eating a hamburger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said he had eaten a hamburger. 32. Jason asked me ..... me the book the day before. A) That who had given. B) If who gave. C) If who has given. D) Who had given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who had given. 33. "He is talking to your sister" , She said to me. A) She told me he was talking to your sister. B) She told me he was talking to her sister. C) She told me she was talking to my sister. D) She told me he was talking to my sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She told me he was talking to my sister. 34. He ..... how to fix the car. A) Said. B) Wondered. C) Complained. D) Insisted on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wondered. 35. "We will go to the stadium tomorrow" A) They said they would to the stadium the previous day. B) They said they would to the stadium the next day. C) They said they will to the stadium the next day. D) They said they would to the stadium the day before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said they would to the stadium the next day. 36. Lisa said, 'Tim hasn't been in the stadium for a year'. A) Lisa said that Tim hadn't been in the stadium for a year. B) Lisa said that Tim hadn't been in the stadium for a year before. C) Lisa said that Tim wasn't in the stadium for a year before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lisa said that Tim hadn't been in the stadium for a year. 37. ''Jhonn doesn't feel well" They said. A) They said that he doesn't felt well. B) They said that he didn't feel well. C) They said that he didn't felt well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said that he didn't feel well. 38. Analyze this sentence:The weatherman announced, "It will rain tomorrow." Which reported speech version maintains the original meaning most accurately? A) The weatherman announced it would rain the next day. B) The weatherman announced it would rain tomorrow. C) The weatherman announced about the rain tomorrow. D) The weatherman announced that it will rain the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weatherman announced it would rain the next day. 39. He said, "I must go" A) He said that he had to go. B) He said that he must have gone. C) He said that he must go. D) He said that he should go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had to go. 40. "I haven't been to the cinema for a long time." Krit said he ..... to the cinema for a long time. A) Didn't be. B) Wasn't been. C) Wasn't. D) Hadn't been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't been. 41. Tom: "I haven't seen that movie, yet."Tom said that ..... that movie yet. A) He hasn't seen. B) He hadn't see. C) I haven't seen. D) He hadn't seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He hadn't seen. 42. Will/shall + V$_{o}$ A) Would/should + Vnt. B) Will + Ved/C2. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would/should + Vnt. 43. Mary: "I went skiing." A) Mary said that she went skiing. B) Mary said that she had gone skiing. C) Mary said that she has gone skiing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary said that she had gone skiing. 44. Reinathan asked his teacher, '' Why do you give me a alot of home works?" .Reported speech is ..... A) Reinathan asked his teacher not to give him alot of homeworks. B) Reinathan asked his teacher is she gave him a lot of homeworks. C) Reinathan asked his teacher what for there are a lot of homeworks. D) Reinathan asked why the teacher not to give him a lt of homeworks. E) Reinathan asked why the teacher gave him a lot of homeworks. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Reinathan asked why the teacher gave him a lot of homeworks. 45. My mother said to me, "Help me carry this bag." A) My mother asked me to help her carry the bag. B) My mother asked me that to help her carry the bag. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My mother asked me to help her carry the bag. 46. She asked "have you been here before?" A) She asked if you were there before. B) She asked if they had been there before. C) She asked if you have been there before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She asked if they had been there before. 47. Rafi asked ." have you visited Borobudur?"The Reported speech is ..... A) Rafi asked whether you have visited Borobudur. B) Rafi asked if you haven't visited Borobudur. C) Rafi asked what have you visited borobudur. D) Rafi asked whether i have visited Borobudur. E) Rafi asked whether I had visited Borobudur. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Rafi asked whether I had visited Borobudur. 48. In the sentence-Tom said, "I am going to the store, "-which part is the direct speech? A) I am going to the store. B) Going to the store. C) Tom said. D) Tom said I am going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am going to the store. 49. "You will like my sister when you meet her" A) He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her. B) He told me I would like his sister when I met her. C) He told me you will like her sister when you meet her. D) He told me I will like his sister when I met her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He told me I would like his sister when I met her. 50. "I go to the cinema on Saturdays." Peter said that A) He went to the cinema on Saturdays. B) He had gone to the cinema on Saturdays. C) He would go to the cinema on Saturdays. D) He goes to the cinema on Saturdays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He went to the cinema on Saturdays. 51. State true or false:Play changes into plays in indirect speech A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Walter told Martin, 'Don't ring Pamela on Sunday because she will work at the restaurant! A) Walter told Martin don't ring Pamela on Sunday because she would work at the restaurant. B) Walter told Martin not to ring Pamela on Sunday because she would work at the restaurant. C) Walter told Martin not to ring Pamela on Sunday because she will work at the restaurant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walter told Martin not to ring Pamela on Sunday because she will work at the restaurant. 53. In my opinion, 'The Wall Song' is a very ..... TV programme. A) Hilarious. B) Fascinating. C) Interesting. D) Awful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interesting. 54. The ..... of judges will choose the winner. A) Panel. B) Channel. C) Presenter. D) Episode. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panel. 55. Martyna said, "she didn't understand." A) Martyna said she doesn't understand. B) Martyna said I don't understand. C) Martyna said she didn't understand. D) Martyna said she doesn't understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Martyna said I don't understand. 56. Report the sentence: "I don't drink coffee."She told me that ..... A) She doesn't drink coffee. B) She didn't drink coffee. C) She didn't drank coffee. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She didn't drink coffee. 57. True or False:The sentence 'The coach ordered the team to practice harder' was originally a direct statement like "The team is practicing harder." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. > "What time is it?" Roberto ..... me what time it was. A) Ask. B) Asks. C) Asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked. 59. Robert said, 'My father flew to New York last year' A) Robert said that my father flew to New York last year. B) Robert said that his father had flown to New York last year. C) Robert said that his father had flown to New York the year before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert said that his father had flown to New York the year before. 60. Peter said, "Alice, are you busy now?" Peter asked Alice ..... A) She was busy. B) If she was busy then. C) If she is busy. D) She would be busy. 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