This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 18 (30 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) If we had any questions. B) Do you have any questions. C) We had any questions. D) To have any questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If we had any questions. 2. "I will be studying tomorrow" .I told him that I ..... A) Would be studying the following day. B) Studied. C) Will be studying the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would be studying the following day. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Martha:I dont like watching TV.Martha said (that) ..... A) She didnt like watching TV. B) She doesnt like watching TV. C) She didnt watch TV. D) She doesnt watch TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didnt like watching TV. 7. "We are very tired." , they said. A) They said we were very tired. B) They said they were very tired. C) They said we are very tired. D) They said they are very tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They said they were very tired. 8. 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. 9. Sarah: "I am having internet problems."Sarah said ..... internet problems . A) That she is having. B) That she was having. C) She has. D) That she had been having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she was having. 10. '' 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. 11. 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. 12. 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 will come later. C) She said Lucy are going to come later. D) She said Lucy could come later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said Lucy would come later. 13. Which of the following sentences has an error in its conversion to reported speech? A) Direct: "We will go to the park." Reported:They said that they will go to the park. B) Direct: "I saw a bluebird." Reported:He said that he had seen a bluebird. C) Direct: "My sister is a doctor." Reported:She said that her sister was a doctor. D) Direct: "I am happy." Reported:He said that he was happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct: "We will go to the park." Reported:They said that they will go to the park. 14. '' 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. 15. "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. 16. "I can't explain this rule to you, " said my classmate to me. A) My classmate told me he/she can't explain that rule to me. B) My classmate told me he/she couldn't explain that rule to me. C) My classmate told me he/she couldn't explain that rule to you. D) My classmate said me he/she couldn't explain that rule to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My classmate told me he/she couldn't explain that rule to me. 17. She ..... Lucy that some of the cheerleaders were stubborn. A) Said. B) Told. C) Say. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 18. Which option incorrectly converts the direct question into reported speech? Direct question: "Did you finish your lunch?" A) My friend asked did I finish my lunch. B) My friend asked if I had finished my lunch. C) My friend asked whether I had finished my lunch. D) My friend wanted to know if I had finished my lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend asked did I finish my lunch. 19. What is the reported speech version of Mary said, "I love chocolate" ? A) Mary said she loves chocolate. B) Mary said I love chocolate. C) Mary said she loved chocolate. D) Mary said she is loving chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said she loved chocolate. 20. 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. 21. 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 has been raining since that afternoon. C) The visitor said that it was raining since that afternoon. D) The visitor said that it have been raining since that afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The visitor said that it had been raining since that afternoon. 22. "I cannot take them home, " he said. He said that A) He cannot take them home. B) He couldn't take them home. C) He hadn't been able to take them home. D) He wouldn't be able to take them home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He couldn't take them home. 23. > "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. 24. George:'I can't chat because I'm working'.George said that he ..... because he was working. A) Wouldn't chat. B) Couldn't chat. C) Won't chat. D) Can not chat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't chat. 25. He said that he (a) fish two days before. A) A. hadn't eaten. B) Doesn't eat. C) Didn't eat. D) Hasn't eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. hadn't eaten. 26. Task 2:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech1. Julia said, "I may leave tomorrow." A) Julia said that she might leave the next day. B) Julia said that she might leave tomorrow. C) Julia asked if she should leave the next day. D) Julia informed me to leave tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Julia said that she might leave the next day. 27. 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. 28. May changes to ..... A) May + past. B) May. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 29. The sentence-He asked, "What time is it?" -in reported speech becomes: A) He asked what time is it. B) He asked what time it was. C) He asked what was the time. D) He asked what time was it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He asked what time it was. 30. Marta: "I don't like tomatoes."Laura:Marta said (that) she ..... tomatoes. A) Don't. B) Didn't. C) Doesn't. D) None of the above. 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