This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mrs Jones told me ..... my appointment the following week. A) Don't forget. B) Not to forget. C) Why I forget. D) To forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to forget. 2. The woman asked ..... get lunch at school. A) Can the children. B) Whether the children could. C) If the children can. D) Could the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether the children could. 3. Could changes to ..... A) Could (doesn't change). B) Can. C) Can + past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could (doesn't change). 4. Laura:It is really late, we need to go. Is reported:She said ..... A) It was really late, we needed to go. B) It is really late, we needed to go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was really late, we needed to go. 5. She said she ..... her friend for ages. A) Didn't. B) Hadn't seen. C) Hasn't seen. D) Doesn't see. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't seen. 6. "I'm thinking about it", he said (that) A) He had been thinking about it. B) He was thinking about it. C) He is thinking about it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was thinking about it. 7. Present continuous, in reported speech changes to ..... A) Past simple. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect continuous. D) Future continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past continuous. 8. "I go to hospital every day" Joahna said.Joahna said she ..... to hospital every day A) Goes. B) Go. C) Went. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 9. "Bring me a cup of black coffee now, " she said to the waiter. A) She told the waiter to bring me a cup of black coffee at that moment. B) She told the waiter to bring her a cup of black coffee at that moment. C) She told the waiter bring her a cup of black coffee at this moment. D) She told the waiter bring me a cup of black coffee then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told the waiter to bring her a cup of black coffee at that moment. 10. The train didn't arrive on time. A) She said that the train hasn't arrived on time. B) She said that the train hadn't arrived on time. C) She said that the train arrives on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that the train hadn't arrived on time. 11. A:The professor suggested that we look at a few articles.B. Which ones did he ..... ? A) Recommend. B) Demand. C) Promise. D) Inform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recommend. 12. Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option."Past simple" A) Past simple. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect. 13. The examiner said, "You are not allowed to use a calculator." A) The examiner announced that they were not allowed to use a calculator. B) The examiner announced that you were not allowed to use a calculator. C) The examiner announced that you are not allowed to use a calculator. D) The examiner announced that you will not use a calculator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The examiner announced that they were not allowed to use a calculator. 14. Is this sentence correct or incorrect?He said me that he could help me. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 15. She said she had been listening to music. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect Speec. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Speec. 16. The police said to us, "Pull over now!" A) The police ordered us to pulled over now. B) The police told us to pull over now. C) The police ordered us to pull over at that time. D) The police told us to be pulled over. E) The police ordered us to be pulled over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The police ordered us to pull over at that time. 17. Change into reported speech:'They don't speak German.' A) He said that they weren't speaking German. B) He said that they haven't spoken German. C) He said that they didn't speak German. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said that they didn't speak German. 18. At the annual meeting the director ..... some big changes in the company. A) Announced. B) Exclaimed. C) Told. D) Tells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Announced. 19. "I have decided to look for a new job", he said (that) A) He decided to look for a new job. B) He had decided to look for a new job. C) He has decided to look for a new job. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had decided to look for a new job. 20. Peter asked his wife, 'Are the boys reading these books?' A) Peter asked his wife if the boys was reading these books. B) Peter asked his wife if the boys were reading those books. C) Peter asked his wife if the boys have read those books. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter asked his wife if the boys were reading those books. 21. He said, "I will ring her." A) He said that he would have rung her. B) He said that he would ring her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he would ring her. 22. He said, "I will clean the car." A) He said that he would clean the car. B) He said that he will clean the car. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he would clean the car. 23. Mum:'Oh. Did you say that The X Factor ..... ?' A) Had started. B) Started. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had started. 24. "Put that down right now!" A) She asked him to put it down immediately. B) She told him to put it down immediately. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She told him to put it down immediately. 25. He said: "I had won the jackpot." A) He said that he had won the jackpot. B) He said that he has won the jackpot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He said that he had won the jackpot. 26. Albert said Hansen, "Where can I buy some masks?" A) Albert told Hans to buy some masks. B) Albert asked Hans where he could buy some masks. C) Albert asked Hans where could he buy some masks. D) Albert told Hans where could he buy some masks. E) Albert told Hans where he can bought some masks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Albert asked Hans where he could buy some masks. 27. "I have been there" . Mega said. A) She told me that she had been there. B) She told me that she has been there. C) She told me that she was there. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She told me that she had been there. 28. Alfred said to John, "I didn't use your computer! Someone else did, not me." A) Alfred told John that he hasn't used his computer, saying that someone else had. B) Alfred denied having used John's computer, saying that someone else had. C) Alfred refused to use John's computer, saying that someone else had. D) Alfred said to John that he hadn't used his computer, saying that someone else had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alfred denied having used John's computer, saying that someone else had. 29. John said that he had worked as a computer programmer five years ..... A) Ago. B) Then. C) Before. D) Later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 30. Rewrite the following using reported speech.'Don't be late!' Sarah said to his boyfriend. A) Sarah remind his boyfriend don't be late. B) Sarah's boyfriend reminded Sarah not be late!. C) Sarah reminded his boyfriend not to be late. D) None of the above. 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