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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Might changes to ..... A) Might (doesn't change). B) May + past. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might (doesn't change). 2. Complete the sentences with the suitable word(s).Sally (i) ..... the kids (ii) ..... A) (i) orders; (ii) not make a mess. B) (i) ordering; (ii) do not make a mess. C) (i) ordered ; (ii) not to make a mess. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (i) ordered ; (ii) not to make a mess. 3. Meena: "We will go to the store"Meena said that ..... A) She would go to the store. B) She will go to the store. C) She was go to the store. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She would go to the store. 4. Danny:'I'm going to be late'.Danny told me that he ..... to be late. A) Will be going. B) Is going. C) Was going. D) Would be going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was going. 5. Past simple A) Past continuous. B) Past perfect. C) Present perfect. D) Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect. 6. Arthur: "I can play the piano" A) Arthur said that He can played the piano". B) Arthur said that He can't play the piano". C) Arthur said that He could play the piano". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthur said that He could play the piano". 7. Marie:'I want a fruit salad.' A) Marie say that he wantes a fruit salad.'. B) Marie said that she wants a fruit salad.'. C) Marie said that she wanted a fruit salad.'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marie said that she wanted a fruit salad.'. 8. Must changes to ..... A) Had to. B) Must. C) Have to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 9. Indirect speech is used to report what someone may have said, and so it is always used in the past tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. My grandpa told me, "Indonesia got its independence in 1945." A) My grandpa told me that Indonesia had got its independence in 1945. B) My grandpa asked if Indonesia got its independence in 1945. C) My grandpa told me that Indonesia got its independence in 1945. D) My grandpa told me if Indonesia got its independence in 1945. E) My grandpa told me that Indonesia get its independence in 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My grandpa told me that Indonesia got its independence in 1945. 11. "Can you please lock the door when you leave?" A) They asked us to lock the door when we left. B) They told us to lock the door when we left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They asked us to lock the door when we left. 12. Did you work at a factory 3 years ago?" she asked her friend.She asked her friend if she ..... A) Worked at a factory 3 years ago. B) Had worked at a factory 3 years before. C) Really worked at a factory 3 years before. D) Work at a factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had worked at a factory 3 years before. 13. Peter said to them, "Don't leave the room until I come back." A) Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back. B) Peter told them not to leave the room until he comes back. C) Peter told them not to leave the room until they came back. D) Peter told them not to leave the room until they come back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back. 14. ''I will come at 12 o'clock" Lydia said. A) She said that she will come at 12 o'clock. B) She said that she would come at 12 o'clock. C) She said that he would come at 12 o'clock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said that she would come at 12 o'clock. 15. Task 1:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech1. My boss said that she ..... there at noon. A) Is going to be. B) Was going to be. C) Will be. D) Can be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going to be. 16. "Is this the right way to the museum?" she asked. She ..... we were on the right way to the museum. A) Asked if. B) Told that. C) Asked that. D) Said whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked if. 17. The beggar said to us, "Please give me some money." A) The beggar asked us to gave him some money. B) The beggar asked to us for some money. C) The beggar begged us to give him some money. D) The beggar begged for some money. E) The beggar said to use please give some money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The beggar begged us to give him some money. 18. Joey's in a ..... , practising for tonight's show. A) Performance. B) Rehearsal. C) Audition. D) Reality show. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rehearsal. 19. Past perfect continuous A) Present perfect continuous. B) Past perfect continuous. C) Would. D) Present simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect continuous. 20. Task 1:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech5. The teacher told us that Columbus ..... America in 1492. A) Discovered. B) Had discovered. C) Was discovering. D) Would discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had discovered. 21. The policeman says, "be careful!"The policeman ..... A) Says to me not to be careful. B) Says to me to be careful. C) Says to me that I to be careful. D) Says to me whether I to be careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Says to me to be careful. 22. 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. 23. 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?". 24. Direct speech A) The exact words someone said. B) Someone tell us what someone else said. C) We don't use quotation marks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The exact words someone said. 25. Raditya asked Ernest, '' Do you have any idea for our show tonight?" A) Raditya suggested an idea to Ernest for their show tonight. B) Ernest asked for ideas for their show tonight. C) Raditya asked if Ernest had any idea for their show that night. D) Raditya told Ernest that he had an idea for their show that night. E) Raditya ordered Ernest to find idea for their show that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raditya asked if Ernest had any idea for their show that night. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesTense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 1Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 2Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 3Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 4Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 5Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 6Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 7Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 8Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books