This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Speech > Tense Sequence In Reported Speech – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Sequence In Reported Speech Quiz 24 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The clown asked me, '' Have you ever seen a magic performance?" A) The clown asked me to see a magic performance. B) The clown said that I have ever seen a magic performance. C) The clown asked that I have seen a magic performance. D) The clown asked me to do a magic performance. E) The clown asked me if I had ever seen a magic performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The clown asked me if I had ever seen a magic performance. 2. Have to changes to ..... A) Have to. B) Had to. C) Has to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 3. John told me that ..... A) I must go now. B) He must go now. C) He had to go now. D) He had to go then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had to go then. 4. Larry said that he will help you with the project next month. A) Direct speech. B) Indirect speech. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech. 5. Teacher said:' Don't copy these sentences. ' A) Teacher told to don't copy those sentences. B) Teacher told not to copy those sentences. C) Teacher told not to copy these sentences. D) Teacher told to copy those sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher told not to copy those sentences. 6. "He will come tomorrow" .She told me that he ..... A) Is coming next day. B) Will come the following day. C) Would come the next day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would come the next day. 7. Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."Nick said (that) Walter ..... A) Never eats meat. B) Does not eat meat. C) Didn't eat meat. D) Was eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't eat meat. 8. Dad:'No, I ..... it upstairs.'Kirsty:'Dad!' A) Said you could watch. B) Said you can watch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said you could watch. 9. When converting a sentence from direct to reported speech, which of the following is NOT typically changed? A) The core meaning of the sentence. B) Punctuation like quotation marks. C) The verb tense. D) Pronouns like 'I' or 'you'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The core meaning of the sentence. 10. "I expect you to behave" , the teacher said.The teacher informed the class that ..... A) He expects we to behave. B) He expected we to behave. C) He expects us to behave. D) He expected us to behave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He expected us to behave. 11. "I am flying to India tomorrow" .He told me that he ..... the following day. A) Is flying. B) Was flying. C) Will fly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was flying. 12. Christopher asked Pamela, 'Do you want to dance?' A) Christopher asked Pamela did she wanted to dance. B) Christopher asked Pamela if did she wanted to dance. C) Christopher asked Pamela if she wanted to dance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christopher asked Pamela if she wanted to dance. 13. She ..... me if I had a truck or knew anyone who had a truck. A) Told. B) Complained. C) Asked. D) Apologized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked. 14. She said she ..... A) Was very tired last night. B) Was very tired the night before. C) Had been very tired last night. D) Had been very tired the night before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been very tired the night before. 15. The doctor asked his nurse ..... A) When is she going to give the medicine to the. B) If she would come in time the following day. C) If the patient prepared for the operation. D) If the tests are ready for applicants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If she would come in time the following day. 16. Mary: "I can't swim." A) Can't. B) Can not. C) Couldn't. D) Hadn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't. 17. "Don't worry over such a small thing, " she said to me. A) She told me not worry over such a small thing. B) She told me to not worry over such a small thing. C) She told me not to worry over such a small thing. D) She told not to worry over such a small thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She told me not to worry over such a small thing. 18. Katy said, ''When Sonia comes, I'll tell her the news." A) Katy said when Sonia came, she would have told her the news. B) Katy said when Sonia came, I would tell her the news. C) Katy said when Sonia came, she would tell her the news. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Katy said when Sonia came, she would tell her the news. 19. Will changes to ..... A) Will to. B) Would to. C) Would. D) Will + present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 20. Tom: "We are waiting outside the theater."Tom said that ..... outside the theater. A) They were waiting. B) We are waiting. C) They waited. D) They are waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were waiting. 21. "Don't be afraid of my dog, " said the man to Kate. A) The man said to Kate not to be afraid of his dog. B) The man told Kate not be afraid of his dog. C) The man told Kate not to be afraid of her dog. D) The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog. 22. He said, '' I'm waiting for Ann" . A) He said that I was waiting for Ann. B) He said that he was waiting for Ann. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said that he was waiting for Ann. 23. 'I get up every morning at seven o'clock.', Carlos said. A) Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock. B) Carlos said I got up every morning at seven o'clock. C) Carlos said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carlos said he got up every morning at seven o'clock. 24. "Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?" , said Gillian. A) Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen. B) Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen. C) Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen. D) Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen. 25. Present perfect continuous A) Would. B) Past continuous. C) Past perfect continuous. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect continuous. ← 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