TEST (Variant I)
1 . Choose the right variant of the Reported Speech.
2. Choose the right answer.
1. She asked me if I … my dinner.
a) enjoyed b) enjoy c) have enjoyed
2. Our children said they … school.
a) don’t like b) didn’t like c) won’t like
3. She said that she … twenty years old the following Friday.
a) will be b) would be c) was
4. Liz says she … the film.
a) already saw b) had already seen c) has already seen
5. Mr. Green told the children … so much noise.
a) don’t make b) not to make c) not make
1. I said, “He will not get there on time”.
a ) I said that he wouldn’t get there on time.
b) I said that he will not get there on time.
2. He asks, “Didn’t he go shopping yesterday?”
a) He asks if he didn’t go shopping yesterday.
b) He asks if he doesn’t go shopping yesterday.
3. Betty asked, “Who wrote this book?”
a) Betty asked who did write this book.
b) Betty asked who had written this book.
4. Robin asked, “Have you passed your exam?”
a) Robin asked if I had passed my exam.
b) Robin asked if I passed my exam.
5. Mary (to her brother): “Don’t watch TV. It’s late.”
a) Mary told her brother not to watch TV, because it was late.
b) Mary told her brother don’t watch TV, because it is late.
TEST (Variant II)
1. Choose the right variant of the Reported Speech.
1. “We can’t remember where we put our passports,” said Richard.
a) Richard said they couldn’t remember where they had put their passports.
b) Richard said they couldn’t remember where they put their passports.
2. “You don’t keep your flat warm enough,” said Jack.
2. Choose the right answer.
1. She asked me if I … my dinner.
a) enjoyed b) enjoy c) have enjoyed
2. Our children said they … school.
a) don’t like b) didn’t like c) won’t like
3. She said that she … twenty years old the following Friday.
a) will be b) would be c) was
4. Liz says she … the film.
a) already saw b) had already seen c) has already seen
5. Mr. Green told the children … so much noise.
a) don’t make b) not to make c) not make
a) Jack said I didn’t keep my flat warm enough.
b) Jack said you didn’t keep your flat warm enough.
3. “He doesn’t get on with his stepma,” said Sam.
a) Sam said that he doesn’t get on with his stepma.
b) Sam said that he didn’t get on with his stepma.
4. “Who is going to give a talk?” asked Fred.
a) Fred asked who is going to give a talk.
b) Fred asked who was going to give a talk.
5. “When can I see Mr Marcony?” Charles asked the secretary.
a) Charles asked the secretary when could he see Mr Marcony.
b) Charles asked the secretary when he could see Mr Marcony.