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Reported Speech - Choose the right answer.
1.
Maria: "I went skiing."
John: "Maria said she __________ skiing."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
was
C)
went
B)
have gone
D)
had gone
2.
Simon: "I will eat spaghetti for lunch."
Susan: "Simon said that he __________ eat spaghetti for lunch."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
did
C)
would
B)
will
D)
willing
3.
Peter: "I love Paris."
Michael: "Peter said that he __________ Paris."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
loves
C)
loved
B)
loving
D)
is loving
4.
Joan: "I have been to New York."
Margaret: "Joan said she __________ to New York."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
has been
C)
had been
B)
was
D)
was being
5.
Peter: "I have had three cars."
Simon: "Peter said he __________ three cars.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
has
C)
have
B)
has had
D)
had had
6.
John: "I can't swim."
Thomas: "John said he __________ swim."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
could not
C)
cannot
B)
can not
D)
was not to
7.
Victoria: "I'm going to go to Prague."
John: "Victoria said that she __________ going to go to Prague."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
is
C)
was
B)
went
D)
will
8.
Anna: "I don't like coffee."
Simon: "Anna said that she __________ like coffee."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
do not
C)
does not
B)
did not
D)
had not
9.
Eric: "I have never been to London."
Alice: "Eric said he __________ never been to London."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
was
C)
has
B)
have
D)
had
10.
Joanna: "I was painting."
Eric: "Joanna said she __________ painting."
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
has been
C)
have been
B)
had been
D)
was
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