@@@ Direct and indirect speech.

$$$ 1 C

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They told me that Ann … in London

A. live

B. lives

C. lived

D. is living

E. was living

$$$ 2 C

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He promised he … phone me at work.

A. will

B. shall

C. would

D. should

E. will not

$$$ 3 D

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When I saw him he … a letter.

A. wrote

B. has written

C. writing

D. was writing

E. will write

$$$ 4 A

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- Does anyone know where … ?

A. Angela is

B. is Angela

C. Angela be

D. be Angela

E. Angela

$$$ 5 E

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He asked me if I … open the window.

A. will

B. was

C. would

D. can

E. should

$$$ 6 D

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When I met him he … there for 10 years.

A. was working

B. has worked

C. has been working

D. had been working

E. is working

$$$ 7 B

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I thought you said Ann … to the party.

A. went

B. were going

C. has gone

D. will go

E. will be going

$$$ 8 D

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- Why did you bring your umbrella?

- I thought it … rain.

A. is going to

B. were to

C. should

D. was going to

E. was

$$$ 9 C

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When I arrived Ann … for me. She was rather angry as I was late.

A. had waited

B. waited

C. had been waiting

D. has waited

E. wait

$$$ 10 C

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- Is he coming to the meeting?

- Well, I asked him … , but he didn’t give me any definite answer.

A. if he will come

B. will he come

C. if he was coming

D. would he come

E. will he coming

$$$ 11 C

Transform into reported speech:

Jimmy said, “my brother is learning to drive”

A. Jimmy said that his brother is learning to drive

B. Jimmy said my brother learning to drive

C. Jimmy said that his brother was learning to drive

D. Jimmy said that his brother has learning to drive

E. Jimmy said that his brother has been learning to drive

$$$ 12 D

Transform into reported speech:

Nick said, sometimes “I go home by tram”.

A. Nick said that sometimes he goes home by tram

B. Nick said that sometimes he had gone home by tram

C. Nick said that sometimes he go home by tram

D. Nick said that sometimes he went home by tram

E. Nick said that sometimes he has gone home by tram

$$$ 13 B

Transform into reported speech:

The teacher told John, “You didn’t write exercise two”

A. The teacher told that he didn’t written exercise two.

B. The teacher told that he hadn’t written exercise two.

C. The teacher told that he hasn’t written exercise two.

D. The teacher told that he had written exercise two.

E. The teacher told that he has written exercise two.

$$$ 14 A

Transform into reported speech:

Frank said, “Ron fell down, but he didn’t hurt himself”

A. Frank said that Ron had fallen down, but he hadn’t hurt himself.

B. Frank said that Ron has fallen down, but he hasn’t hurt himself.

C. Frank said that Ron had fall down, but he hadn’t hurt himself.

D. Frank says that Ron had fallen down, but he hadn’t hurt himself.

E. Frank said that Ron had fallen down, but he didn’t hurt himself

$$$ 15 E

Transform into reported speech:

Bob said, “ My uncle has just arrived from Paris”

A. Bob said that his uncle has just arrived from Paris.

B. Bob said that his uncle just arrived from Paris.

C. Bob said that her uncle had just arrived from Paris.

D. Bob said that his uncle had just arriving from Paris.

E. Bob said that his uncle had just arrived from Paris.

$$$ 16 A

Transform into reported speech:

The mother said to the lazy son, “Wake up”

A. The mother told the lazy son to wake up.

B. The mother told the lazy son to woke up.

C. The mother said the lazy son to wake up.

D. The mother told the lazy son –“ wake up!”

E. The mother tells the lazy son to wake up.

$$$ 17 B

Transform into reported speech:

Father said to me, “Remember to post these letters”.

A. Father said me to post those letters.

В. Father reminded me to post those letters.

C. Father reminded me to posting those letters.

D. Father reminded me to post these letters.

E. Father reminds me to post these letters.

$$$ 18 D

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