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Reported Speech

The document contains 15 sentences with blanks that need to be filled in with the appropriate verb form based on the context. The sentences test understanding of verb tenses and forms including simple present, present perfect, past simple, future, and modal verbs.

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Reported Speech

The document contains 15 sentences with blanks that need to be filled in with the appropriate verb form based on the context. The sentences test understanding of verb tenses and forms including simple present, present perfect, past simple, future, and modal verbs.

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1. “I am writing to my friend.

” He said d) If I had to borrow the book for another


he...........to his/her friend. week.

5. “What is your name?” He asked


me..........
a) is writing
a) what my name is.
b) had been writing
b) what was my name.
c) was writing
c) what my name was.
d) has written
d) if my name was

2. “I don't like this shirt.” - said Peter. Peter


said he.......... 6. “Why did you leave work so early
yesterday?” Jane asked her
a) didn’t like that shirt
friend........................
b) doesn’t like that shirt

c) don’t like that shirt


a) why did she leave work so early the
d) didn’t like this shirt previous day.

b) why she had left work so early the


previous day.
3. “I’ll pick you up at eight o’clock.” She
told me that. .......... c) why had she left work so early the
previous day.
a) she will pick me up at eight
d) why she had left work so early
b) she had picked me up at eight yesterday.
c) she shall pick me up at eight

d) she would pick me up at eight. 7. “Where are my glasses?” She wondered


where..........

4. “Can I borrow the book for another a) were her glasses.


week?” I asked the librarian.......... b) are her glasses.

c) her glasses are.


a) If could I borrow the book for another d) her glasses were
week.

b) If I can borrow the book for another


week. 8. “Stop the car!” The policeman told us.

c) If I could borrow the book for another


week.
a) The policeman ordered us to stop the 12. John said that he..........call as soon as
car. he..........to the office.

b) The policeman ordered us that we


stopped the car.
a) will/gets
c) The policeman told to us to stop the car.
b) would/got
d) The policeman ordered us to stoppped
c) will/got
the car.
d) would/gets

9. “Don’t open that box!” Father ordered


us.......... 13. They said “We've lived here for a long
time.”
a) not to open that box.

b) to not open that box.


a) They said they have lived there for a
c) to open not that box.
long time.
d) that I opened that box.
b) They said they had been living there for
a long time.

10. Jane said “I’ve already watered the c) They said they lived here for a long
plants.” Jane told her mother that............. time.

d) They said they had lived there for a long


time.
a) she has already watered the plants.

b) I had already watered the plants.


14. “I get up every morning at seven
c) she had already watered the plants.
o'clock.”, Peter said.
d) she already watered the plants.

a) Peter said he got up every morning at


11. Mary: "I have had three cars." Mary said seven o'clock.
that she..........three cars.
b) Peter said I got up every morning at
seven o'clock.

a) has c) Peter said that he gets up every


morning at seven o’clock.
b) has had
d) Peter said he had got up every morning
c) had had at seven o'clock.
d) had
15. The thief refused to admit that
he..........that old lady’s purse.

a) steals

b) has stolen

c) had stolen

d) would steal

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