Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences Julia said that she _ there at noon A is going to be B was going to be C will be D can be He _ that he was leaving way that afternoon A told me B told to me C said me D says to me She said to me that she to me the Sunday before A wrote B has written C was writing D had written I _ him to sell that old motorbike A said to B suggested C advised D recommended My parents reminded me the flowers A remember to plantB plant C to plant D planting I asked Martha to enter law school A are you planning B is she planning C was she planning D if she was planning Nam wanted to know what time A does the movie begin B did the movie begin C the movie begins D the movie began I wondered _ the right thing A whether I was doing B if I am doing C was I doing D am I doing The scientist said the earth the sun A goes round B is going around C went around D was going around 10 Peter said that if he rich, he a lot A is – will travel B were- would travel C had been – would have travelled D was – will travel 11 They said that they had been driving through the desert _ A the previous day B yesterday C the last day D Sunday previously 12 He asked the children too much noise A not to make B not making C don’t make D if they don’t make 13 The man said that money _ the passport to everything A will be B is C was D can be 14 The teacher said Columbus America in 1492 A discovered B had discovered C was discovering D would discover 15 John said he _ her since they school A hasn’t met – left B hadn’t met - had leftC hadn’t met- left D didn’t meet – has left 16 The woman asked get lunch at school A can the children B whether the children could C if the children can D could the children 17 Laura said that when she _ to school, she saw an accident A was walking B has walked C had been walking D has been walking 18 He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why the final exam A she took B did she take C she hadn’t taken D she had taken 19 Ba said he some good marks the semester before A gets B got C had gotten D have got 20 They told their parents that they _ their best to the test A try B will try C are trying D would try Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences She asked me where I from A come B coming C to come D came She _ me whether I liked classical music or not A ask B asks C asked D asking He asked me who _ the editor of that book A was B were C is D has been He wants to know whether I _ back the following day A come B came C will come D would come I wonder why he _ love his family A doesn’t B don’t C didn’t D hasn’t They asked me how many children _ A if I had B had I C I had D have I Thu said she had been _ the day before A here B there C in this place D where The student said that the English test _ the most difficult A is B was C will be D have been He wanted to know _ shopping during the previous morning A if we had been going B that if we had been going C we were going D that we were going 10 He asked me _ Robert and I said I did not know _ A that did I know / who were he B that I knew / who he had been C if I knew/ who he was D whether I knew / who had he been 11 The mother asked her son _ A where he has been B whether I had been C where has he been D where had he been 12 Martin asked me _ A how is my father B how my father is C how was my father D how my father was 13 The host asked Peter _ tea or coffee A whether he preferred B that he preferred C did he prefer D if he prefers 14 She asked me _ my holidays _ A where I spent / the previous year B where I had spent/ the previous year C where I spent / last year D where did I spend / last year 15 He advised _ too far A her did not go B her not go C her not to go D she did not go 16 John often says he _ boxing because it _ a cruel sport A doesn’t like/ is B did not like / were C not liked / had been D had not liked / was 17 Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _ A before B ago C last D previous 18 He asked _ him some money A her to lend B she to lend C she has lent D she lends 19 Andrew told me that they _ fish two _ days A have not eaten / ago B had eaten/ previous C did not eat / before D would not eat / last 20 Jason told me that he _ his best in the exam the _ day A had done / following B will / previous C would do/ following D was going / previous Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences John asked me _ in English A what does this word mean B what that word means C what did this word mean D what that word meant The mother told her son _ so impolitely A not behave B not to behave C not behaving D did not behave She said she _ collect it for me after work A would B did C must D had She said I _ an angel A am B was C were D have been I have ever told you he _ unreliable A is B were C had been D would Be I told him _ the word to Jane somehow that I _ to reach her during the early hours A passing / will try B he will pass / tried C to pass/ would try D he passed / have tried Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _ A yesterday B two days ago C the day before D the next day John asked me _ interested in any kind of sports A if I were B if were I C if was I D if I was John asked me _ that film the night before A that I saw B had I seen C if I had seen D if had I seen 10 The guest told the host that _ A I must go now B he must go now C he had to go now D he had to go then 11 Tom that he was having a party there in the evening A said to B said C asked D told 12 Claire told me that her father a racehorse A owns B owned C is owning D has owned 13 You said you chocolate, but you aren’t eating any A like B has liked C are liking D liked 14 Rachel insisted they plenty of time A have B have had C are having D had 15 Rachel said she was taking her driving test _ A the next day B tomorrow C yesterday D last day 16 Emma said she’d only had the new computer since _ A the day before B last day C yesterday D tomorrow 17 Mathew said he was meeting a friend at the station later A the day before B last day C yesterday D that day 18 Hoa told me _ she had seen Titanic three times A what B that C this D why 19 I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it raining there A is B were C has been D was 20 Tom was _ of having stolen the bicycle A ordered B asked C accused D warned Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences The doctor _him to take more exercise A told B tells C has told D had told Mr Minh exclaimed A how beautiful the car was B how beautiful was the car C how beautiful is the car C how beautiful the car is Mathew _ Emma that her train was about to leave A has reminded B has reminded that C reminded D reminded that Ann _and left A said good bye to me C says me good bye B tell me good bye D told me good bye I told you _switch off the computer, didn’t I? A don’t B not C not to D to not Sarah was driving too fast, so I _ to slow down A asked her B said her C ask her D have asked her Someone _ me that there’d been an accident on the motorway A asked B said C spoke D told I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom _ A has given a hand B gave a hand C to give a hand D give a hand Tom said that New York _ more lively than London A is B be C was D were 10 Judy _ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to A admitted B offered C promised D suggested 11 Jack asked me _ A where you come from C where I come from B where I came from D where did I come from 12 She asked me _ I liked music A when B if C D what 13 He said that he had met her A yesterday B the previous day C the day D the before day 14 The man asked the boys A why did they fight C why they were fighting C why they fight D why were they fighting 15 “ _the door”, he said A Please open B Please to open C Opened please D Please, opening 16 Peter said he was leaving for Paris A next week B the week previous C following week D the following week 17 They said that their house had been broken down A two days ago B two days before C the two days before D since two days 18 She advised me an apple every day to stay healthy A eating B I should eat C to eat D Please, eat 19 “I’ll come with you as soon as _,” she replied A I was ready B I am ready C I ready D am I ready 20 She wanted to know A what was happening C it was happening B was happening D was happening what Exercise 5: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences The teacher asked Mary _ the previous match A who wins B who is winning C who won D that won My father asked me of the film A what you think C what did you think B what I think D what I thought The coach said that all of us _ to practise A required B were required C will require D are required She suggested that A we went to the movie C we go to the movie B we should go to the movie D we went seeing the movie Will and Tim said they very happy about the present A had been B been C were D were being Peter reported that they had played a lot of tennis A the following year B the year before C last year D A & B are correct The Clarks told us right down to Athens A he had driven / the summer before B they had driven / the summer before C they drove / the previous summer D he drove / last summer Helen said the late night show A they were watching B you watched C she was watching D Helen is watching Peter said interested in other countries A he had been B he was C they were D they had been 10 Mrs Miller said she feel better A they not / now B she doesn’t / then C she didn’t / then D they didn’t / now 11 Mr Brown said that he TV the night before A was watching B watched C had watched D has watched 12 Sandy explained that the accident at the corner of High Street A he had seen B I saw C I had seen D he saw 13 Bob said a wonderful time at Peter’s party A he had B they had had C we had D we had had 14 The farmer said her A he had seen B I hadn’t seen C she didn’t see D he hadn’t seen 15 She asked me…… the seat……… or not A if / had occupied B whether / was occupied C If / has been occupied D Whether / occupied 16 The policeman asked us……… A had any of us seen the accident happen B If had any of us seen the accident happen c Whether any of us had seen the accident happen d that if any of us had seen the accident happen 17 I asked him……… ,but he said nothing A what the matter was B what was the matter C the matter was what D what’s the matter was 18 James……… him up when the bus reached the square A told me wake B asked me to wake C said me to wake D requested me waking 19 I wonder………….we’ll catch the bus………we’ll take a taxi A if / and whether B whether / or that C if / or that D whether / or whether 20 Excuse me Could you tell me………………? A what time is it B what is the time C what time it is D it is what time 15.B 16 C 17 A 18 B 19 D 20 C Exercise 6: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences We wonder……….from his office after that scandal A why did he not resign B why he did not resign C why he not resign D why didn’t he resign Jeff wanted to know…………… A that why were his friends laughing B why were his friends laughing C why his friends were laughing D the reason why his friends laughing Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the……… day A previous B following C before D last She…………him whether he liked the steak she cooked A asks B wondered C wanted to know D asked His neighbours sometimes wondered……….he did for a living A why B when C where D what Could you please tell me……………? A It is how far to the nearest bus stop B how far is it to the nearest bus stop C how far to the nearest bus stop is it D how far it is to the nearest bus stop Marigold wondered……… Kevin and Ruth would be at the party A thatB whether C if D b& c He asked me…………… A How long you have studied English B How long had you studied English C How long you had study English D How long you had studied English The passenger asked…………….we landed A what B when C if D why 10 “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom A Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day B Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day C Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day D Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day 11 “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl A Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her B Kerry told Chery he had something to tell her C Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him D Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her 12 He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.” A He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring B He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring C He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring D he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring 13 “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip A She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready B She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready C She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready D She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready 14 “I wrote to him yesterday” A She said to me I wrote to him the day before B She told me she wrote to him yesterday C She told me she had written to him yesterday D She told me she had written to him the day before 15 “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me A She told me he was talking to your sister B She told me she was talking to my sister C She told me he was talking to my sister D She told me he was talking to her sister 16 “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys A The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done B The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done C The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done D The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done 17 “You will like my sister when you meet her” A He told me you will like her sister when you meet her B He told me I will like his sister when I met her C He told me I would like his sister when I met her D He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her 18 “I didn’t meet Susan last week” A He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before B He said he hasn’t met Susan last week C He said he hadn’t met Susan last week D He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before 19 “I didn’t break your watch” A The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch B The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch C The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch D The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch 20 “I found a lot of mistakes in your plan” Catherine said to Kevin A Catherine told Kevin she found a lot of mistakes in his plan B Catherine told Kevin she has found a lot of mistakes in his plan C Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan D Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in her plan B C 3.B 4.D 5.D 6.D 7.D 8.D B 10 C 11 B 12 A 13 D 14 D 15 C 16 B 17 C 18 D 19 A 20 C Exercise 7: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences “I have just seen your mother this morning” A Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning B Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning C Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning D Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning “We are ready to come with our friends” A They told us they are ready to come with their friends B They told us they were ready to come with our friends C They told us we were ready to come with our friends D They told us they were ready to come with their friends “I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key” A He said he couldn’t get into the house because he had lost my key B He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he had lost his key C He said he had been able to get into the house because he had lost his key D He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he lost his key “I was intending to meet you tomorrow” A She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow B She told me she had intending to meet me the next day C She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow D She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day Paker: “ Help me” A Paker asked not to help him B Paker asked to help me C Paker advised me to help him D Paker asked us to help him Carol: “ Listen to that song” A Carol said to listen that song B Carol told us to listen to that song C Carol asked us to listen to this song D Carol talked me to listen to that song Maria: “ Leave me alone!” A Maria told her friend to leave her alone B Maria told her friend to leave me alone C Maria said her friend to leave me alone D Maria told her friend leaving me alone Mr Stephens: “ Buy me some milk” A Mr Stephens suggested to buy him some milk B Mr Stephens asked me to buy him some milk C Mr Stephens asked to buy him some milk D Mr Stephens spoke to buy me some milk George: “ Feed the cat” A George asked his girlfriend to feed the cat B George asked his girlfriend feed the cat C George asked his girlfriend feeding the cat D George asked his girlfriend fed the cat 10 Heather: “ Don’t say that” A Heather tells to you not to say that B Heather told you not to say that C Heather advised you to say that D Heather ordered not you to say that 11 You: “ Come with us” A They told John to come with us B They told to John to come with us C They told John to come with them D They told John came with us 12 Tom: “ Call me in the evening” A Tom told us calling him in the evening B Tom told us to called him in the evening C Tom told not us to call him in the evening D Tom told us to call him in the evening 13 Your mother: “ Come back in one hour” A My mother told me come back in one hour B My mother asked me come back in one hour C My mother reminded to come back in one hour D My mother told me to come back in one hour 14 Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows” A Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her windows B Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of my windows C Mrs Smith told us to not play in front of her windows D Mrs Smith said us not to play in front of her windows 15 Jamei: “ Don’t eat so much junk food !” A Jamei reminded me not to eat so much junk food B Jamei asked me to not eat so much junk food C Jamei reminded me not to ate so much junk food D Jamei says me not to eat so much junk food 16.Walter: “ Don’t ring Tony on Sunday” A Walter told me don’t ring Tony on Sunday B Walter told not to ring Tony on Sunday C Walter told me not ring Tony on Sunday D Walter told me not to ring Tony on Sunday 17 Jane: “ Don’t watch the new film” A Jane advised me not to watch the new film B Jane advised not me to watch the new film C Jane advised me not to watch the new film D Jane advise me not to watch the new film 18 “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now” A He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now B He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then C He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then D He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then 19 Marcel: “ Don’t sing this song” A Marcel asked me not to sing this song B Marcel asked me not to sing that song C Marcel said me not to sing that song D Marcel asked me not to sang that song 20 Teacher: “ Don’t forget your homework” A Teacher reminded me not to forget my homework B Teacher asked me if not to forget my home work C Teacher reminded whether I not to forget my home work D Teacher reminded me not to forget your home work B D B D D B A B A 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 D 14 A 15 A 16.D 17 A 18 C 19 B 20 A John: “ Don’t shout at your son” A John asked me to not shout at my son B John asked me not to shout at my son C John asked me not to shout at your son D John wondered if I not shout at my son Tom: “ Why don’t you study hard for the coming exam, Ba” A Tom advised me not to study hard for the coming exam B Tom advised me to study hard for the coming exam C Tom advised Ba not to study hard for the coming exam D Tom advised Ba to study hard for the coming exam Father: ‘ Brush your teeth before going to bed, please” A Father said to his son brushing your teeth before going to bed B Father said to his son to brush his teeth before going to bed C Father told his son to brush my teeth before going to bed D Father told his son to brush his teeth before going to bed The man: “ Come in but don’t bring anything” A The man said to comein but not bring anything B The man told come in but not to bring anything C The man told the boy to come in but not to bring anything D The man asked to come but not to bring anything B D D C 34 I asked them if they the final exam A passed B pass C can pass 35 I asked him if he help me A will B was C can 33 They said that they their house A sell B sold C will sell 32 She asked him where he from A is B was C were 30 I wonder why he love his family A don’t B hasn’t C doesn’t 31 She asked me where I that car A buy B bought C will buy 29 He told me he leave the city the following day A has to B had to C would have to 28 He wants to know whether I back tomorrow A will come B would come C come 27 he asked mewho editor of this book ? A was B were C are 26 She me whether I liked classical music or not A asks B Asked C asking 24 She asked me where I from? A came B to come C come 23 She said that she learning English with you A liked B to like C liking D will pass D could D are selling D has been D didn’t D can buy D will have to D came D is D ask D coming D like