O-Level English Grammar – Reported Speech (Statements) Quiz #9

English Grammar Quiz

Choose the correct reported statement. Watch tense backshift, pronouns, and time expressions (now → then, tomorrow → the next day, last week → the previous week).

1) He said, “I am busy now.”

A) He said that he is busy now. B) He said that he was busy then. C) He says that he was busy now. D) He said that he will be busy then.

2) She said, “I have finished my work.”

A) She said that she has finished her work. B) She said that she finishes her work. C) She said that she had finished her work. D) She told that she had finish her work.

3) He told me, “We will visit you tomorrow.”

A) He said that they will visit me tomorrow. B) He told me that they would visit me the next day. C) He told me that we would visit you the next day. D) He told that they would visit me next day.

4) He said, “I bought a new car last week.”

A) He said that he buys a new car the previous week. B) He said that he had bought a new car the previous week. C) He said that he has bought a new car last week. D) He said that he bought a new car then.

5) “We are studying English,” they said.

A) They say that they study English. B) They said that they were studying English. C) They told that they were studying English. D) They said that we were studying English.

6) The man said, “It can rain today.”

A) The man said that it can rain that day. B) The man said that it may rain today. C) The man said that it must rain that day. D) The man said that it could rain that day.

7) He said, “She was cooking when I arrived.”

A) He said that she is cooking when he arrived. B) He said that she had cooked when he arrived. C) He said that she had been cooking when he arrived. D) He said that she was cooking when he had arrived.

8) She said to me, “I will call you when I arrive.”

A) She told me that she would call me when she would arrive. B) She told me that she would call me when she arrived. C) She said me she will call me when she arrives. D) She told me that she will call me when she arrived.

9) They said, “We have been waiting for two hours.”

A) They said that they had been waiting for two hours. B) They said that they were waiting for two hours. C) They said that they have been waiting for two hours. D) They told that they had been waiting for two hours.

10) She said, “He doesn’t like spicy food.”

A) She said that he doesn’t like spicy food. B) She told that he didn’t like spicy food. C) She said that he didn’t like spicy food. D) She said that he hasn’t liked spicy food.

Score: 0

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