Reported speech exercise
February 17th, 2013 in English Quiz
Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms.
1. I asked him if he …………………………. marry me?
a) would
b) will
c) either could be used here
2. I told her that she …………………………….. beautiful.
a) looks
b) looked
c) either could be used here
3. She told me that John …………………………
a) phoned
b) had phoned
c) either could be used here
4. He wanted to know when …………………………….. leaving.
a) I was
b) was I
c) either could be used here
5. Nobody told me why ………………………….. to sign the paper.
a) I had
b) did I have
c) either could be used here
6. How ……………………………… there is your problem.
a) you get
b) do you get
c) either could be used here
7. He suggested ……………………………. consult a doctor.
a) that I should
b) me to
c) either could be used here
8. She wondered …………………………………
a) which was her seat
b) which her seat was
c) either could be used here
9. It would be nice if I ……………………………. see you again.
a) can
b) could
c) either could be used here
10. She said if she had had any money she …………………………… for my drinks.
a) would pay
b) would have paid
Answers
1. I asked him if he would marry me.
2. I told her that she looked beautiful.
3. She told me that John phoned / had phoned.
4. He wanted to know when I was leaving.
5. Nobody told me why I had to sign the paper.
6. How you get there is your problem.
7. He suggested that I should consult a doctor.
8. She wondered which was her seat / which her seat was.
9. It would be nice if I could see you again.
10. She said if she had had any money she would have paid for her drinks.

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