Reported speech :
Grammar
part 2
Choose the
correct answer:
1. She said that she
................. travelled by underground before she came to London.
a) hadn't b) didn't c) couldn't d) hasn't
2. Khaled told me that he..................... basketball
the day before.
a) plays b) had played c) has played d) was played
3. She said that she
.................... when her husband called.
a) has slept b) will sleep c) slept d) had been
sleeping
4. Nadeam said that it
....................... hot that day.
a) will be b)
would be c)
is d)
is being
5. Samira said that they
..................... all of Cairo from the top of the tower.
a) can see b)
could be seen c) could see
d)
have seen
6. She.............
on going out with
her friends.
a) explained b) admitted c)
insisted d)
warned
7. She.................. her parents to let her go on
holiday with her friends.
a) suggested b) begged c)
declared d)
mentioned
8. The manager ....................... to make us stay in
late if we didn’t work harder.
a) recommended b)
suggested c)
threatened d) said
9. Amal .................... for forgetting
my friend's birthday party.
a) ordered b) admitted c) apologised d)
insisted
10. Karim promised that he
..................... us the next morning.
a) will phone b)
would phone c) phoned d) had phoned
11. Mohamed ..................... me that he had had a
busy morning.
a) said b)
explained c)
told d)
admitted
12. Eman said that Damascus..................... the capital of Syria.
a) is b)
be c)
had been d) is
being
13. I ……….… my sister not to sit on the broken hair.
a) complained b) warned c)
admitted d)
mentioned
14. Dina ……….… Mona to see a doctor.
a) insisted b) explained c) said d)
advised
15. My father ……….… that I sit at the back of the car.
a) ordered b) suggested c)
advised d)
explained
16. The teacher ……….… the students to work in pairs.
a) encouraged b)
blamed c)
admitted d) explained
17. The teacher................... to us that the class
would start later on Tuesday.
a) told b) explained c)
asked d)
informed
18. Little Amr
...................... that he was not proud of what he had done.
a) told b) advised c) wondered d) admitted
19. My father told Ben
that he was sure he had seen him there .....................
a) last week b) next week c) the week after d) the week before
20. I ……….… about the
price of the jacket.
a) told b) said c) denied d) inquired
21. Adel.........................
Sami to apply for the job.
a) suggested b) explained c) encouraged d)
said
22. Basem told me that if
he ..................... the answer, he would have told me.
a) could know b) have known c) had known d)
knew
23. His mum
.................. that he could go to the party.
a) admitted b) convinced c) persuaded d) agreed
24. Jana.......................
that she had already written that essay four times.
a) convinced b) complained c) advised d) informed
25. Leila said that her
parents were really fine and she really got on with ..............
a) us b) her c) him d) them
26. She...................
the children not to cross the crowded road there.
a) denied b) suggested c) wondered d) warned
27. She
................... Lucy that she needed to go to the dentist.
a) reminded b)
remembered c) said d)
admitted
28. Maged said that his
friend Galal ................. new job in accountancy.
a) is finding b) will find c) has found d) had found
29. Nadia declared that
she .................. her parents the following month.
a) will see b) was going to c) saw d) had seen
30. He
................... us about the weak bridge.
a) congratulated b) warned c)
admitted d) decided
31. Soha said that she had
gone to bed early....................
a) now b) today c) that night d)
tonight
32. He told her that she
was the most beautiful girl he .............. ever seen.
a) did b) is c) has d) had
33. John..................
to go to France on holiday.
a) said b) decided c)
admitted d) told
34. Ghada apologized for
................ to my party because she was going away for the weekend.
a) coming b) came c) not coming d)
not to come
35. Marry informed me
that she would play cards ...................
a) the day after b) the following day c) tomorrow d) yesterday
36. Walaa
................ her parents to study really hard for her exam.
a) promised b)
claimed c)
persuaded d)
suggested
37. The coast guard
.................. us not to go into the water.
a) explained b) complained c) advised d)
admitted
38. She admitted that her
brother..............her with her homework that afternoon.
a) is helping b)
help c- helps d-
was helping
39. She said
they...............them there the following Saturday.
a) were meeting b) are going to meet c-
will meet d- met
40. She explained that
she............... to come and see me the following week.
a) hopes b)
hope c- was hoping d-
will hope
41. He admitted that he
had arrived late the night.............
a) next b)
then c- after d-before
42. He agreed he would
not tell anyone what I...............
a) say b) will say
c- have said d-
had said
43. Monira has just told
Amira that they ……… to their friend's wedding tonight.
a) would go b) have gone c- were going d- are going
44. I told my dad that I
……....….have money to buy such an expensive car
a) didn't b)
don’t c. hadn't
d. haven't
45. Sameh ………his father
had been injured in a car accident the week before .
a) told b)
said c.
said to d.
expects
46. Adel Emam said that
he ……received at the airport by hundreds of journalists the day before.
a) was b)
would be c.
had d.
had been
47. She said , "
It's been raining for 3 hours . "
- She said that it ……..been raining for 3 hours.
- She said that it ……..been raining for 3 hours.
a) had b)
was c.
has d.
would
48. They told us that
they ……….Alexandria Library the following week.
a) will visit b)
are going to visit c.
were visiting d. will
be visiting
49. Monira has just told
Amira that they ……… to their friend's wedding tonight.
a) would go b)
have gone c)
were going d) are
going
50. I told my dad that I
……….have money to buy such an expensive car.
a) didn't b) don’t c) hadn't d) haven't
51. Adel Emam said that
he …...…received at the airport by hundreds of journalists the day before.
a) was b) would be c) had d) had been
52. They told us that
they ……….Alexandria Library the following week .
a) will visit b)
are going to visit c) were
visiting d) would be
visiting
53. The teacher asked why
so many students were absent ……………….
a) the following
day b) that day c) this day d)
the day before
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