Grammar Quiz

Indirect Speech Quiz


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“I have given up smoking,” said my father.

=> My father said that he … up smoking.

A. gave

B. has given

C. have given

D. had given


Miss Kelly said, “Students, I shall give you homework tomorrow.”

A. Miss Kelly said to her students that she should give them homework the next day.

B. Miss Kelly told her students that she shall give them homework the next day.

C. Miss Kelly told her students that she should give us homework the next day.

D. Miss Kelly told her students that she should give them homework the next day,


He said, “I can’t go to the party tomorrow.”

=> He said that he couldn’t go to the party … .

A. that day

B. the day before

C. the previous day

D. the next day


Sally said, “My father went to the market just now.

=> Sally said that her father had gone to the market just … .

A. now

B. then

C. ago

D. before


My uncle said, “Don’t turn off the light!”.

A. He told me to don’t turn off the light.

B. He told me not to turn off the light.

C. He told me don’t turn off the light.

D. He told me not to turning off the light.


“I will see you at school next week,” Miss Katherine said to her students.

=> Miss Katherine … her students that she would see them at school the next week.

A. said

B. said to

C. told

D. asked


Beth said, “Ben, I got married last year.”

=> Beth … Ben that she had got married the year before.

A. said

B. said to

C. told

D. asked


She says, “I eat an apple a day.”

A. She says that she eats an apple a day.

B. She said that she ates an apple a day.

C. She said that she had ate an apple a day.


She said, “I am going to London tomorrow.”

A. She said that she was going to go to London the next day.

B. She said that she is going to London the next day.

C. She said that she was going to London the next day.


They said, “She has traveled to Asia.”

A. They said that she traveled to Asia.

B. They said that she had travel to Asia.

C. They said that she had traveled to Asia.


“Amy had lunch at Pizza Hut last week,” said Joe.

=> Joe said that Amy had had lunch at Pizza Hut … .

A. the last week

B. the week before

C. the next week

D. the following week


My parents asked me, “Why are you crying?”

A. My parents asked me why I was crying.

B. My parents asked me why I am crying.

C. My parents asked me why I had been crying.


They said, “He will visit his parents.”

A. They said that he woul to visit his parents.

B. They said that he would visits her parents.

C. They said that he would visit his parents.


Our teacher said, “Submit your assignments next week!”

A. Our teacher ordered us to submit our assignment the following week.

B. Our teacher wanted us to submit our assignment the previous week.

C. Our teacher wanted us to submit your assignment next week.

D. Our teacher ordered us submit your assignment the following week.


My friends said to me, “Be yourself!”

A. My friends wanted me to be yourself.

B. My friends wanted me to being myself.

C. My friends wanted me to be myself.

D. My friends wanted to be myself.


Dewi asked Yogi, “Where are you when I come to your home?’’

A. Dewi wanted to know where you were when I came to your house.

B. Dewi wanted to know where he was when she came to his house.

C. Dewi wanted to know where he is when she comes to his house.

D. Dewi wanted to know where was he when she came to his house.


The director said, “Where did you go to school?”

A. The director if where I go to school.

B. The director said where I’d gone to school.

C. The director asked where I’d gone to school.


We said, “We have been waiting since morning.”

A. We said that we had waited since morning

B. We said that we had been waiting since morning.

C. We said that we waited since morning


My Mom said, “Grandma cooked delicious food.”

A. My Mom said that grandma had cooked delicious food.

B. My Mom said that granma had cooked deliciuous food.

C. My Mom said that grandma cooked delicious food.


The teacher said to me, “Do you like working in teams?

A. The teacher asked me if I liked working in teams.

B. The teacher asked if I liked work in teams.

C. The teacher asked if me I liked working in team.


Miss Katherine said, “Students, I have uploaded the assignment on e-class already.”

=> Miss Katherine told her students that she … the assignment on e-class already.

A. uploaded

B. has uploaded

C. had uploaded

D. uploads


My best friend ordered me, “Put the pen in the box.”

A. My best friend ordered me to put the pen in the box.

B. My best friend order put the pen in the box.

C. My best friend ordered me not to put the pen in the box.


My best friend asked, “What time does the train leave?”

A. My best friend asked what time the train would left.

B. My best friend asked what time the train left.

C. My best friend asked what time did the train left.


Joe said, “I have an important meeting.”

A. Joe said that he has an important meeting.

B. Joe said that they have an important meeting.

C. Joe said that he had an important meeting.

D. Joe said that they had an important meeting.


The employee told every visitor, “Enjoy the movie and don’t make a noise!”

A. The employee told us to enjoy the movie and not to make a noise.

B. The employee told the visitor enjoy the movie and not make a noise.

C. The employee told us to enjoy the movie and don’t make a noise.

D. The employee told us enjoy the movie and make a noise.




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