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Question 1: Paul left the room suddenly. He said he ___________ to go

A. had
B. has
C. have
D. having

Question 2: Joe, this is a surprise. Rachel said you ___________ in hospital

A. are
B. were
C. was
D. have been

Question 3: Anna ___________ and left

A. said goodbye to me
B. said me goodbye
C. told me goodbye
D. told to me goodbye

Question 4: Someone __________ the tickets are free

A. said me
B. said me that
C. told me
D. told to me

Question 5: Last week Justin said ‘ I’ll do it tomorrow.’ He said he would do it __________

A. the following day
B. the previous day
C. tomorrow
D. yesterday

Question 6: “Can you speak more slowly, I can’t understand,” he said to me

A. He asked me to speak more slowly because he couldn’t understand
B. He asked me to speak more slowly and he couldn’t understand
C. He asked me to speak more slowly but he couldn’t understand
D. He asked me to speak more slowly. He can’t understand

Question 7: Jane asked me “what time do the banks close?”

A. Jane wanted to know what time the banks close?
B. Jane wanted to know what time do the banks close?
C. Jane wanted to know what time did the banks close?
D. Jane wanted to know what time the banks closed

Question 8: “I would like an appointment tomorrow,” I said to my dentist

A. I told my dentist that I would like an appointment the next day
B. I told my dentist that I would like a appointment tomorrow
C. I told my dentist that I would have liked an appointment the next day
D. I told my dentist that I would have liked an appointment tomorrow

Question 9: They said happily “We have won the contest!”

A. They said “Hurrad” that they had won the contest
B. They said they had won the contest
C. They exclaimed with joy that they had won the contest
D. They said with joy that they have won the contest

Question 10: His friend said to Peter “I’m sad. Let me alone”

A. His friend said that I am sad and let me alone
B. His friend said that I was sad and let me alone
C. His friend said that he was sad and told Peter to let him alone
D. His friend said that he was sad and if Peter let him alone

Question 11: “Do you plan to stay for a while?” he asked

A. He asked me if I plan to stay for a while
B. He asked me if I planned to stay for a while
C. He asked me did I plan to stay for a while
D. He asked me do you plan to stay for a while

Question 12: “I shall tell him exactly what I think,” she said

A. She said she should tell him exactly what she thought
B. She said she would tell him exactly what she thought
C. She said she shall tell him exactly what she thinks
D. She said I would tell him exactly what I thought

Question 13: “What do you do in your spare time?” she asked

A. She wanted to know what I do in my spare time
B. She wanted to know what I did in my spare time
C. She wanted to know what did I do in my spare time
D. She wanted to know what do I do in my spare time

Question 14: She ______ them that she was leaving the following day

A. asked
B. told
C. said
D. ordered

Question 15: I don’t know why Isabelle didn’t go to the meeting. She said she __________ definitely going

A. be
B. is
C. was
D. would

Question 16: The librarian asked us __________ so much noise

A. don’t make
B. not make
C. not making
D. not to make

Question 17: I saw Steve a week ago. He said that ________ me, but he didn’t

A. he call
B. he calls
C. he’ll call
D. he would call

Question 18: ‘Why did Tim go to bed so early?’ ‘He ________’

A. said he was tired
B. said me that he was tired
C. said me he was tired
D. said me he was tired

Question 19: 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

Question 20: He promises ______ so often

A. not losing his temper
B. not to lose my temper
C. won’t lose my temper
D. not to lose his temper

Question 21: Tom said that he ______ with a friend at 9 o’clock the night before

A. is staying
B. was staying
C. has been staying
D. had been staying

Question 22: Grandad invited ______ another piece of apple pie

A. Laura to have
B. Laura having
C. Laura have
D. Laura has

Question 23: Joanna asked Sam where ______

A. I shall park my car
B. shall he park his car
C. he would park his car
D. would he park his car

Question 24: Charlotte apologized ______ me the day before

A. for not having phoned
B. for not to phone
C. not phone
D. not phoning

Question 25: My parents reminded me ______ the flowers

A. remember to plant
B. to not forget to plant
C. to plant
D. of planting

Question 26: 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

Question 27: He suggested his friend ______ the new restaurant that night

A. try
B. tried
C. tries
D. to try

Question 28: They said they had come back ______.

A. yesterday afternoon
B. the day before
C. last week
D. the day before yesterday

Question 29: He asked me why ______ to the meeting

A. didn’t I come
B. don’t I come
C. you didn’t come
D. I hadn’t come

Question 30: She warned me ______ late-night horror film

A. don’t watch
B. shouldn’t watch
C. not to watch
D. not watching

Question 31: Jane ______ me she was going to come back late tonight

A. asked
B. told
C. said
D. wondered

Question 32: Patrick said that he ______ there at noon

A. is going to be
B. was going to be
C. will be
D. can be

Question 33: I wondered ______ the right thing to the little child

A. whether I was doing
B. if I am doing
C. was I doing
D. am I doing

Question 34: He asked me ______a table for lunch the next day

A. have I reserved
B. if I have reserved
C. whether had I reserved
D. if I had reserved

Question 35: He ______ that he would never let me down

A. told
B. promised
C. asked
D. warned

Question 36: I wonder ______ French fluently

A. does he speak
B. if he speaks
C. did he speak
D. if he spoke

Question 37: I asked them by whom ______ changed

A. was the timetable
B. the timetable is
C. the timetable has been
D. the timetable had been

Question 38: I want to know ______

A. if they are moving house next week
B. if they were moving house next week
C. if they are moving house the following week
D. if they were moving house the following week

Question 39: Choose the best answer that best rewrites the original one
“Don’t forget to take your keys,” said Dad to me

A. Dad reminded me not to forget taking my keys
B. Dad reminded me taking your keys
C. Dad reminded me to take your keys
D. Dad reminded me to taking my keys

Question 40: Mike said, “We have bought these books today”

A. Mike said they bought those books that day
B. Mike said they had bought those books that day
C. Mike said they have bought those books that day
D. Mike said they had bought those books today

Question 41: “Your postcard arrived yesterday,” she told him

A. She said to him that your postcard arrived the previous day
B. She said him that his postcard had arrived the previous day
C. She said to him that his postcard had arrived the previous day
D. She told him that his postcard arrived the previous day

Question 42: Barbara said, “I saw them at my parents’ house last year.”

A. Barbara said I had seen them at my parents’ house the previous year
B. Barbara said she saw them at her parents’ house the previous year
C. Barbara said she had seen them at her parents’ house the previous year
D. Barbara said they had seen her at her parents’ house the previous year

Question 43: “I wouldn’t buy those shoes,” said Karen to David

A. Karen advised David not to buy those shoes
B. Karen advised David to not buy those shoes
C. Karen advised David he wouldn’t buy those shoes
D. Karen advised David he doesn’t buy those shoes

Question 44: Peter said to them, “Don’t leave the room until I come back.”

A. Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back
B. Peter told them not to leave the room until he comes back
C. Peter told them not to leave the room until they came back
D. Peter told them not to leave the room until they come back

Question 45: “I don’t want to go to the leisure centre with you tomorrow,” said Sarah to Chris

A. Sarah told Chris that she didn’t want to go to the leisure centre with you the following day
B. Sarah reminded Chris that she didn’t want to go to the leisure centre with him the following day
C. Sarah told Chris that I didn’t want to go to the leisure centre with him the following day
D. Sarah told Chris that she didn’t want to go to the leisure centre with him the following day

Question 46: “Why didn’t you tell me about the party?” he said to me

A. He asked me to know why didn’t I tell him about the party
B. He wanted to know why I hadn’t told him about the party
C. He wants to know why I hadn’t told him about the party
D. He told me why I hadn’t told him about the party

Question 47: “You have not done your work well,” said the teacher to me

A. The teacher told me I hadn’t done my work well
B. The teacher told me I haven’t done my work well
C. The teacher told me I hadn’t done your work well
D. The teacher told me I hadn’t done his work well

Question 48: The teacher said to class, “We shall discuss this subject tomorrow.”

A. The teacher told the class they would discuss that subject the next day
B. The teacher told the class they will discuss that subject the next day
C. The teacher said the class they would discuss that subject the next day
D. The teacher told the class they discussed that subject the next day

Question 49: “Can you open the door for me, Tom?” Ann asked

A. Ann asked to open the door for her, Tom
B. Ann asked Tom to open the door for her
C. Ann asked Tom open the door for her
D. Ann asked Tom to open the door for me

Question 50: ‘Listen carefully,’ he said

A. He told us listen carefully
B. He told to us to listen carefully
C. He told us to listen carefully
D. He said us to listen carefully