Choose the correct answer.
1 He said: “I have been waiting for you for such a long time”.
a) He said that he was waiting for me for such a long time.
b) He said that he had been waiting for me for such a long time.
c) He said that he waited for me for such a long time.
2 He said: “We have been living here for three years”.
a) He said that they were living there for three years.
b) He said that they lived there for three years.
c) He said that they had been living there for three years.
3 He said: “He has been swimming”.
a) He said that he had been swimming.
b) He said that he was swimming.
c) He said that he has been swimming.
4 He said: “I have been playing football for three hours”.
a) He said that he had played football for three hours.
b) He said that he had been playing football for three hours.
c) He said that played football for three hours.
5 He said: “I’ve been reading this article for half an hour”.
a) He said that he have been reading that article for half an hour.
b) He said that he read that article for half and hour.
c) He said that he had been reading that article for half an hour.
6 He said: “She has been working here for all her life”.
a) He said that she had been working there for all her life.
b) He said that she has been working there for all her life.
c) He said that she had worked here for all her life.
7 She said: “I’ve been watching his channel for more than a year”.
a) She said that she has been watched his channel for more than a year.
b) She said that she had been watching his channel for more than a year.
c) She said that she watched his channel for more than a year.
8 He said: “She has been running”.
a) He said that she was running.
b) He said that she has been running.
c) He said that she had been running.
9 She said: “I have been doing this exercise for 5 minutes”.
a) She said that she has been doing that exercise for 5 minutes.
b) She said that she had been doing that exercise for 5 minutes.
c) She said that she did that exercise for 5 minutes.
10 He said: “I have been learning English for two years”.
a) He said that he had been learning English for two years.
b) He said that he has been learning English for two years.
c) He said that he learnt English for two years.
11 I … the match at 20:00
a) will be watching
b) will watch
c) watch
12 I … for the exam all day long tomorrow.
a) will preparing
b) will be preparing
c) will prepare
13 We … for his answer.
a) waiting
b) be waiting
c) will be waiting
14 I … for you.
a) will waiting
b) will be waiting
c) will waited
15 Choose the correct answer:
a) What will you done this time tomorrow?
b) What will you do this time tomorrow?
c) What will you be doing this time tomorrow?
16 He … all night.
a) will be working
b) will work
c) will worked
17 I … for your reply.
a) will be waiting
b) will wait
c) will waited
18 I … all day.
a) will study
b) will studying
c) will be studying
19 She … for us.
a) want be waiting
b) won’t be waiting
c) won’t be waited
20 She … her e-mail this time tomorrow.
a) be checking
b) will checking
c) will be checking
21 She said: “It will be bringing him money all year”.
a) She said that it would be bringing him money all year.
b) She said that it would bring him money all year.
c) She said that it will bring him money all year.
22 He said: “I will be learning Spanish all day”.
a) He said that he will be learning Spanish all day.
b) He said that he would be learning Spanish all day.
c) He said that he will learn Spanish all day.
23 He said: “We will be waiting for his decision”.
a) He said that they will be waiting for his decision.
b) He said that they will wait for his decision.
c) He said that they would be waiting for his decision.
24 She told me: “They will be working more productively”.
a) She told me that they would be working more productively.
b) She told me that they will work more productively.
c) She told me that they will be working more productively.
25 He said: “I will be sleeping all night”.
a) He said that he will be sleeping all night.
b) He said that he would be sleeping all night.
c) He said that he would sleep all night.
26 He said: “I will be waiting for his response”.
a) He said that he will be waiting for his response.
b) He said that he would wait for his response.
c) He said that he would be waiting for his response.
27 He said: “We’ll be staying there all night”.
a) He said that they would be staying there all night.
b) He said that they’ll be staying there all night.
c) He said that they would stay there all night.
28 He said: “They will be dancing all night”.
a) He said that they will be dancing all night.
b) He said that they dance all night.
c) He said that they would be dancing all night.
29 She told me: “He will be staying with them”.
a) She told me that he would stay with them.
b) She told me that he would be staying with them.
c) She told me that he will be staying with them.
30 He said: “I’ll be working more intensively”.
a) He said that he’ll be working more intensively.
b) He said that he would be working more intensively.
c) He said that he would work more intensively.
Answer
1 b 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 a
11 a 12 b 13 c 14 b 15 c 16 a 17 a 18 c 19 b 20 c
21 a 22 b 23 c 24 a 25 b 26 c 27 a 28 c 29 b 30 b