B1 English Grammar Test – Reported Speech multiple-choice questions

1   Steve said: “I work every day.”

a) Steve said that he was working every day.

b) Steve said that he had worked every day.

c) Steve said that he worked every day.

d) Steve said that he would work every day.

2   Rachel: “I’m playing the piano now.”

a) She said that she was playing the piano now.

b) She said that she was playing the piano then.

c) She said that she played the piano then.

d) She said that she had played the piano now.

3   Dexter said: “I’ve bought a new car recently.”

a) He said that he had bought a new car recently.

b) He said that he bought a new car recently.

c) He said that he has bought a new car recently.

d) He said that he would have bought a new car recently.

4   Charlie said: “I’ll go to the cinema tomorrow.”

a) He said that he would go to the cinema tomorrow.

b) He said that he will go to the cinema the next day.

c) He said that he would go to the cinema next day.

d) He said that he went to the cinema the next day.

5   Bob said: “Don’t disturb me, please.”

a) Bob said to me don’t disturb him.

b) Bob asked me didn’t disturb him.

c) Bob asked me not to disturb him.

d) Bob said to me I disturbed him.

6   My little brother said: “I will never go to the circus again!”

a) My little brother said that he would have never gone to the circus again.

b) My little brother said that he would never go to the circus again.

c) My little brother said that he had never gone to the circus again.

d) My little brother said that he was never going to the circus again.

7   Paul asked me: “Will you visit Tom with me tomorrow?”

a) Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him tomorrow.

b) Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him tomorrow.

c) Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him the next day.

d) Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him the next day.

8   Marry: “I don’t like onion!”

a) She said that she hadn’t liked onion.

b) She said that she would like onion.

c) She said that she didn’t like onion.

d) She said that she wasn’t liking onion.

9   Tracy: “I’m driving to work now.”

a) Tracy said that she drove to work now.

b) Tracy said that she had been driving to work then.

c) Tracy said that she was driving to work now.

d) Tracy said that she was driving to work then.

10   Mother: “I’ve cooked pasta.”

a) Mother said that she has cooked pasta.

b) Mother said that she had cooked pasta.

c) Mother said that she cooked pasta.

d) Mother said that she had been cooking pasta.

11   Kate: “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

a) Kate said that she would do it tomorrow.

b) Kate said that she did the next day.

c) Kate said that she would do it the next day.

d) Kate said that she had done it tomorrow.

12   Paul: “When does the train arrive?”

a) Paul asked when the train arrived.

b) Paul asked when did the train arrive.

c) Paul asked when had the train arrived.

d) Paul asked when the train did arrive.

13   Bob: “Don’t go there alone.”

a) Bob asked me didn’t go there alone.

b) Bob asked me not to go there alone.

c) Bob asked me do not to go there alone.

d) Bob asked me hadn’t gone there alone.

14   Alice: “John is always polite.”

a) Alice said that John was being always polite.

b) Alice said that John would be always polite.

c) Alice said that John had always been polite.

d) Alice said that John was always polite.

15   Simon: “I’m taking a shower now.”

a) Simon said that he was taking a shower now.

b) Simon said that he was taking a shower then.

c) Simon said that he had been taking a shower then.

d) Simon said that he had been taking a shower now.

16   Mia: “Oh no, I’ve left my tickets at home.”

a) Mia said that she left her tickets at home.

b) Mia said that she had been leaving her tickets at home.

c) Mia said that she has left her tickets at home.

d) Mia said that she had left her tickets at home.

17   Tiffany: “I’ll go to the gym tomorrow.”

a) Tiffany said that she had gone to the gym the next day.

b) Tiffany said that she went to the gym tomorrow.

c) Tiffany said that she would go to the gym tomorrow.

d) Tiffany said that she would go to the gym the next day.

18   Sister: “Don’t put this T-shirt on.”

a) She asked me did not put this T-shirt on.

b) She asked me did not put that T-shirt on.

c) She asked me not to put that T-shirt on.

d) She asked me to put not this T-shirt on.

19   Mary: “I usually leave home at 9 o’clock.”

a) She said that she usually left home at 9 o’clock.

b) She said that she would usually leave home at 9 o’clock.

c) She said that she was usually leaving home at 9 o’clock.

d) She said that she had usually left home at 9 o’clock.

20   Tom: “Will you go there with me?”

a) Tom asked me I would go there with him.

b) Tom asked me if I would go there with him.

c) Tom asked me if would I go there with him.

d) Tom asked me if I went there with him.

21   Stephanie: “I’m doing my homework now.”

a) She said that she was doing her homework now.

b) She said that she had been doing her homework then.

c) She said that she was doing her homework then.

d) She said that she had been doing her homework now.

22   Carla: “I’ve forgotten my e-mail password.”

a) Carla said that she has forgotten her e-mail password.

b) Carla said that she forgot her e-mail password.

c) Carla said that she had forgotten her e-mail password.

d) Carla said that she had been forgetting her e-mail password.

23   Dexter: “I’ll read this book next month.”

a) Dexter said that he would read that book the month after.

b) Dexter said that he would read that book next month.

c) Dexter said that he read that book the month after.

d) Dexter said that he had read that book next month.

24   Teacher: “Don’t be so lazy.”

a) Teacher asked us did not to be so lazy.

b) Teacher asked us not to be so lazy.

c) Teacher asked us did not be so lazy.

d) Teacher asked us to be not so lazy.

25   Jane: “Mike plays the violin.”

a) Jane said that Mike played the violin.

b) Jane said that Mike had played the violin.

c) Jane said that Mike was playing the violin.

d) Jane said that Mike would play the violin.

26   The coach: “Don’t be too late.”

a) The coach asked me had not to be too late.

b) The coach asked me did not to be too late.

c) The coach asked me not to be too late.

d) The coach asked me would not to be too late.

27   Kate: “I’ll be there at 8 p.m.”

a) She said that she had been there at 8 p.m.

b) She said that she has been there at 8 p.m.

c) She said that she was there at 8 p.m.

d) She said that she would be there at 8 p.m.

28   Teresa: “He has done everything wrong again.”

a) Teresa said that he did everything wrong again.

b) Teresa said that he had been doing everything wrong again.

c) Teresa said that he has done everything wrong again.

d) Teresa said that he had done everything wrong again.

29   Jill: “I’m writing a letter now.”

a) Jill said that she had been writing a letter then.

b) Jill said that she was writing a letter now.

c) Jill said that she was writing a letter then.

d) Jill said that she had been writing a letter now.

30   Melanie: “Where have you bought these shoes?”

a) She asked me where I had bought those shoes.

b) She asked me where had I had bought those shoes.

c) She asked me where did I buy those shoes.

d) She asked me where I bought those shoes.