Choose the best answer to these sentences 1. She …………… away every weekend. A. goes B. go C. is going D. went 2. No, he isn’t here. He ……………… out. A. has just gone B. is going C. went D. will go 3. I …………you yesterday. You ………………outside a café. A. saw / were sitting B. saw / sat C. was seeing / sat D. was seeing / were sitting 4. He ………… busy now; he ………….a letter. A. is being / is writing B. is / is writing C. is / write D. is / wrote 5………… a good film lately? A. Have you seen B. Do you see C. Did you see D. Are you seeing 6. I …………a book when he came in. A. was reading B. read C. am reading D. have read 7. She ……… me his name after he ………… A. told / had left B. tells / had left C. had told / left D. told / was leaving 8. When I last ………….him, he ………….in Hue. A. saw / was living B. saw / lived C. was seeing / lived D. was seeing / was living 9. He has a new job now. No longer does he work here. -He……………… here since he was twenty. a. has been working b. has worked c. was working d. worked 10. The statue ……………. while it was being moved to another room in the museum. a. broke b. was broken c. breaks d. had broken 11. You can use my phone if yours………………… a. don’t work b. doesn’t work c. not to work d. not working 12. By the end of next month, we…………………our English course. a. have completed b. will be completed c. will have completed d. completed 13. By the end of last year he …………….four Shakespeare plays. A. read B. has read C. had read D. has been reading 14. .This is the second time you ……………a cup; you …………….one yesterday. A. broke / would break B. have broken / have broken C. broke / broke D. have broken / broke 15. By the end of this year, my father ……………for 40 years. A. will have been teaching B. will be teaching C. will teach D. has been teaching 16. We ………… television when the lights ………… out. A. were watching / were going B. were watching / went C. watched / went D. watched / were going 17. He ………….a book while she …………….flowers. A. was reading / was watering B. was reading / watered C. is reading / watered D. reads / was watching 18. This time last year I ………… in Hue. A. was living B. lived C. have been living D. have lived 19. The doctor ………….quickly, but the patient ……………. A. arrived / already died B. was arriving / died C. arrived / already had died C. arrived / had already died 20. Look! The train ……………. A. leaves B. will leave C. has left D. is leaving 21.I ………….by the year 2010. A. will have retired B. will retire C. will be retiring D. have retired 22. Jim ………… that Daisy ………… to him. A. discovers / had lied B. discovered / has lied C. was discovering / lied D. discovered / had lied 23. The motorway …………in 1986. A. has finished B. was finished C. finished D. finishes 24. After the visitors ………… climbing in the mountains, they enjoyed fresh air at the seaside. A. went B. had gone C. have gone D. would go 25. Please don’t touch anything before ………………. A. the police will come B. the police comes C. the police come D. the police would come 26. I think John _____ translate this document. a. have to b. will have c. has d. will have to 27. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I__________ to visit my friends and family several times. a. return b. have returned c. will have returned d. am returning 28. The next time Paul __________ to New York, he will visit the Metropolitan Museum’s famous collection of international musical instruments. a. will fly b. flies c. has flown d. will have flown 29. After Nancy __________ for twenty minutes, she felt tired. a. jogging b. had been jogging c. has been jogging d. has jogged 30. By the time the young birds _______ the nest for food, they will have learned how to fly. a. leaves b. leave c. will leave d. are leaving 31. Ever since Maurice arrived, he_______ quietly in the corner. Is something wrong? a. sat b. has been sitting c. had been sitting d. will have sat 32. After we___________ , we will take a vacation. a. finished b. have finished c. will finish d. are finished 33. Will I be the last student _________by that interviewer? a. to be interviewed b. to be interviewing c. to interview d. interviewing 34. What ________ at 9 p.m. yesterday? a. did you do b. have you done c. were you doing d. will you have done 35. Jane often ……… milk in the morning. a. drink b. drinks c. is drinking d. has drunk 36. The water ……… now a. are boiling b. has boiled c. is boiling d. boils 37. Listen! Someone ……… a. is singing b. sings c. are singing d. have sung 38. I ……… my key again. a. have lost b. has lost c. lost d. had lost 39. The police ……… me on my way home last night . a. stopped b. was stopping c. stopped d. had stopped 40. How long ……… you ……… English ? a. had … learned b. are …learning c. were …learned d. have … learnt 41. If they didn’t come , we ……… without them . a. will go b. would go c. would have gone d. went 42. I’ll ask her when she……… here. a. will come b. comes c. come d. has been coming 43. When we came he ……… in the garden . a. was b. was being c. were d. has been 44. We couldn’t understand the teacher if he ………too fast. a. spoke b. has spoken c. doesn’t speak d. did speak 45. If he ………… mathematics , he wouldn’t have cheated by the seller . a. had known b. has known c. having known d. knew 46. Today international trade ………more and more important. a. is becoming b. has become c. has been become d. has been becoming 47. There fast food restaurants in this town. a. is b. are c. is been d. has been 48. Before he went to school he ……… his lessons . a. reviewed b. had reviewed c. was reviewing d. has reviewed 49. ……… you ………to repaint your house yet ? a. Had … decided b. Has … decided c. Have … decided d. decided 50. By the time you come I ……… housework . a. will have finished b. will finished c. finished d. finishes 51. If I ……… you , I would study hard . a. was b. would be c. were d. have been 52. Jogging people lose weight. a. helps b. help c. would help d. Helped 53. He his leg three days ago . a. breaks b. broke c. had broken d. was breaking 54. The lecturer to the students at 8 am tomorrow . a. will speaking b. will speak c. has spoken d. ill be speaking 55. We for you until you come . a. will wait b. wait c. waited d. are waiting 56. I you if I had had time . a. would help b. will help c. would helped d. had helped 57. As soon as Martin saw the fire , she__________ the fire department. a. was telephoning b. telephoned c. had telephoned d. has telephoned 58. Before Jennifer won the lottery , she ____________ any kind of contest. a. hasn’t entered b. doesn’t enter c. wasn’t entering d. hadn’t entered 59. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I______ to visit my friends and family several times. a. return b. have returned c. will have returned d. am returning 60. While we were getting on the train , we ________ a robbery take place. a. had seen b. saw c. were seeing d. have seen 61. The house was dirty. We______ it for weeks. a. haven't cleaned b. weren't leaning c. hadn't cleaned d. aren't cleaning 62. Tom is leaning against the wall, out of breath. He______ a. was running b. has been running c. has run d. would run 63. I think John _____ translate this document. a. have to b. will have c. has d. will have to 64. As soon as I shut the front door, I realized that I _____ my key in the house. a. had left b. have left c. left d. was leaving 65. By the end of the year, she ___ with a degree in business. a. already graduates b. will have already graduated c. has already graduated d. will graduate 66.I ___ on this project for days without success. a. have been worked b. have been working c. had been worked d. have worked 67. Don't worry. She ___ by herself. a. is used to living b. is used to live c. used to living d. used to live 68. While the reporter ___ the policeman, the robber escaped. a. interviewing b. was interviewing c. had been interviewing d. interviewed 69. You should always _____ healthy food. a. eat b. eaten c. eating d. to eat 70. Why are your hands so dirty? - Well, I __________ in the garden for the last two hours. a. have worked b. worked c. was working d. have been working REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE 2 I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the words given. 1. “ Keep quiet,” the teacher said to us. → The teacher told us _______________________________________________________ . 2. “ We’ll come back again.” → They promised __________________________________________________________ . 3. “ You’d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us. → The lifeguard advised _____________________________________________________ . 4. “ Could you close the window?” John siad to Peter. → John asked ____________________________________________________________ __ . 5. “ You should join the football team, Eric,” said the teacher. → The teacher encouraged ____________________________________________________ . 6. “ I’ll give it to him tomorrow,” John said. → John promised ___________________________________________________________ . 7. “ Remember to lock the door before going to school,” my sister said. → My sister reminded _______________________________________________________ . 8. “ You should go home and rest for a while,” said the boss. → His boss advised _________________________________________________________ . 9. “ I’d like Lan to become a doctor,” my mum said. → My mum wanted _________________________________________________________ . 10. “ Don’t swim out too far, boys,” I said. → I warned ____________________________________________________________ ____ . II. Write the following sentences in reported speech, using the right forms of the words given in the brackets. 1. “ Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night.” ( WARN) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 2. “ You should not drink too much beer.” ( ADVISE) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 3. “ Come and see me whenever you want.” ( INVITE) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 4. “ Please don’t smoke in my car.” ( ASK) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 5. “ Sue, give me your phone number.” ( TELL) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 6. “ Don’t forget to give the book back to Joe.” ( REMIND) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 7. “ I’ll never do it again.” ( PROMISE) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 8. “ All right. I’ll wait for you.” ( AGREE) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 9. “ Please, lend me some money.” (ASK) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . 10. “If I were you, I would give up smoking.” (ADVISE) → ____________________________________________________________ ___________ . III. Change direct speech into reported speech. 1. “ It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you. → Tom thanked ____________ for ________________________________ . 2. “ I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us. → John congratulated __________ on ______________________________ . 3. “ I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said. → Mary apologized for __________________________________________ . 4. “ I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda. → Peter insisted on _____________________________________________ . 5. “ You didn’t pay attention to what I said ,” the teacher said to the boy. → The teacher accused __________ of ______________________________ . 1. “ I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said. → Bob has always dreamed of _____________________________________ . 2. “ Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann. → I warned _________ against ____________________________________ . 3. “ Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane. → Her mother prevented _______ from ______________________________ . 9. “ It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack. → Miss White thanked ________ for ________________________________ . 10. “ I must have made a mistake in the calculations.” Mr. Forest said. → Mr. Forest admitted ___________________________________________ . 11. “ I’ll pay for the meal.” Sarah said. → Sarah insisted on _____________________________________________ . 12. “ It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.” Mike said. → Mike thanked ______ for ______________________________________ . 13. “ I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.” John said. → John apologized for __________________________________________ . 14. “ I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!” Dane said. → Dane congratulated ________ on _______________________________ . 15. “ I can’t let you use the mobile phone.” Her mother said. → Her mother prevented __________ from __________________________ . 16. “ I didn’t steal the car”, the boy said. “ I just borrowed it.” → The boy denied ____________________ but admitted _______________ . 17. Peter said, “ I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.” → Peter regretted ______________________________________________. 18. “ You don’t buy this car” They said. → They warned ________ against _________________________________ . 19. “ The man is a spy.” She said. → She suspected ________ of ____________________________________ . 20. “ I stole it” He said. → He admitted ________________________________________________ .