Choose the correct answer.
1 He said: “It will remain the same”.
a) He said that it will remain the same.
b) He said that it would remain the same.
c) He said that it remains the same.
2 He said: “The negotiations will be peaceful”.
a) He said that the negotiations will be peaceful.
b) He said that the negotiations are peaceful.
c) He said that the negotiations would be peaceful.
3 He said: “We’ll talk about everything soon”.
a) He said that they will talk about everything soon.
b) He said that they would talk about everything soon.
c) He said that they talk about everything soon.
4 She said: “I will read all the document”.
a) She said that she would read all the document.
b) She said that she will read all the document.
c) She said that she read all the document.
5 He said: “The game will last for two hours”.
a) He said that the game will last for two hours.
b) He said that the game would last for two hours.
c) He said that the game lasts for two hours.
6 She told me: “I will buy a better apartment”.
a) She told me that she buys a better apartment.
b) She told me that she will buy a better apartment.
c) She told me that she would buy a better apartment.
7 She told me: “We’ll support her”.
a) She told me that they will support her.
b) She told me that they would support her.
c) She told me that they support her.
8 He said: “I will record three more videos”.
a) He said that he would record three more videos.
b) He said that he will record three more videos.
c) He said that he records three more videos.
9 He said: “She’ll correct her mistakes”.
a) He said that she will correct her mistakes.
b) He said that she corrects her mistakes.
c) He said that she would correct her mistakes.
10 He said: “I will go there anyway”.
a) He said that he will go there anyway.
b) He said that he would go there anyway.
c) He said that he goes there anyway.
11 He said: “When he arrived I had already prepared everything”.
a) He said that when he had arrived he had already prepared everything.
b) He said that when he arrived he had already prepared everything.
c) He said that when he arrived he has already prepared everything.
12 She told me: “When they arrived I had already finished everything”.
a) She told me that when they arrived she had already finished everything.
b) She told me that when they had arrived she had already finished everything.
c) She told me that when they have arrived she already finished everything.
13 He said: “We were surprised they had succeeded in doing it”.
a) He said that they were surprised they succeeded in doing it.
b) He said that they have been surprised they had succeeded in doing it.
c) He said that they had been surprised they had succeeded in doing it .
14 He said: “I realized it hadn’t been her fault”.
a) He said that he had realized it hadn’t been her fault.
b) He said that he has realized it hadn’t been her fault.
c) He said that he realized it hadn’t been her fault.
15 She said: “They knew that I had missed that lesson”.
a) She said that they knew that I had missed that lesson.
b) She said that they had known that she had missed that lesson.
c) She said that they have known that she missed that lesson.
16 She said: “It was mentioned they had already started working there”.
a) She said that it was mentioned they had already started working there.
b) She said that it was mentioned they started working there.
c) She said that it was mentioned they had already started working there.
17 He said: “They understood he had forgotten everything”.
a) He said that they had understood he had forgotten everything.
b) He said that they understood he forgot everything.
c) He said that they have understood he forgot everything.
18 He said: “When she returned I had already done it”.
a) He said that when she returned he already did it.
b) He said that when she had returned he had already done it.
c) He said that when she has returned he already did it.
19 He said: “We knew it had taken place”.
a) He said that they knew it took place.
b) He said that they have known it took place.
c) He said that they had known it had taken place.
20 He said: “She had forgiven me”.
a) He said that she had forgiven him.
b) He said that she has forgiven him.
c) He said that she forgave him.
21 He said: “They were watching her”.
a) He said that they were watching her.
b) He said that they had been watching her.
c) He said that they watched her.
22 He said: “I was having a rest”.
a) He said that he had been having a rest.
b) He said that he had a rest.
c) He said that he was having a rest.
23 She said: “I was learning English all day”.
a) She said that she was learning English all day.
b) She said that she learnt English all day.
c) She said that she had been learning English all day.
24 He said: “When she called me I was working”.
a) He said that when she called him he was working.
b) He said that when she had called him he had been working.
c) He said that when she called him he had been working.
25 He said: “We were having a great time there”.
a) He said that they had a great time there.
b) He said that they had been having a great time there.
c) He said that they were having a great time there.
26 He said: “I was waiting for him all day”.
a) He said that he was waiting for him all day.
b) He said that he waited for him all day.
c) He said that he had been waiting for him all day.
27 She said: “They were trying to earn more money”.
a) She said that they were trying to earn more money.
b) She said that they had been trying to earn more money.
c) She said that they tried to earn more money.
28 She said: “When I saw her she was walking in the park”.
a) She said that when she had seen her she was walking in the park.
b) She said that when she saw her she was walking in the park.
c) She said that when she had seen her she had been walking in the park.
29 He said: “They were discussing it”.
a) He said that they were discussing it.
b) He said that they had been discussing it.
c) he said that they discussed it.
30 He said: “They were criticizing her very sharply”.
a) He said that they had been criticizing her very sharply.
b) He said that they were criticizing her very sharply.
c) He said that they criticized her very sharply.
Answer
1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 c 7 b 8 a 9 c 10 b
11 a 12 b 13 c 14 a 15 b 16 c 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 a
21 b 22 a 23 c 24 b 25 b 26 c 27 b 28 c 29 b 30 a
