Indirekte Rede in Englisch: Lerne die Regeln und übe mit Quizfragen

Question 1

Welcher Satz ist ein Passivsatz?

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Die Lehrerin sagte, der Test sei von den Schülern geschrieben worden.

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Die Lehrerin sagte, dass die Schüler den Test schreiben müssen.

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Die Lehrerin sagte, dass sie den Schülern den Test gegeben hat.

Question 2

The teacher informed us that we were required to complete our homework.

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The teacher told us that we had to do our homework.

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The teacher suggested that we do our homework.

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The teacher had instructed us to do our homework.

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The teacher requested that we do our homework.

Question 3

When changing statements into reported speech, what happens to pronouns and time references?

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They are adjusted to the perspective of the reporter.

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They stay the same as in the original statement.

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They are removed from the reported statement.

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They are replaced with synonyms.

Question 4

Peter told his friend that he was going to the cinema.

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was going

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goes

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will go

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went

Question 5

John said, 'I will go to the store.' Report his statement in indirect speech.

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John said he would go to the store.

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John said he will go to the store.

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John said that he will go to the store.

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John will go to the store, he said.

Question 6

What is a key characteristic of indirect speech?

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It uses reporting verbs to introduce the indirect speech.

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It uses the same sentence structure as direct speech.

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It is used when we want to quote someone directly.

Question 7

Mike informed his friend that he was going to the store. Express this statement in reported speech.

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Mike said he was going to the store.

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Mike said he is going to the store.

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Mike said I was going to the store.

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Mike said to go to the store.

Question 8

The teacher told the students not to talk in class. How would you report this?

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The teacher told the students not to talk in class.

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The teacher asked the students to talk in class.

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The teacher said that the students must not talk in class.

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The teacher asked if the students could talk in class.

Question 9

Which of the following is the indirect speech version of the question: "Where are you going?"?

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He asked me where I was going.

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He asked me where I would go.

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He asked me where I had gone.

Question 10

Choose the example of a reported command:

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She told me to close the door.

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She advised me to close the door.

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She asked me if I could close the door.

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She suggested that I close the door.

Question 11

Select the reporting verb that can be used to introduce an indirect speech sentence:

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Say

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Describe

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Explain

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Decided

Question 12

Turn the following sentence into indirect speech: "Can you help me with my math homework?"?

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He asked me if I could help him with his math homework.

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He asked me if I can help him with his math homework.

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He asked me if I would help him with his math homework.

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He asked me if I have helped him with his math homework.

Question 13

How should you correctly change this command into reported speech: "Shut the window, please."?

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He asked me to shut the window.

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He suggested that the window be shut.

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He wondered if I could shut the window.

Question 14

Which of the following words is NOT commonly used as a reporting verb?

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Understood

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Said

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Asked

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Replied

Question 15

When reporting a statement that expresses an opinion or belief, the reported speech typically uses:

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The indicative mood

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The subjunctive mood

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The conditional mood

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The imperative mood

Question 16

Which of the following sentences is an example of indirect speech?

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He told me that he had lost his phone.

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The teacher exclaimed, "The test is difficult!"

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The student asked, "Can I use my notes?"

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She whispered, "This is a secret."

Question 17

When transforming a direct question into reported speech, what change typically occurs to the word order?

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It becomes a declarative sentence.

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It becomes an interrogative sentence.

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It becomes an exclamatory sentence.

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It remains the same.

Question 18

In reported speech, the phrase "yesterday evening" would typically be transformed to:

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The previous evening

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The following evening

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Last Tuesday

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Next week

Question 19

Which sentence below is an example of a statement in reported speech?

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He said he was going to the store.

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I'm going to the store.

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The teacher asked if we understood.

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Please close the door.

Question 20

Which step is NOT part of transforming direct speech into reported speech?

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Reordering the word order

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Changing the verb tense

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Adjusting pronouns and time references

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Using reporting verbs

Question 21

Your friend said, "I will go to the store." How do you write this in reported speech?

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She said she would go to the store.

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She said she will go to the store.

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She said she went to the store.

Question 22

"Mir geht es nicht gut", sagte der Schüler.

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Der Schüler sagte, es gehe ihm nicht gut.

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Der Schüler sagte, dass es ihm nicht gut ging.

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Der Schüler sagte, dass es ihr nicht gut ging.

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Der Schüler sagte, ihr gehe es nicht gut.

Question 23

The teacher said, 'The students are very attentive.' How would you report this statement in indirect speech?

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The teacher said that the students were very attentive.

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The teacher said that the students are very attentive.

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The teacher said the students were very attentive.

Question 24

The teacher informed the students that homework was due the following day. How would you report this statement in indirect speech?

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The teacher informed the students that homework was due the next day.

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The teacher informs the students that homework is due the next day.

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Homework was due the next day, the teacher informed the students.

Question 25

When changing the question "Where are you going?" into reported speech, what is the new word order?

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Verb - Subject - Object

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Subject - Verb - Object

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Object - Verb - Subject

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Object - Subject - Verb

Question 26

Tom said he was studying for the English test. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for this sentence?

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He said he was studying for the English test.

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He said I was studying for the English test.

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I am studying for the English test, he said.

Question 27

Which of the following is **not** a type of reported speech?

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Direct command

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Indirect statement

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Indirect question

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Indirect command

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of a reported command?

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He told me to close the door.

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He asked me if I could close the door.

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He said that he would close the door.

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He suggested closing the door.

Question 29

How would you report the following command: "Close the door!"?

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He told me to close the door.

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He asked me if I could close the door.

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He suggested that I close the door.

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He said that the door should be closed.

Question 30

Which sentence is in indirect speech?

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She told me she is tired.

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She said, 'I'm tired.'

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She asked if she could go home.

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She wondered what time it was.

Question 31

Which reporting verb can be used to give information?

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say

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ask

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order

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suggest

Question 32

How would you report the following question: "Where are you going?"?

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He asked where I was going.

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He wanted to know where I am going.

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He wondered where I went.

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He said where I was going.

Question 33

Which sentence uses the correct pronoun in reported speech?

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He told me that he will pick me up.

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He told me that he will pick you up.

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He said that he will pick you up.

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He told I that he will pick me up.

Question 34

How would you report the following command: "Don't touch that!"?

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He told me not to touch that.

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He asked me if I could not touch that.

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He suggested that I don't touch that.

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He wondered why I touched that.

Question 35

Which modal verb is used to express possibility in indirect speech?

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may

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can

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must

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should

Question 36

Transform the question "What is your name?" into indirect speech.

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He asked what my name was.

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He asked what is my name.

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He asked what my name is.

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He asked me what is my name.

Question 37

Which tense is mostly used in the reporting clause of indirect speech?

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Past simple

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Present simple

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Present perfect

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Past perfect

Question 38

Transform the sentence "I haven't seen you for ages" into indirect speech.

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He said that he hadn't seen me for ages.

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He said that he hasn't seen me for ages.

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He said that he didn't see me for ages.

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He said that he wouldn't see me for ages.

Question 39

Transform the sentence "Can you help me?" into indirect speech.

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He asked if I could help him.

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He asked if I can help him.

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He asked can I help him.

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He asked that I could help him.

Question 40

Which of the following is the correct reported speech for the direct speech "When does the movie start?"?

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She asked when the movie started.

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She asked when the movie starts.

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She asked when did the movie start.

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She asked when will the movie start.

Question 41

What is the correct indirect speech for the direct speech "Study hard for the test."?

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The teacher said that the students should study hard for the test.

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The teacher said that the students to study hard for the test.

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The teacher said the students study hard for the test.

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The teacher said the students should study hard for the test.

Question 42

What type of reported speech is used in the sentence "He told me that he had been working on the project all day."?

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Factual

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Non-factual

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Neutral

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Objective

Question 43

Which of the following changes is NOT made when converting direct speech to indirect speech in the present perfect tense?

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No changes are made

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Present perfect to past perfect

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Past simple to past perfect

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Past continuous to past perfect continuous

Question 44

What is the correct indirect speech for the direct speech "The president has resigned."?

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The news reporter said that the president had resigned.

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The news reporter said that the president has resigned.

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The news reporter said the president has resigned.

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The news reporter said the president had resigned.

Question 45

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the way in which direct speech is transformed into indirect speech?

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Cultural context

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Tense of the direct speech

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Person of the speaker

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Type of sentence

Question 46

Select the correct indirect speech form of the question: "What time is it?"?

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She asked me what time it was.

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She asked me what time was it.

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She asked me what was the time.

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She asked me what the time is.

Question 47

Which of the following is the correct indirect speech form of the command: "Close the window!"?

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He told me to close the window.

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He told me to be closing the window.

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He told me to have closed the window.

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He told me to close the windows.

Question 48

Select the correct indirect speech form of the exclamation: "What a beautiful day!"?

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She exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.

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She exclaimed what a beautiful day it is.

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She exclaimed it was a beautiful day.

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She exclaimed that what a beautiful day it was.

Question 49

Which of the following is NOT a reporting verb for indirect speech?

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Understand

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Ask

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Say

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Tell

Question 50

Select the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: "I wish I had more time"?

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She regretted not having more time.

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She regretted she didn't have more time.

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She regretted she hadn't have more time.

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She regretted that she doesn't have more time.

Question 51

Select the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: "Please wait here"?

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He asked me to wait there.

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He asked me to have waited there.

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He asked me to would wait there.

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He asked me to waited there.

Question 52

Choose the correct reported speech version of the direct speech sentence: "Sarah stated, 'I will be leaving at dawn.'"

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Sarah stated (that) she would leave at dawn.

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Sarah would leave at dawn, Sarah stated.

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Sarah stated at dawn, she would leave.

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Sarah stated she leaves at dawn.

Question 53

Choose the correct reported speech version of the direct speech sentence: "The manager said, 'Submit the report by Friday.'"

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The manager told me to submit the report by Friday.

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The manager asked me to submit the report by Friday.

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The manager reminded me to submit the report by Friday.

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The manager urged me to submit the report by Friday.

Question 54

Choose the correct reported speech version of the direct speech sentence: "The student said, 'I am finishing my homework now.'"

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The student said (that) he was finishing his homework then.

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The student is finishing his homework now, he said.

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The student said he will finish his homework then.

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The student said (that) he will finish his homework then.

Question 55

The teacher asked, "Who has completed their homework?"

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The teacher asked who had completed their homework.

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The teacher asked who completed their homework.

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The teacher asked who was completing their homework.

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The teacher asked if who had completed their homework.

Question 56

She said, "Turn off the lights, please."

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She told me to turn off the lights.

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She told me to have turned off the lights.

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She asked me if I could turn off the lights.

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She suggested I turn off the lights.

Question 57

Jeremy stated that he was going to the cinema that night.

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He said he was going to the cinema that night.

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He told me he was going to the cinema that night.

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He asked if he was going to the cinema that night.

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He said to me that he was going to the cinema that night.

Question 58

Sarah asked me where the library was.

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She asked me where the library was.

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She wondered if I knew where the library was.

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She told me where the library was.

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She said to me where the library was.

Question 59

The teacher told me to close the door.

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He told me to close the door.

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He asked if I could close the door.

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He wondered if I would close the door.

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He said to me to close the door.

Question 60

He said that he didn't know the answer.

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He said he didn't know the answer.

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He told me he didn't know the answer.

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He wondered why I didn't know the answer.

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He asked if I knew the answer.

Question 61

The teacher asked me if I had finished my homework.

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She asked me if I had finished my homework.

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She told me I had finished my homework.

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She asked me if I would finish my homework.

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She said to me that I had finished my homework.

Question 62

My mom told me not to forget my keys.

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She told me not to forget my keys.

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She said to me not to forget my keys.

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She asked if I would forget my keys.

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She wondered why I had forgotten my keys.

Question 63

He said that he might go to the park the next day.

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He said he might go to the park the next day.

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He wondered if I might go to the park the next day.

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He asked me if he might go to the park the next day.

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He told me he might go to the park the next day.

Question 64

Which of the following is the correct reported speech version of "She said, 'I am going to the store.'"?

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She said that she was going to the store.

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She said that she went to the store.

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She said she was going to the store.

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She said that she will go to the store.