This grammar exercise tests your ability to use direct and indirect speech. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1The boy said that he ............... very busy then.
Wrong!
2The mother asked the girl where ............... going?
Wrong!
3The teacher asked the students if they ............... their homework.
Wrong!
4She said that she ............... her job.
Wrong!
5He said that his father ............... working in the garage.
Wrong!
6I said that I ............... the examination.
Wrong!
7The man said that the horse ............... in the night.
Wrong!
8He told me that he ............... me.
Wrong!
9I told him that I ............... believe him.
Wrong!
10He says that he ............... glad to be here in this evening.
Wrong!
11The teacher says that the earth ............... round the sun.
Wrong!
12The report says that global temperatures ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The boy said that he was very busy then.
- The mother asked the girl where she was going?
- The teacher asked the students if they had done their homework.
- She said that she had finished her job.
- He said that his father was working in the garage.
- I said that I had passed the examination.
- The man said that the horse had died in the night.
- He told me that he didn’t believe me.
- I told him that I didn’t believe him.
- He says that he is glad to be here in this evening.
- The teacher says that the earth Either could be used here round the sun.
- The report says that global temperatures Either could be used here
