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ONLINE ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ
topic: REPORTED SPEECH (indirect) 2 | level: Intermediate

REMEMBER: With reported speech, the pattern is the following:
1. simple present becomes simple past
2. future tenses becomes conditional
3. present continuous becomes past continuous
4. present perfect becomes past perfect
5. commands (ex. come!) become infinitive (ex. to come)

Choose the best response:

1. "She will visit us next week".
She told me that she ________ next week.
  would visit us
  will visit us
  visits us

2. "I talk to my brother every day".
He told me that he ________ to his brother.
  was talking
  talked
  is talking

3. "My friend will help me study".
She told me that her friend ________ her study.
  will help
  helps
  would help

4. "Mary is living in Miami".
My friend told me that Mary ________ in Miami.
  lives
  was living
  is living

5. "I have seen that movie".
She told me that she ________ that movie.
  had seen
  has seen
  saw

6. "I will be in Paris next week".
I told him that I ________ in Paris next week.
  will be
  would be
  am

7. "Turn off the light!".
He asked me ________ the light.
  to turned off
  turn off
  to turn off

8."I am a good dancer".
She told me that she ________ a good dancer.
  is
  was
  will be

9. "I have been to that bar.".
He told me that he ________ to that bar.
  had been
  will have been
  is being

10. "I am writing an email to my girlfriend.".
He told me that he ________ an email to his girlfriend.
  is writing
  was writing
  writes

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