Reported Speech
"We aren't stupid."
a) He said we aren't stupid.
b) He said they aren't stupid.
c) He said they weren't stupid.
c) He said we wasn't stupid.
c) He said they weren't stupid.
Why do you listen to music without earphones?
a) He asked me why do I listen to music without earphones.
b) He asked me why did I listen to music without earphones.
c) He asked my why I listened to music without earphones.
c) He asked me why I listened to music without earphones.
Kelly won't ride on rollercoasters.
a) She can't be terrified of heights.
b) She must be terrified of heights.
b) She must be terrified of heights.
Suspect number 1 was working at the time of the murder.
a) It must have been him.
b) It couldn't have been him.
c) It might have been him.
b) It couldn't have been him.
It's raining cats and dogs out there.
a) I should bring an umbrella.
b) I should have bring an umbrella.
c) I should have brought an umbrella.
d) I should had brought an umbrella.
c) I should have brought an umbrella.
"I watched the movie yesterday".
a) She said she watched the movie yesterday.
b) She said she has watch the movie yesterday.
c) She said she had watched the movie yesterday.
c) She said she had watched the movie yesterday.
Which subject did you study?
a) She asked me which subject I study.
b) She asked which subject I had studied.
c) She asked me which subject I studied.
b) She asked which subject I had studied.
Sandra doesn't speak Japanese.
a) She can't be from Japan.
b) She must be from Japan.
c) She might be from Japan.
a) She can't be from Japan.
It takes half an hour to get to school. If they arrived at 7:00 am at school, they
a) must have taken the 6:30 bus.
b) can't have taken the 6:30 bus.
c) may have taken the 6:30 bus.
a) must have taken the 6:30 bus.
I have a stomachache.
a) I should have ate more food after dinner.
b) I shouldn't have ate more food after dinner.
c) I should have eaten more food after dinner.
d) I shouldn't have eaten more food after dinner.
d) I shouldn't have eaten more food after dinner.
"I'll study harder for the next test", he promised.
He promised...
He promised he would study harder for the next test.
Have you seen the news about the rainforest?
a) They asked if I had seen the news about the rainforest.
b) They asked had I seen the news about the rainforest.
c) They asked have I seen the news about the rainforest.
a) They asked me if I had seen the news about the rainforest.
Beth didn't want to eat.
a) She can't be hungry.
b) She must be hungry.
c) She may not be hungry.
c) She may not be hungry.
Julie didn't want to eat at lunch today. She _______ (eat) before.
might have eaten
She should have studied (more for the test).
"He can't see you now.", the receptionist told me.
The receptionist told me (that) he couldn't see me then.
What are you doing?
He asked me...
He asked me what I was doing.
Nancy just ran 10 kilometers.
a) She can't be tired.
b) She must be tired.
b) She must be tired.
I saw Jack yesterday. He ____________ (go) to Spain.
couldn't have gone
This soap opera is really bad. Tina doesn't know Jason loves her. He ____________ (tell) her how he feels.
should have told
"We have lived in Chicago for two years", they told me.
They told me they had lived in Chicago for two years.
Where were you going?
My mother asked me...
My mother asked me where I had been going.
Tony didn't answer the phone.
a) He can't be busy.
b) He must be busy.
c) He might be busy.
c) He might be busy.
We haven't seen Marta smoking for quite some time. She ___________ (stop).
may have stopped.
We only have one week to deliver the compositions and I didn't do any. I ______________.
I should have done / written the compositions before.
I shouldn't have left everything for the last minute.
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