British and American
Reported Speech
The Passive
Verb Forms
Have, Be, Do
100

movie theatre

cinema

100

She _____ she couldn't remember my name.

A. said

B. told

C. said me

A. said

100

It's a very interesting film -  it ______ on a true story. (base)

is based

100

You should ______ more careful.

A. to be

B. be

C. being

B. be

100

He ______ been working since 7.00 this morning.

has

200

sneakers

trainers

200

I said that I ______ be late.

A. wouldn't to

B. won't

C. wouldn't

C. wouldn't
200

The cathedral ______ in 1443. (build)

was built

200

He wanted ______ him.

A. me help

B. me to help

C. that I help

B. me to help

200

Where ______ you at 10 o'clock this morning?

were

300

pavement

sidewalk

300

He asked whether ______ British or American.

A. I was

B. was I

C. I am

A. I was

300

Do you think the film ______ for an Oscar? (nominate)

will be nominated

300

They decided ______ to a concert. 

A. to go

B. go

C. going

A. to go
300

I ______ the washing-up as soon as I finish my homework. (do)

will do

400

stand in line

queue

400

'I don't know your email.' - Last week he said that he ______ my email.


didn't know

400

Our house ______ at the moment. (decorate)

is being decorated

400

I hate ______ to visit my family more often, but they live so far away. (not be able)

not being able

400

I'm sorry I ______ answer the phone when you called but I ______ having a meeting.

didn't, was

500

tap

faucet

500

They asked us how long ______.

A. did we live there

B. we'd lived there

C. had we lived there

B. we'd lived there

500

______ the air conditioning ______ yet? (fix)

Has the air conditioning been fixed yet?

500

Now it's difficult ______ ______ a mobile phone. (imagine, not have)

to imagine not having

500

I ______ really annoyed if you'd repeated what I told you. 

I would be/I would have been