Printable Handout: Indirect speech

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Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - I told him ____ do it.

to not
to don't
not to
don't

Q2 - He asked us ____ show our passports.

if
to
for

Q3 - She asked us if we ____ finished the work on Monday.

have
had
Either could be used here.

Q4 - She asked us ____ on time.

to be
for being

Q5 - She asked if she ____ leave early.

can
could

Q6 - They asked me _____ going to the party.

that I was
if I was

Q7 - He told me ____ my father.

phone
to phone

Q8 - She said that no one _____ to the meeting last week.

has come
had come

Q9 - She told me ____ she wasn't going to come.

that
---
Either could be used here.

Q10 - He asked me what I _____ if I failed to get the job.

would do
would have done

Q11 - He told me he ___ be here by three o'clock at the latest and it's half past already.

will
would
Either could be used here.

Q12 - She promised she _____ do it by the end of the week and then let me down.

will
would
Either could be used here.

Q13 - She said it _____ raining when she got here.

already started
had already started
Either could be used here.

Q14 - She explained how ______ do it.

to
I should
Either could be used here.

Q15 - He said he _____ her before.

didn't meet
hadn't met
Either could be used here.

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