Printable Handout: Indirect speech

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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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