Exercise 1: Choose the correct form of the verbs. (1.

25p)

1. The robbers left / had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived / had
arrived.
2. By the time Rebecca went / had gone into the store , she got / had got soaked.
3. Mr.Palmer didn’t speak / hadn’t spoken any Chinese before he moved / had
moved to Peking.
4. Mrs.Wilkinson refused / had refused to drive the car because she had / had had a
terrible accident on the highway about a year ago.
5. When my mother brought / had brought me an apple , I finished / had
finished my homework.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the
sentences. (1p)

1. When we came to the stadium, the match (already start) ___________________

2. Before he died, he (be) ________ ill for several days.
3. Yesterday when I (arrive) ____to the party, they (already go) _______home.
4. By the time the police arrived, the house (burn)_______ down.

Exercise 3: Choose the correct form of the verbs. (1.5p)

1. The interviewer asked me what experience ________for the job.

A. do you get B. did I get C. I got D. you got
2. They asked me whether I was working ________
A. next day afternoon B. the afternoon followed
C. the following afternoon D. tomorrow afternoon
3. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since ________
A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day
4. She ________him whether he liked the steak she cooked.
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. Asked
5. John asked me ________ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
6. "Where have you been hiding?", she asked. She asked me where hiding.
A. I have been B. have I been C. had I be D. I had been
Exercise 4: Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
(1p)
1. He said they (play) ________ games in the bedroom then.
2. The police asked Mr John what he (do) ________ the night before.
3. Bill said that he never (be) ________to Russia and he thought he (go) ________ there
the next year.
 4. Jack asked his sister where she (go) ________ the following day.
Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech. (3.75p)

1. Phong said: “My parents are very proud of my good marks".

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2. Her father said to her: "You can go to the movie with your friend".
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3. "Do your sister and brother go to the same school?", she asked Nam.
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4. "Where does your father work?" the teacher asked me.
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5. "How many lessons are you going to learn next month?", he asked me. -
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Exercise 6: Choose the correct answer. (1.5p)
1. The storm has delayed the 11.20 flight to London.
a. The 11.20 flight has been delayed to London by the storm.
b. The 11.20 flight to London has been delayed by the storm.
c. The 11.20 flight to London has delayed the storm.
d. All are correct.
2. The police stopped us on our way to school.
a. We were stopped by the police on our way to school.
b. We stopped by the police on our way to school.
c. We stopped the police on our way to school.
d. A & B are correct.
3. They are repairing our car at the garage.
a. Our car is repairing at the garage.
b. Our car is being repairing at the garage.
c. Our car is being repaired at the garage.
d. They are being repaired our car at the garage.
4. No one has cleaned the floor for weeks.
a. The floor hasn’t been cleaned for weeks.
b. The floor has been cleaned by someone for weeks.
c. The floor hasn’t cleaned for weeks.
d. A & B are correct.
5. She advised me to sell that house.
a. I am advised to sell that house.
b. I advised her to sell that house.
c. I was advised to sell that house.
d. She was advised to sell that house.
6. We will finish the report in time.
a. The report will finish in time.
b. The report will be finished in time.
c. The report will be finish in time.
d. The report is finished in time.