Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.

A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
2. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
4. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended
5. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plantB. plant C. to plant D. planting
6. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. is she planning C. was she planning D. if she was planning
7. Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins D. the movie began
8. I wondered_______ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing
9. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
10. Peter said that if he ________rich, he ________ a lot.
A. is – will travel B. were- would travel
C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert_________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children ________too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
13. The man said that money _________ the passport to everything.
A. will be B is C. was D. can be
14. The teacher said Columbus ________America in 1492.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover
15. John said he _______ her since they ________ school.
A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had leftC. hadn’t met- left D. didn’t meet – has left
16. The woman asked ________get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. whether the children could
C. if the children can D. could the children
17. Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking
18. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why ________ the final exam.
A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
19. Ba said he________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
20. They told their parents that they_________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. She asked me where I________ from.
 A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
2. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
3. He asked me who_________ the editor of that book.
A. was B. were C. is D. has been
4. He wants to know whether I _________ back the following day.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
5. I wonder why he_________ love his family.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t
6. They asked me how many children___________.
A. if I had B. had I C. I had D. have I
7. Thu said she had been___________ the day before.
A. here B. there C. in this place D. where
8. The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.
A. is B. was C. will be D. have been
9. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going
C. we were going D. that we were going
10. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
A. that did I know / who were he B. that I knew / who he had been
C. if I knew/ who he was D. whether I knew / who had he been
11. The mother asked her son ___________.
A. where he has been B. whether I had been C. where has he been D. where had he been
12. Martin asked me _______.
A. how is my father B. how my father is C. how was my father D. how my father was
13. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred
C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
14. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
A. where I spent / the previous year B. where I had spent/ the previous year
C. where I spent / last year D. where did I spend / last year
15. He advised _______ too far.
A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go
16. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
A. doesn’t like/ is B. did not like / were C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was
17. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.
A. before B. ago C. last D. previous
18. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends
19. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
A. have not eaten / ago B. had eaten/ previous C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last
20. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
A. had done / following B. will do / previous C. would do/ following D. was going / previous

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. 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
2. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
3. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. must D. had
4. She said I _______ an angel.
A. am B. was C. were D. have been
5. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would Be
6. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried C. to pass/ would try D. he passed / have tried
7. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day
8. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
9. John asked me _______ that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
10. The guest told the host that _______.
A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then
11. Tom ________that he was having a party there in the evening.
A. said to B. said C. asked D. told
12. Claire told me that her father ________ a racehorse.
A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. has owned
13. You said you________ chocolate, but you aren’t eating any.
A. like B. has liked C. are liking D. liked
14. Rachel insisted they plenty ________of time.
A. have B. have had C. are having D. had
15. Rachel said she was taking her driving test _________.
A. the next day B. tomorrow C. yesterday D. last day
16. Emma said she’d only had the new computer since _________.
A. the day before B. last day C. yesterday D. tomorrow
17. Mathew said he was meeting a friend at the station later ________.
A. the day before B. last day C. yesterday D. that day
18. Hoa told me _________ she had seen Titanic three times.
A. what B. that C. this D. why
19. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it________ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
20. Tom was ___________ of having stolen the bicycle.
A. ordered B. asked C. accused D. warned

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. The doctor _________him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tells C. has told D. had told
2. Mr Minh exclaimed __________.
A. how beautiful the car was B. how beautiful was the car
C. how beautiful is the car C. how beautiful the car is
3. Mathew _________ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that C. reminded D. reminded that
4. Ann _________and left.
A. said good bye to me C. says me good bye
B. tell me good bye D. told me good bye
5. I told you _________switch off the computer, didn’t I?
A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
6. Sarah was driving too fast, so I _________ to slow down.
A. asked her B. said her C. ask her D. have asked her
7. Someone _________ me that there’d been an accident on the motorway.
A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told
8. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom_______.
A. has given a hand B. gave a hand C. to give a hand D. give a hand
9. Tom said that New York_________ more lively than London.
A. is B. be C. was D. were
10. Judy _________ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A. admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested
11. Jack asked me_______.
A. where do you come from C. where I come from
B. where I came from D. where did I come from
12. She asked me _______ I liked music.
A. when B. if C. do D. what
13. He said that he had met her ________.
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day
14. The man asked the boys __________.
A. why did they fight C. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D. why were they fighting
15. “_______the door”, he said.
A. Please open B. Please to open C. Opened please D. Please, opening
16. Peter said he was leaving for Paris __________.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
17. They said that their house had been broken down ________.
A. two days ago B. two days before C. the two days before D. since two days
18. She advised me ________ an apple every day to stay healthy.
A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. Please, eat
19. “I’ll come with you as soon as _________,” she replied.
A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready D. am I ready
20. She wanted to know ________.
A. what was happening C. it was happening
B. was happening D. was happening what

Exercise 5: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. The teacher asked Mary _________ the previous match.
A. who wins B. who is winning C. who won D. that won
2. My father asked me __________ of the film.
A. what do you think C. what did you think
B. what I think D. what I thought
3. The coach said that all of us _________ to practise.
A. required B. were required C. will require D. are required
4. She suggested that __________.
 A. we went to the movie C. we go to the movie
B. we should go to the movie D. we went seeing the movie
5. Will and Tim said they ____ very happy about the present.
A. had been B. been C. were D. were being
6. Peter reported that they had played a lot of tennis ____.
A. the following year B. the year before C. last year D. A & B are correct
7. The Clarks told us ____ right down to Athens ____.
A. he had driven / the summer before B. they had driven / the summer before
C. they drove / the previous summer D. he drove / last summer
8. Helen said ____ the late night show.
A. they were watching B. you watched
C. she was watching D. Helen is watching
9. Peter said ____ interested in other countries.
A. he had been B. he was C. they were D. they had been
10. Mrs Miller said she ____ feel better ____.
A. they not / now B. she doesn’t / then C. she didn’t / then D. they didn’t / now
11. Mr Brown said that he ____ TV the night before.
A. was watching B. watched C. had watched D. has watched
12. Sandy explained that ____ the accident at the corner of High Street.
A. he had seen B. I saw C. I had seen D. he saw
13. Bob said ____ a wonderful time at Peter’s party.
A. he had B. they had had C. we had D. we had had
14. The farmer said ____ her.
A. he had seen B. I hadn’t seen C. she didn’t see D. he hadn’t seen
15. She asked me……..the seat………..or not
A. if / had occupied B. whether / was occupied
C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied
16. The policeman asked us………..
A. had any of us seen the accident happen
B. If had any of us seen the accident happen
c. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen
d. that if any of us had seen the accident happen
17. I asked him………..,but he said nothing
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter
C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was
18. James………..him up when the bus reached the square
A. told me wake B. asked me to wake
C. said me to wake D. requested me waking
19. I wonder………….we’ll catch the bus………we’ll take a taxi
A. if / and whether B. whether / or that
C. if / or that D. whether / or whether
20. Excuse me. Could you tell me………………?
A. what time is it B. what is the time
C. what time it is D. it is what time
15.B
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. D
20. C
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. We wonder……….from his office after that scandal
A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign
C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign
2. Jeff wanted to know……………..
A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing
C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing
3 Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the………..day
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
4. She…………him whether he liked the steak she cooked
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked
5. His neighbours sometimes wondered……….he did for a living
A. why B. when C. where D. what
6. Could you please tell me……………?
A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop
7. Marigold wondered………..Kevin and Ruth would be at the party
A. thatB. whether C. if D. b& c
8. He asked me…………….
A. How long you have studied English B. How long had you studied English
C. How long you had study English D. How long you had studied English
9. The passenger asked…………….we landed
A. what B. when C. if D. why
10. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
11. “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.
A. Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.
B. Kerry told Chery he had something to tell her.
C. Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.
D. Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.
12. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”
A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
13. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
14. “I wrote to him yesterday”
A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.
B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.
 C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.
D. She told me she had written to him the day before.
15. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister.
B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister.
D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
16. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.
A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.
B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.
C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.
D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.
17. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
18. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”
A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
19. “I didn’t break your watch”
A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
B. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
C. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.
20. “I found a lot of mistakes in your plan”. Catherine said to Kevin.
A. Catherine told Kevin she found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
B. Catherine told Kevin she has found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
C. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in his plan.
D. Catherine told Kevin she had found a lot of mistakes in her plan.

1. B 2. C 3.B 4.D 5.D 6.D 7.D 8.D 9. B 10. C

11. B 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. “I have just seen your mother this morning”.
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
2. “We are ready to come with our friends”
A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.
B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends.
C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.
D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends.
3. “I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key”
A. He said he couldn’t get into the house because he had lost my key.
 B. He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he had lost his key.
C. He said he had been able to get into the house because he had lost his key.
D. He said he hadn’t been able to get into the house because he lost his key.
4. “I was intending to meet you tomorrow”.
A. She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow.
B. She told me she had intending to meet me the next day.
C. She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow.
D. She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day.
5. Paker: “ Help me”
A. Paker asked not to help him B. Paker asked to help me
C. Paker advised me to help him D. Paker asked us to help him
6. Carol: “ Listen to that song”
A. Carol said to listen that song B. Carol told us to listen to that song
C. Carol asked us to listen to this song D. Carol talked me to listen to that song
7. Maria: “ Leave me alone!”
A. Maria told her friend to leave her alone B. Maria told her friend to leave me alone
C. Maria said her friend to leave me alone D. Maria told her friend leaving me alone
8. Mr Stephens: “ Buy me some milk”
A. Mr Stephens suggested to buy him some milk
B. Mr Stephens asked me to buy him some milk
C. Mr Stephens asked to buy him some milk
D. Mr Stephens spoke to buy me some milk
9. George: “ Feed the cat”
A. George asked his girlfriend to feed the cat B. George asked his girlfriend feed the cat
C. George asked his girlfriend feeding the cat D. George asked his girlfriend fed the cat
10. Heather: “ Don’t say that”
A. Heather tells to you not to say that B. Heather told you not to say that
C. Heather advised you to say that D. Heather ordered not you to say that
11. You: “ Come with us”
A. They told John to come with us B. They told to John to come with us
C. They told John to come with them D. They told John came with us
12. Tom: “ Call me in the evening”
A. Tom told us calling him in the evening B. Tom told us to called him in the evening
C. Tom told not us to call him in the evening D. Tom told us to call him in the evening
13. Your mother: “ Come back in one hour”
A. My mother told me come back in one hour
B. My mother asked me come back in one hour
C. My mother reminded to come back in one hour
D. My mother told me to come back in one hour
14. Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows”
A. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her windows
B. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of my windows
C. Mrs Smith told us to not play in front of her windows
D. Mrs Smith said us not to play in front of her windows
15. Jamei: “ Don’t eat so much junk food !”
A. Jamei reminded me not to eat so much junk food
B. Jamei asked me to not eat so much junk food
C. Jamei reminded me not to ate so much junk food
 D. Jamei says me not to eat so much junk food
16.Walter: “ Don’t ring Tony on Sunday”
A. Walter told me don’t ring Tony on Sunday
B. Walter told not to ring Tony on Sunday
C. Walter told me not ring Tony on Sunday
D. Walter told me not to ring Tony on Sunday
17. Jane: “ Don’t watch the new film”
A. Jane advised me not to watch the new film
B. Jane advised not me to watch the new film
C. Jane advised me do not to watch the new film
D. Jane advise me not to watch the new film
18. “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now”
A. He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now
B. He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then
C. He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then
D. He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then
19. Marcel: “ Don’t sing this song”
A. Marcel asked me not to sing this song
B. Marcel asked me not to sing that song
C. Marcel said me not to sing that song
D. Marcel asked me not to sang that song
20. Teacher: “ Don’t forget your homework”
A. Teacher reminded me not to forget my homework
B. Teacher asked me if not to forget my home work
C. Teacher reminded whether I not to forget my home work
D. Teacher reminded me not to forget your home work

1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. A 16.D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A

1. John: “ Don’t shout at your son”

A. John asked me to not shout at my son
B. John asked me not to shout at my son
C. John asked me not to shout at your son
D. John wondered if I do not shout at my son
2. Tom: “ Why don’t you study hard for the coming exam, Ba”
A. Tom advised me not to study hard for the coming exam
B. Tom advised me to study hard for the coming exam
C. Tom advised Ba not to study hard for the coming exam
D. Tom advised Ba to study hard for the coming exam
3. Father: ‘ Brush your teeth before going to bed, please”
A. Father said to his son brushing your teeth before going to bed
B. Father said to his son to brush his teeth before going to bed
C. Father told his son to brush my teeth before going to bed
D. Father told his son to brush his teeth before going to bed
4. The man: “ Come in but don’t bring anything”
A. The man said to comein but not bring anything
 B. The man told come in but not to bring anything
C. The man told the boy to come in but not to bring anything
D. The man asked to come but not to bring anything

1. B
2. D
3. D
4. C

34. I asked them if they______the final exam.

A. passed B. pass C. can pass D. will pass
35. I asked him if he______help me.
A. will B. was C. can D. could
33. They said that they______their house.
A. sell B. sold C. will sell D. are selling
32. She asked him where he______from.
A. is B. was C. were D. has been
30. I wonder why he______love his family.
A. don’t B. hasn’t C. doesn’t D. didn’t
31. She asked me where I______that car.
A. buy B. bought C. will buy D. can buy
29. He told me he______leave the city the following day.
A. has to B. had to C. would have to D. will have to
28. He wants to know whether I______back tomorrow.
A. will come B. would come C. come D. came
27. he asked mewho editor of this book______?
A. was B. were C. are D. is
26. She______me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. asks B. Asked C. asking D. ask
24. She asked me where I______from?
A. came B. to come C. come D. coming
23. She said that she______learning English with you.
A. liked B. to like C. liking D. like