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Grammar Questions

This document contains 52 multiple choice questions testing the use of simple past and present perfect tenses in indirect speech. The questions cover a range of scenarios involving actions that began in the past and continue in the present (e.g. "has lived"), single past actions ("bought"), unfinished actions ("hasn't arrived"), and habitual or repeated past actions ("used to water-ski").

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Grammar Questions

This document contains 52 multiple choice questions testing the use of simple past and present perfect tenses in indirect speech. The questions cover a range of scenarios involving actions that began in the past and continue in the present (e.g. "has lived"), single past actions ("bought"), unfinished actions ("hasn't arrived"), and habitual or repeated past actions ("used to water-ski").

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Choose the correct answer. Indirect Speech 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. SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT? Q1 - He ..... there when he was a child. has lived lived Q2 - I ........ her since last year. haven't seen didn't see

have finalized

Q6 - The film .......... yet. hasn't started didn't start

Q7 - She ........ ill since Thursday. was has been

Q8 - I ........ the project last night. have finished finished

Q9 - Look- someone ....... their handbag in the room. left has left

Q10 - ............ to Rome? Q3 - They ......... a few minutes ago. left have left Q4 - She .......... unemployed since she left school. has not been was not Q12 - Nobody ....... the phone when it rang. answered Q11 - I can't get into my house because I ........ my keys. lost have lost Did you ever go Have you ever been

Q5 - They ....... the contract last week. finalized

has answered

Q19 - It stinks in here; someone ........... smoking was has been

Q13 - I ......... up smoking last year gave have given

Q20 - He's in hospital because he ............. leg. has broken broke

Q14 - You can't see her because she ......... home. has gone went

Q21 - I've known her since we ......... at school together. were have been

Q15 - ............... to the United States? Did you ever go Have you ever been Q16 - I never ......... my grandmother as she died before I was born. knew have known Q22 - It's ages since we ........ spoke have spoken

Q23 - It's been ages since we ........ from Dave. have heard heard

Q17 - It's the first time I ........ caviar ate have eaten Q24 - The last time I saw Fran ........ ages ago. Q18 - The first time we ......... was just the other day spoke have spoken was has been

Q25 - I ........ from her lately. haven't heard didn't hear 3

Q33 - He ......... yet. Q26 - I just ........ the time to go to the cinema recently. didn't have haven't had Q34 - They ........... the contract yet. Q27 - I ........ just Meg and Brian at the party. have seen saw didn't sign haven't signed hasn't arrived didn't arrive

Q35 - The newspaper ......... very successful lately. hasn't been wasn't

Q28 - I ........ busy for the past fortnight. was have been

Q36 - He ...... during the war. died has died

Q29 - She ......... away for the last two weeks. has been was

Q37 - I ......... breakfast before leaving home this morning. haven't had didn't have

Q30 - ......... to the concert on Friday? Did you go Have you been

Q38 - I ....... a taxi so I came on the bus. haven't found didn't find

Q31 - This is the first time I ........ here. have been was

Q39 - John's nervous because he .......... such a difficult test before. has never taken never took

Q32 - I ....... them since my schooldays. have known knew

Q40 - My stereo ....... working last night. 4

stopped has stopped

has earned earned

Q41 - Two people ....... at the game on Saturday. were arrested have been arrested

Q48 - The weather ....... dreadful for the whole two weeks we were there. was has been

Q42 - I .......... a holiday for ages. didn't have haven't had Q49 - No one ...... to do it yet. has managed managed

Q43 - We ....... out on Saturday night. haven't gone didn't go

Q50 - I ...... the dog for a walk because it was raining. haven't taken didn't take

Q44 - I ....... it last week. bought have bought

Q51 - I ........... finished the exam in time yesterday. only just finished have only just finished

Q45 - She hasn't ........ here for ages. been gone

Q46 - I .......... to water-ski in 1993. learnt have learnt

Q52 - The weather ..... dreadful at the weekend. has been was

Q47 - She ....... an absolute fortune last year. 5

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