Choose the correct answer.

Q8 - She said that no one _____ to the

meeting last week.
Indirect Speech
has come
Q1 - I told him ____ do it. had come
to not
Q9 - She told me ____ she wasn't going
to don't to come.
not to that
don't ---
Either could be used here.
Q2 - He asked us ____ show our
passports.
Q10 - He asked me what I _____ if I
if failed to get the job.
to would do
for would have done

Q3 - She asked us if we ____ finished Q11 - He told me he ___ be here by

the work on Monday. three o'clock at the latest and it's half
past already.
have
will
had
would
Either could be used here.
Either could be used here.
Q4 - She asked us ____ on time.
Q12 - She promised she _____ do it by
to be
the end of the week and then let me
for being down.
will
Q5 - She asked if she ____ leave early.
would
can
Either could be used here.
could
Q13 - She said it _____ raining when
Q6 - They asked me _____ going to the
she got here.
party.
already started
that I was
had already started
if I was
Either could be used here.
Q7 - He told me ____ my father.
phone
to phone

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Q14 - She explained how ______ do it. Q6 - The film .......... yet.
to  hasn't started
I should  didn't start
Either could be used here.

Q15 - He said he _____ her before. Q7 - She ........ ill since Thursday.

didn't meet  was

hadn't met  has been
Either could be used here.
Q8 - I ........ the project last night.
SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT  have finished
PERFECT?
 finished

Q1 - He ..... there when he was a child.

has lived Q9 - Look- someone ....... their handbag
in the room.
lived  left
 has left
Q2 - I ........ her since last year.
haven't seen Q10 - ............ to Rome?
didn't see  Did you ever go
 Have you ever been
Q3 - They ......... a few minutes ago.
left
Q11 - I can't get into my house because I
have left ........ my keys.

 lost
Q4 - She .......... unemployed since she
left school.  have lost

 has not been

Q12 - Nobody ....... the phone when it
 was not rang.

 answered
Q5 - They ....... the contract last week.
 has answered
 finalized
 have finalized

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  has been
Q13 - I ......... up smoking last year Q20 - He's in hospital because
he ............. leg.
 gave
 has broken
 have given
 broke

Q14 - You can't see her because

she ......... home. Q21 - I've known her since we ......... at
school together.
 has gone  were

 went  have been

Q15 - ............... to the United States? Q22 - It's ages since we ........

Did you ever go  spoke

Have you ever been  have spoken

Q16 - I never ......... my grandmother as Q23 - It's been ages since we ........ from
she died before I was born. Dave.

 knew  have heard

 have known  heard

Q17 - It's the first time I ........ caviar Q24 - The last time I saw Fran ........
ages ago.
 ate
 have eaten  was
 has been

Q18 - The first time we ......... was just

the other day Q25 - I ........ from her lately.

 spoke  haven't heard

 have spoken  didn't hear

Q19 - It stinks in here; someone ........... Q26 - I just ........ the time to go to the
smoking cinema recently.
 didn't have
 was  haven't had

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  didn't sign
Q27 - I ........ just Meg and Brian at the  haven't signed
party.
 have seen Q35 - The newspaper ......... very
successful lately.
 saw  hasn't been
 wasn't
Q28 - I ........ busy for the past fortnight.
 was Q36 - He ...... during the war.
 have been  died
 has died
Q29 - She ......... away for the last two
weeks.
 has been Q37 - I ......... breakfast before leaving
home this morning.
 was
 haven't had
 didn't have
Q30 - ......... to the concert on Friday?
 Did you go
Q38 - I ....... a taxi so I came on the bus.
 Have you been
 haven't found
 didn't find
Q31 - This is the first time I ........ here.
 have been
Q39 - John's nervous because he ..........
 was such a difficult test before.

 has never taken

Q32 - I ....... them since my schooldays.
 never took
 have known
 knew
Q40 - My stereo ....... working last night.
 stopped
Q33 - He ......... yet.
 has stopped
 hasn't arrived
 didn't arrive
Q41 - Two people ....... at the game on
Saturday.
Q34 - They ........... the contract yet.
 were arrested

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  have been arrested

Q42 - I .......... a holiday for ages. Q49 - No one ...... to do it yet.

 didn't have  has managed
 haven't had  managed

Q43 - We ....... out on Saturday night. Q50 - I ...... the dog for a walk because it
was raining.
 haven't gone
 didn't go  haven't taken
 didn't take
Q44 - I ....... it last week.
 bought Q51 - I ........... finished the exam in time
yesterday.
 have bought
 only just finished
Q45 - She hasn't ........ here for ages.  have only just finished
 been
 gone Q52 - The weather ..... dreadful at the
weekend.

Q46 - I .......... to water-ski in 1993.  has been

 learnt  was

 have learnt

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

year.

 has earned
 earned

Q48 - The weather ....... dreadful for the

whole two weeks we were there.

 was
 has been