Exercise 9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 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 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 plant B. 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 1942. 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 left C. 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
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Exercise 9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
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 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 plant B. 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 1942.
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 left C. 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