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  1. Mary "I love chocolate."

    2. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ chocolate."
    a. loved
    b. loves
    c. loving

  2. Mary: "I went skiing."

    3. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ skiing."
    a. went
    b. had gone
    c. have gone

  3. Mary: "I will eat steak for dinner."

    4. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ eat steak for dinner."
    a. willing
    b. will
    c. would

  4. Mary: "I have been to Sydney."

    5. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to Sydney."
    a. had been
    b. has been
    c. was being

  5. Mary: "I have had three cars."

    6. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ three cars.
    a. has
    b. has had
    c. had had

  6. Mary: "I'm going to go to Long Beach."

    7. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ going to go to Long Beach."
    a. is
    b. was
    c. went

  7. Mary: "I don't like spinach."

    8. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ like spinach."
    a. doesn't
    b. don't
    c. didn't

  8. Mary: "I have never been to London."

    9. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ never been to London."
    a. had
    b. has
    c. have

  9. Mary: "I was swimming."

    10. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ swimming.
    a. has been
    b. had been
    c. have been

  10. Mary: "I had a cat."

    11. Jill: Mary said (that) she had ___ a cat."
    a. have
    b. has
    c. had

  11. Mary: "I can't swim."

    12. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ swim."
    a. can't
    b. couldn't
    c. can not

  12. Mary: "I won't buy a new car."

    13. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ by a new car."
    a. won't
    b. will
    c. wouldn't

  13. Mary: "I have to do my laundry."

    14. Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to do her laundry."
    a. had
    b. has
    c. have
Copyright (C) 1999 by Tim Morrill (tmorril@yahoo.com)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.