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Reported Speech at a Much Later Time
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Mary: "I will go downtown tomorrow."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she would go downtown ___ ."
a. on Friday
b. tomorrow
c. the following/next day
Answer
c
Mary: "I am going to play tennis today."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she was going to play tennis ___ ."
a. that day
b. today
c. tomorrow
Answer
a
Mary: "I went shopping yesterday."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she had gone shopping ___ ."
a. yesterday
b. the day before
c. on Saturday
Answer
b
Mary: "I am enjoying life now."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she was enjoying life ___ ."
a. now
b. at that time
c. today
Answer
b
Mary: "I will cook dinner later this evening."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she would cook dinner later ___ .
a. that evening
b. in the evening
c. this evening
Answer
a
Mary: "I'm going to class in three hours."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she was going to class ___ ."
a. three hours before
b. three hours later
c. in three hours
Answer
b
Mary: "I went to bed early last night."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she had gone to bed early ___ ."
a. the night before
b. last night
c. the night prior
Answer
a
Mary: "I am going to go to London in 10 days."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she was going to go to London ___ ."
a. in 10 days
b. 10 days later
c. on Wednesday
Answer
b
Mary: "I had lunch at noon."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she had had lunch ___ .
a. at 12 o'clock
b. at noon
c. that noon
Answer
c
Mary: "I will play cards the day after tomorrow."
Jill: Mary said (that) she would play cards ___ ."
a. in two days
b. on Thursday
c. two days later
Answer
c
Mary: "I bought it three years ago."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she had bought it ___ ."
a. in three years
b. three years ago
c. three years before
Answer
c
Copyright (C) 1999 by
Tim Morrill
(tmorril@yahoo.com)
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