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MCQ1
He _______ he wouldn't be able to sleep until he had finished the homework.
a.said
b.asked
c.told
d.say
MCQ2
Amira _______ her sister that she was going to the library to study.
a.ordered
b.asked
c.said
d.told
MCQ3
I _______ the shop assistant if the shirt was cheaper, I would take it immediately.
a.told
b.said
c.advised
d.asked
MCQ4
I didn't know _______ the shop was shut or not.
a.whether
b.why
c.unless
d.that
MCQ5
Yara asked the tourist _______ he came from.
a.when
b.that
c.if
d.where
MCQ6
Hazem asked _______ he could leave the lesson early.
a.weather
b.to
c.that
d.whether
MCQ7
The manager asked the secretary _______ the letter the previous week.
a.did you send
b.if she has sent
c.have you sent
d.if she had sent
MCQ8
Emad told me that he had bought his car three years _______ .
a.then
b.after
c.ago
d.before
MCQ9
Karima told me that she _______ Arabic then.
a.is studying
b.studied
c.was studying
d.had studied
MCQ10
Essam asked me if _______ to the club the day before.
a.I will go
b.had I gone
c.did I go
d.I had gone
MCQ11
I asked him what _______ reading.
a.is he
b.he was
c.he is
d.was he
MCQ12
Sama said that she _______ her aunt the following day.
a.would visit
b.visited
c.will visit
d.visits
MCQ13
I _______ Sama what she was doing.
a.said to
b.asked
c.inquired
d.wondered
MCQ14
I didn't ask her _______ she would come shopping with us. I forgot doing so.
a.what
b.if
c.that
d.weather
MCQ15
I’d like to know _______ he lives.
a.what
b.when
c.about
d.where
MCQ16
β€œWe want you to help us, please” - Mustafa said that they wanted _______ to help them.
a.we
b.us
c.they
d.our
MCQ17
Rodayna told Ahmed that _______ new dress was expensive.
a.his
b.hers
c.mine
d.her
MCQ18
She explained that she couldn't come because her father was ill _______ .
a.this day
b.by then
c.that day
d.today
MCQ19
My wife replied that she was preparing lunch _______ .
a.then
b.by then
c.at this moment
d.now
MCQ20
Ahmed said he would travel abroad the month _______ .
a.following
b.after
c.previous
d.before
MCQ21
Ayman told his wife that he had visited Aswan _______ .
a.the next day
b.yesterday
c.then
d.the day before
MCQ22
Omar said that his favourite drink _______ orange juice.
a.will be
b.was being
c.was
d.has been
MCQ23
Walid said he _______ me late the night after.
a.phoned
b.will phone
c.had phoned
d.would phone
MCQ24
My mother said that she _______ the medicine twice a day.
a.took
b.has taken
c.takes
d.will take
MCQ25
Mr Mohammed told me that he _______ to London the day after.
a.will travel
b.had travelled
c.was travelling
d.travelled
MCQ26
She said that she _______ go to the club that Friday.
a.doesn't
b.couldn't
c.won't
d.can't
MCQ27
Amr _______ if he had had more-free time, he would have joined a club.
a.said
b.wondered
c.advised
d.asked
MCQ28
The teacher said that it was time we _______ our lessons successfully.
a.was finished
b.finish
c.finished
d.had finished
MCQ29
"It _______ true that I work too hard," she said.
a.was
b.to be
c.has
d.is
MCQ30
The teacher suggested that _______ the exercise again.
a.doing
b.we are doing
c.we do
d.did we
MCQ31
Samy has just said that he _______ his job.
a.leave
b.will leave
c.was leaving
d.would leave
MCQ32
Seham said that Cairo _______ the capital of Egypt.
a.had been
b.was being
c.has been
d.is
MCQ33
**SB** Can you tell me where _______?
a.was the hospital
b.is the hospital
c.has the hospital
d.the hospital is
MCQ34
She said, "I _______ anyone until I have finished".
a.didn't see
b.won't see
c.wouldn't see
d.hadn't seen
MCQ35
Rodayna _______ Aya was busy making some cakes.
a.told
b.asks
c.said to
d.said
MCQ36
My sister _______ that I had broken her tablet.
a.suggested
b.told
c.asked
d.complained
MCQ37
She said _______ wanted me to lend her my camera.
a.we
b.she
c.that
d.I
MCQ38
"The black car is mine". - He said the black car was _______ .
a.his
b.him
c.mine
d.my
MCQ39
My friend wonders whether I am travelling _______ .
a.then
b.ago
c.tomorrow
d.the day after
MCQ40
Amir says he _______ working for a computer repair company at present.
a.has been
b.had been
c.is
d.was
MCQ41
He said just now that he _______ a new car next year.
a.had bought
b.bought
c.would buy
d.is buying
MCQ42
She says she _______ for a mechanic as her car has broken down.
a.has to look
b.looked
c.had looked
d.had to look
MCQ43
"I invite you to my birthday". He tells me he _______ me to his birthday.
a.would invite
b.invites
c.had invited
d.was inviting
MCQ44
Our teacher said that the earth _______ around the sun.
a.go
b.had gone
c.goes
d.will go
MCQ45
My mother wants to know where _______ at the moment.
a.I was
b.I am
c.was I
d.am I
MCQ46
The boys said they _______ a holiday the week after.
a.had
b.have had
c.have
d.were having
MCQ47
"You must study hard this year". - Mum told me that I _______ study hard that year.
a.have to
b.must have
c.must
d.would have to
MCQ48
"It is time you went to bed.", said mum. How do you report this sentence?
a.Mum says that it was time I went to bed.
b.Mum said that it was time I went to bed.
c.Mum said that it was time I go to bed.
d.Mum said that it was time I had gone to bed.
MCQ49
"You'd better depend on yourself." My father said that _______ on myself.
a.I would better depend
b.I had better depended
c.I had had better depend
d.I'd better depend
MCQ50
"Can you help me, please ?" Sohaila _______
a.asked if could I help her.
b.asked me to help her.
c.said that I could help her.
d.asked if I could help her please.
MCQ51
"Let's go for a walk." Hana _______ for a walk.
a.said let's go
b.wanted me to let them go
c.said let them go
d.suggested going
MCQ52
"If I were you, I'd see another doctor." Omar _______
a.said if I were you, I would see a doctor.
b.said if he were me, he'd seen another doctor.
c.advised me to see another doctor.
d.ordered me to see another doctor.
MCQ53
"Can I leave now or wait for Ali ?" Abdu _______ for Ali.
a.wondered whether to leave now or waited
b.wondered whether to leave then or wait
c.asked if he could leave then or waited
d.asked to leave then or waiting
MCQ54
"Do you like fish, Sama?" I _______ fish.
a.wondered whether did Sama liked
b.asked Sama whether did she like
c.asked Sama whether she liked
d.asked Sama whether to like