Exercise 1: Choose the right answer.1. He wanted to know if

Exercise 1: Choose the right answer.
1. He wanted to know if I had been to church ....
A)this week;
B)that week;
C)next week.
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2.The secretary said that Mr. Cummings was not . A) there;
B) here; C) in there.
3.My husband asked me how I was feeling .
A)today;
B)in that day.
C)that day.
4.Christina said that she was at home . A) that night;
B) tonight; C) last night.
5.He said that week had been the longest one in his life. A) this;
B) that; C) these.
6.My neighbor said that her nephew had been killed in a skiing accident a few days ....
A)ago; B) before;
C) before long.
7.Charles said that he hadnt seen the office manager .
A)last night;
B)the night before;
C)yesterday in the evening.
8.Julia said that she had to leave. A) now;
B) at the moment; C) immediately.
9.We promised that we would try to speak English much better. A) the following year;
B) this year; C) next year.
10.He said that he hadn't had anything to eat.
A)this morning;
B)that morning;
C)in that morning.
Exercise 2: Choose the right answer.
1.She asked me if I my dinner.
A)enjoyed;
B)enjoy;
C)have enjoyed.
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2.He said he late that evening. A) will be;
B) is;
C) would be.
3.Our children said they school. A) don't like;
B) didn't like; C) won't like.
4.Liz says she the film. A) already saw;
B) had already seen; C) has already seen.
5.She said that she twenty years old the following Friday. A) will be;
B) would be; C) was.
6.They said that they to Britain before.
A)had never been;
B)have never been;
C)were never.
7.She said that she very busy then. A) was;
B) is;
C) will be.
8.Mr. Green told the children so much noise. A) don't make;
B) not to make; C) not make.
9.He boasted that he play different musical instruments. A) could;
B) can;
C) would be able.
10.The girl said that her name Joan.
A)is;
B)was;
C)had been.
11. Peter agreed that he to give up smoking.
A)has;
B)had;
C)was having.
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12.James told his friend that he to Germany the following week. A) had been going;
B) will be going; C) was going.
13.Thomas told his wife that he his umbrella on the bus the day
before.
A) would lose; B) lost;
C) had lost.
14.My uncle wanted to know where my summer holiday.
A)I was going to spend;
B)I would be going to spend;
C)I to spend.
15. He asked me whether he the doctor.
A)would call;
B)should call;
C)called.