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The class enjoyed the story so much that they thought they _____ it again.
a. will read
b. would read
c. read
I suggested that we _____ it again next year.
a. can read
b. could read
c. will read
Some students told me they _____ read the story before.
a. have
b. had
c. will have
My wife told me she _____ the story very much.
a. like
b. liked
c. have liked
He asked me ___ read the story before I came to class today.
a. did I
b. if I
c. if I did
I confessed that I _____ done so.
a. haven't
b. hadn't
c. didn't
He replied that he _____ surprised because I _____ it so well.
a. is, knew
b. was, knew
c. were, know
I _____ her that I didn't mind if she didn't want to read the story again.
a. say
b. tell
c. told
She replied that she thought she _____ it once more.
a. would read
b. will read
c. read
The man told us that he ____ the author of the story.
a. will be
b. were
c. was
However, we knew that it _____ true.
a. isn't
b. wasn't
c. weren't
They said they had received several letters of application and included with them _____ resumes.
a. are
b. were
c. had been
They asked us if we _____ to review them.
a. will help
b. would help
c. help
_____ me if the truth was what he said.
a. Say
b. Tell
c. Told
He told me that he ____ very tired.
a. are
b. was
c. is
Even some ancient people believed the earth ____ round.
a. is
b. was
c. were
When the teacher _____ us our time _____ up, we _____ up and _____ the room
a. tell, is, get, leave
b. said, were, got, leave
c. told, was, got, left
He told me that he ____ he might have failed the exam
a. thought
b. thinks
c. is thinking
I thought that he ____ go to the party.
a. will
b. was
c. would

Copyright (C) 2000 by Jack Bradshaw (jack_bradshaw@hotmail.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.