Prova de Língua Inglesa: Reported Speech e Tempos Verbais

Questão 1

John said, “I have been studying English for three years.” What is the correct reported speech for this sentence?

A) John said that he had been studying English for three years.

B) John said that he has been studying English for three years.

C) John said that he was studying English for three years.

D) John said that he had studied English for three years.

Questão 2

Which of the following sentences is in the past perfect continuous tense?

A) They have been working on the project since last month.

B) They had been working on the project before it was canceled.

C) They were working on the project when I arrived.

D) They work on the project every Wednesday.

Questão 3

Choose the sentence that uses a gerund correctly:

A) She enjoys to swim in the ocean during summer.

B) He avoided to talk about his problems.

C) I am interested in learning new languages.

D) They don’t mind to help with the project.

Questão 4

If Sarah said, “I will call you tomorrow,” which is the correct form in reported speech?

A) Sarah said that she would call me the next day.

B) Sarah said that she will call me tomorrow.

C) Sarah says that she would call me tomorrow.

D) Sarah said that she called me the next day.

Questão 5

Identify the use of the past perfect continuous in the following sentence: “She was tired because she had been running.” What does it indicate?

A) An action that happened before another action in the past.

B) An ongoing action that interrupted another action.

C) An action that is still happening.

D) A completed action in the past.

Questão 6

Which option best completes this sentence? “He admitted _______ the truth from us.”

A) to hide

B) hiding

C) hidden

D) to hiding

Questão 7

If they said, “We will finish the report by Friday,” which is the correct reported speech?

A) They said that they will finish the report by Friday.

B) They said that they would finish the report by Friday.

C) They say that they were finishing the report by Friday.

D) They said that they were finishing the report by Friday.

Questão 8

Complete the following sentence with the correct gerund form: “I can’t help _______ about my future.”

A) to worry

B) worrying

C) worried

D) worry

Questão 9

Which of the sentences below correctly illustrates the use of past perfect continuous?

A) She has been working here for five years.

B) They had been studying before the test started.

C) He was living in London last year.

D) I am painting the house.

Questão 10

Transform the direct speech into reported speech: “They are going to the party.”

A) They said that they are going to the party.

B) They said that they were going to the party.

C) They say that they were going to the party.

D) They said that they went to the party.