1I told him ............... worry.
Wrong!
To make negative infinitives we put not before to.
2The teacher advised us ............... hard.
Wrong!
Imperatives are reported with a to-infinitive.
3She asked me if I ............... for the drinks.
Wrong!
A present perfect in the direct speech becomes past perfect in the reported speech.
4He told us ............... for him
Wrong!
Imperatives are reported with a to-infinitive.
5He told us ............... about him.
Wrong!
To make negative infinitives we put not before to.
6He asked me if I ............... them.
Wrong!
A simple present in the direct speech becomes simple past in the indirect speech.
7I asked him if I ............... sit there.
Wrong!
Can in the direct speech becomes could in the indirect speech.
8They asked me ............... quitting my job.
Wrong!
When a question is reported it has normal word order. That means the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
9I told him ............... not interested.
Wrong!
10She said that no one ............... her when she was in trouble.
Wrong!
A simple past in the direct speech becomes past perfect in the indirect speech.
11He asked me how ............... react if I won the jackpot.
Wrong!
12They motivated her ............... again.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I told him not to worry.
- The teacher advised us to work hard.
- She asked me if I had paid for the drinks.
- He told us to wait for him
- He told us not to worry about him.
- He asked me if I knew them.
- I asked him if I could sit there.
- They asked me if I was quitting my job.
- I told him that I was not interested.
- She said that no one had helped her when she was in trouble.
- He asked me how I would react if I won the jackpot.
- They motivated her to try again.
