1I told him ............... be late.
Wrong!
After "told him", a negative instruction uses "not to" before the base verb.
2The teacher asked us ............... our assignments.
Wrong!
After "asked us", a request or instruction uses "to submit".
3She asked me if I ............... her before.
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, the present perfect usually changes to "had seen".
4He told us ............... on time.
Wrong!
After "told us", an instruction uses the to-infinitive "to be" before "on time".
5He told me ............... for him.
Wrong!
After "told me", an instruction uses "to wait".
6The teacher asked if I ............... the answer.
Wrong!
In this reported question, the present simple changes to the past simple "knew".
7I asked the manager if I ............... leave early.
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, "can" usually changes to "could".
8They asked me ............... interested in the offer.
Wrong!
An indirect yes/no question uses normal statement word order, so "if I was" is correct.
9I told him ............... not coming.
Wrong!
In reported speech after "told him", the present continuous usually changes to "that I was".
10She said that no one ............... forward to help her.
Wrong!
For an earlier action in reported speech, we use the past perfect "had come".
11He asked me what I ............... do if I lost my job.
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, "will" usually changes to "would".
12They encouraged her ............... another attempt.
Wrong!
The verb "encouraged" is followed by object + "to make".
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- I told him not to be late.
- The teacher asked us to submit our assignments.
- She asked me if I had seen her before.
- He told us to be on time.
- He told me to wait for him.
- The teacher asked if I knew the answer.
- I asked the manager if I could leave early.
- They asked me if I was interested in the offer.
- I told him that I was not coming.
- She said that no one had come forward to help her.
- He asked me what I would do if I lost my job.
- They encouraged her to make another attempt.