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 "to be" before the adjective phrase.
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".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- 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.
