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Indirect Speech Exercise

December 17, 2022 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I told them ............... go.
Wrong!
2She asked me what ............... doing there.
Wrong!
3The teacher asked me if I ............... my homework.
Wrong!
4They asked us ............... on time.
Wrong!
5She asked if she ............... go home.
Wrong!
6Stella asked me ............... free in the afternoon.
Wrong!
7He told us ............... the police.
Wrong!
8She said that no one ............... the meeting the previous day.
Wrong!
9He asked me what I ............... if I lost my job.
Wrong!
10He asked me if I ............... the answer.
Wrong!
11She promised that she ............... me for the job.
Wrong!
12She showed me how ............... do it.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I told them not to go.
  2. She asked me what I was doing there.
  3. The teacher asked me if I had done my homework.
  4. They asked us to be on time.
  5. She asked if she could go home.
  6. Stella asked me if I was free in the afternoon.
  7. He told us to call the police.
  8. She said that no one had attended the meeting the previous day.
  9. He asked me what I would do if I lost my job.
  10. He asked me if I knew the answer.
  11. She promised that she would recommend me for the job.
  12. She showed me how Either could be used here do it.
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