Fill in the blanks.
1I told them ............... go.
Wrong!
After "told them", use "not to" to report a negative instruction.
2She asked me what ............... doing there.
Wrong!
Reported questions use statement word order, so the correct answer is "I was".
3The teacher asked me if I ............... my homework.
Wrong!
A past simple question usually backshifts to "had done" in reported speech.
4They asked us ............... on time.
Wrong!
After "asked us", use "to be" to report a request.
5She asked if she ............... go home.
Wrong!
In reported speech, "can" usually changes to "could".
6Stella asked me ............... free in the afternoon.
Wrong!
A reported yes/no question is introduced with "if I was" here.
7He told us ............... the police.
Wrong!
After "told us", use "to call" to report an instruction.
8She said that no one ............... the meeting the previous day.
Wrong!
A past simple statement usually backshifts to "had attended" in reported speech.
9He asked me what I ............... if I lost my job.
Wrong!
In reported speech, "will do" usually changes to "would do".
10He asked me if I ............... the answer.
Wrong!
A present simple question usually backshifts to "knew" in reported speech.
11She promised that she ............... me for the job.
Wrong!
In reported speech, "will recommend" usually changes to "would recommend".
12She showed me how ............... do it.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "showed me how", both "to" and "I should" can complete the sentence naturally.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I told them not to go.
- She asked me what I was doing there.
- The teacher asked me if I had done my homework.
- They asked us to be on time.
- She asked if she could go home.
- Stella asked me if I was free in the afternoon.
- He told us to call the police.
- She said that no one had attended the meeting the previous day.
- He asked me what I would do if I lost my job.
- He asked me if I knew the answer.
- She promised that she would recommend me for the job.
- She showed me how to / I should do it.