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Indirect Speech Exercise

December 17, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. I told them ................................... go.

Correct! Wrong!

2. She asked me what ................................. doing there.

Correct! Wrong!

3. The teacher asked me if I .................................. my homework.

Correct! Wrong!

4. They asked us ................................ on time.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She asked if she ................................. go home.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Stella asked me ...................................... free in the afternoon.

Correct! Wrong!

7. He told us .................................. the police.

Correct! Wrong!

8. She said that no one ................................... the meeting the previous day.

Correct! Wrong!

9. He asked me what I ..................................... if I lost my job.

Correct! Wrong!

10. He asked me if I ................................. the answer.

Correct! Wrong!

11. She promised that she ................................... me for the job.

Correct! Wrong!

12. She showed me how ................................... do it.

Correct! Wrong!

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 to do it / how I should do it.
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