Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1He asked me what ............... doing there.
Wrong!
In reported questions the subject goes before the verb.
2He said that he ............... his examination.
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech will also be in the past tense.
3He said that he ............... unwell.
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech will also be in the past tense.
4The boy said that he ............... then.
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech will also be in the past tense.
5The stranger asked where ...............
Wrong!
Do is not used in reported questions.
6The doctor said that the patient ............... in the night.
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech will also be in the past tense.
7The girl exclaimed that she ............... very clever.
Wrong!
8I wrote that I ............... him next day.
Wrong!
Would is the past tense of will in direct speech. When we convert this into direct speech, we get: He wrote, ‘I will visit you tomorrow.’
9He asked me ............... I knew his name.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We use if or whether to report questions.
10I asked the girl if she ............... me her pen.
Wrong!
I asked the girl, 'Will you lend me your pen?' When we convert this into indirect speech we get: I asked the girl whether she would lend me her pen.
11He told us that he ............... for an hour.
Wrong!
He told us, 'I have waited for an hour.' When we convert this into indirect speech we get: He told us that he had waited for an hour.
12The speaker said that it ............... him great pleasure to be there that evening.
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech will also be in the past tense.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He asked me what I was doing there.
- He said that he had passed his examination.
- He said that he was unwell.
- The boy said that he was sleeping then.
- The stranger asked where I lived
- The doctor said that the patient had died in the night.
- The girl exclaimed that she was very clever.
- I wrote that I would visit him next day.
- He asked me if/whether I knew his name.
- I asked the girl if she would lend me her pen.
- He told us that he had waited for an hour.
- The speaker said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.
