1Samuel said that he ............... to his friend's house.
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The past reporting verb "said" usually backshifts present continuous to "was going".
2Molly said that she ............... to go.
Wrong!
The past reporting verb "said" usually backshifts present simple to "wanted".
3Swapna says that she ............... the exam.
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With the present reporting verb "says", the present perfect can stay as "has passed".
4Asok said that his father ............... in Bangalore.
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The past reporting verb "said" usually backshifts "is" to "was".
5Bindu said that she ............... to Jaipur.
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The past reporting verb "said" usually backshifts present continuous to "was going".
6Susie said that she ............... a car the previous week.
Wrong!
After the past reporting verb "said", an earlier past action ("the previous week") is backshifted to the past perfect "had bought".
7Father asked me where ............... going.
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An indirect question uses statement word order, so the correct form is "I was".
8My friend requested me ............... him to the library.
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A reported request is followed by a to-infinitive, so the correct form is "to accompany".
9She asked me where the bank ...............
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The past reporting verb "asked" usually backshifts "is" to "was".
10I don't know what ............... doing there.
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An indirect question uses statement word order, so the correct form is "they are".
11The doctor suggested ............... a long holiday.
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The verb "suggested" is followed by a gerund, so the correct form is "taking".
12She asked me ............... I was alright.
Select 2 answers.
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Reported yes/no questions can use "if" or "whether".
Exercise complete
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- Samuel said that he was going to his friend’s house.
- Molly said that she wanted to go.
- Swapna says that she has passed the exam.
- Asok said that his father was in Bangalore.
- Bindu said that she was going to Jaipur.
- Susie said that she had bought a car the previous week.
- Father asked me where I was going.
- My friend requested me to accompany him to the library.
- She asked me where the bank was.
- I don’t know what they are doing there.
- The doctor suggested taking a long holiday.
- She asked me if / whether I was alright.