Fill in the blanks.
1Rahul said that he ............... fiction.
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In reported speech after a past reporting verb, present simple usually changes to "liked".
2The girl said that she ............... writing a letter.
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Present continuous usually changes to past continuous, so the correct answer is "was".
3The boy ............... that he was waiting for her.
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Use "said" before a that-clause when there is no object after the reporting verb.
4The masons ............... that they had finished the job.
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Use "said" before a that-clause when no listener is mentioned after the reporting verb.
5The boy said that he ............... for the team.
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The passive past perfect form is "had been selected".
6The teacher asked the girl if she ............... her homework.
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In a reported yes/no question after a past reporting verb, present perfect usually changes to "had done".
7The teacher encouraged the boy ............... hard.
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After "encouraged the boy", the correct infinitive pattern is "to work".
8The man said that he ............... his bag.
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Present perfect usually changes to past perfect, so the correct answer is "had lost".
9The traveler asked where the nearest inn ...............
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In an indirect question after a past reporting verb, "is" usually changes to "was".
10I asked him ............... he would help me.
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A reported yes/no question is introduced with "if".
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- Rahul said that he liked fiction.
- The girl said that she was writing a letter.
- The boy said that he was waiting for her.
- The masons said that they had finished the job.
- The boy said that he had been selected for the team.
- The teacher asked the girl if she had done her homework.
- The teacher encouraged the boy to work hard.
- The man said that he had lost his bag.
- The traveler asked where the nearest inn was
- I asked him if he would help me.