Fill in the blanks.
1Mother asked me where I ...............
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, use the past perfect form "had been".
2The doctor told me that I ............... rest.
Wrong!
After the past reporting verb "told", the verb usually shifts back to "needed".
3............... you still staying there?
Wrong!
Use "Are" with the present continuous form "staying".
4Do you know why ............... angry with me?
Wrong!
An indirect question uses statement word order, so "she is" is correct.
5Do you know what ...............?
Wrong!
An indirect question uses statement word order, so "the problem is" is correct.
6I asked him what he ............... in my room.
Wrong!
After the past reporting verb "asked", the past continuous form "was doing" is correct.
7I don't know when ...............
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An indirect question uses statement word order, so "she will come" is correct.
8They asked me ............... I wanted anything to eat.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
For a reported yes/no question, both "if" and "whether" are correct.
9I told them that I ............... to go.
Wrong!
After the past reporting verb "told", the verb usually shifts back to "wanted".
10The mother told the children ............... careful.
Wrong!
Use the pattern "tell someone to do something", so "to be" is correct.
11I told him ............... the room immediately.
Wrong!
Use the pattern "tell someone to do something", so "to leave" is correct.
12She used to come here. She ............... does.
Wrong!
Before the verb "does", the correct negative adverb phrase is "no longer".
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- Mother asked me where I had been.
- The doctor told me that I needed rest.
- Are you still staying there?
- Do you know why she is angry with me?
- Do you know what the problem is?
- I asked him what he was doing in my room.
- I don’t know when she will come.
- They asked me if / whether I wanted anything to eat.
- I told them that I wanted to go.
- The mother told the children to be careful.
- I told him to leave the room immediately.
- She used to come here. She no longer does.