Fill in the blanks.
1. He told me that he …………………………… me the other day.
A past tense in the direct speech will become past perfect in the indirect speech.
2. He said that he ……………………… permit that.
Will in the direct speech becomes would in the indirect speech.
3. The father told his son that he …………………………… him a nice gift.
Present perfect in the direct speech becomes past perfect in the indirect speech.
4. My uncle told me that he ……………………… me a laptop.
Will in the direct speech becomes would in the indirect speech.
5. He told me that he ………………………….. to move to Singapore.
A simple present tense in the direct speech becomes simple past tense in the indirect speech.
6. The teacher advised them ……………………….. hard.
Imperatives are reported with a to-infinitive.
7. Sonia told Mathew that she ……………………………. all of her friends.
Present perfect in the direct speech becomes past perfect in the indirect speech.
8. The manager told me that if I ………………………...... another deadline I would be sacked.
A simple present in the direct speech becomes simple past in the indirect speech.
9. The father told his son that he ……………………………… his parents.
10. He told me that he ……………………………… a strange experience the previous day.
Had had is the past perfect of had.
11. I reminded him that his mother …………………………. for him anxiously.
Will in the direct speech becomes would in the indirect speech.
12. The cop asked the man where ………………………….. going.
Indirect questions have the normal word order.
Answers
1. He told me that he had seen me the other day.
2. He said that he wouldn’t permit that.
3. The father told his son that he had bought him a nice gift.
4. My uncle told me that he would buy me a laptop.
5. He told me that he wanted to move to Singapore.
6. The teacher advised them to work hard.
7. Sonia told Mathew that she had invited all of her friends.
8. The manager told me that if I missed another deadline I would be sacked.
9. The father told his son that he has to / had to obey his parents.
10. He told me that he had had a strange experience the previous day.
11. I reminded him that his mother would be waiting for him anxiously.
12. The cop asked the man where he was going.
