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Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said, “I met her yesterday.”
AHe said that he met her yesterday.
BHe said that he had met her the day before.
CHe said that he meets her the day before.
DHe said that he has met her yesterday.
Which sentence correctly combines the past continuous for a background action with the simple past for an interrupting action?
AWhile I cooked, the phone was ringing.
BWhile I was cooking, the phone rang.
CWhile I cook, the phone rang.
DWhile I was cooking, the phone was ringing.
Which sentence correctly avoids a double negative?
AI don't have any money.
BI haven't no money at all.
CI don't have not any money.
DI don't have no money.
Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: She said, “I must finish this today.”
AShe said that she must finish this today.
BShe said that she has to finish today.
CShe said that she had to finish that day.
DShe said that she must finished today.
Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense with ‘just’ in formal English?
AI have just finished my work.
BI just have finished my work.
CI just finished my work.
DI am just finishing my work.
Which sentence correctly uses ‘affect’ as a verb meaning to influence?
AThe medicine will affects his recovery.
BThe medicine will affecting his recovery.
CThe medicine will effect his recovery.
DThe medicine will affect his recovery.
Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said, “I wish I could fly.”
AHe said that he wishes he could fly.
BHe wished that he can fly.
CHe wished that he could fly.
DHe said he wished he can fly.
Which sentence correctly uses ‘going to’ to describe a pre-planned future intention?
AI am going to visit my grandmother next week.
BI visit my grandmother next week.
CI am visit my grandmother next week.
DI will visit my grandmother next week.
Which sentence correctly uses a gerund after the verb ‘enjoy’?
AShe enjoys reading novels.
BShe enjoys to reading novels.
CShe enjoys read novels.
DShe enjoys to read novels.
Choose the correct passive voice for the active sentence: ‘He had finished the work.’
AThe work was finished by him.
BThe work is finished by him.
CThe work had been finished by him.
DThe work has been finished by him.