Question

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the reported speech.

Escrever apenas a parte que falta para completar a frase em letras minúsculas.

Example: "I am going to do judo." He told us he ______ going to do judo.
Answer: was

a) "Who do you play with?" My father asked me who I _______ with. *
b)I have never seen a comet." She said she _______ never seen a comet.
*
c) "Who has drunk the water?" Susan asked who _______ drunk the water. *




​

Answer 1

Resposta:

Example: was

a) played

b) had

c) had

Explicação:

No Resported Speech deve-se sempre "voltar uma casa" nos tempos verbais (shiftback of verbs).

Assim, numa frase em que se identifica o uso do Simple Present, a versão em Reported Speech será com Simple Past. Se for Present Perfect, será Past Perfect.

Nas questões, as mudanças foram:

Example - De Present Continuous para Past Continuous

a) De Simple Present para Simple Past

b) De Present Perfect para Past Perfect.

c) De Present Perfect para Past Perfect.