Padv 2 final

“They can’t figure out a way out of this.” What is the correct reported speech form?

• He said they were going to figure out a way out of that.

• He said they couldn’t figure out a way out of that.

• He said they couldn’t figure out a way out of this.

• He said they couldn’t have figured out a way out of that.

Answer explanation

Remember to change everything related to time.

In this case, we have "can't" and "this"

“It’s a tremendous piece of American pop culture history…” What is the reported speech form of this sentence?

• He said it’s a tremendous piece of American pop culture history.

• He said it has been a tremendous piece of American pop culture history.

• He said it was a tremendous piece of American pop culture history.

• He said it had been a tremendous piece of American pop culture history.

Answer explanation

Remember to change everything related to time.

In this case we have "is"

Direct speech: “You couldn’t ask for a happier ending…”

Reported speech: He said you ________________________ for a happier ending

WRITE ONLY THE MISSING PART

Answer explanation

In the reported speech we change everything related to time.

In this case, we have "couldn't ask" (simple past)

Direct speech: “Superman saved the day.”

Reported speech: She said Superman ________________ the day

WRITE ONLY THE MISSING PART

Answer explanation

Remember that in the reported speech we change everything related to time. In this case, we have "saved", which is in the past simple

"My roommate stays up late every night playing video games. And since the TV is in our room, I can’t sleep."

• I wish he would stop doing that

• I wish he hadn’t done that.

• I wish I had a video game of my own.

• I wish he could do that.

Answer explanation

wish + would is used when you want something to change and expect other people to change them

"It’s raining a lot and I can’t go out."

I wish I ___________ (bring) an umbrella

WRITE ONLY THE MISSING PART

Answer explanation

wish + past perfect is used as a regret (something in the past you wanted to be different)

"Man… this is so frustrating. These instructions manual is all in German, and I have no idea how to turn this thing on."

• I wish I knew how to make German food.

• I wish I had bought a German item.

• I wish I knew a little German.

• I wish I lived in Germany.

Answer explanation

wish + past simple is used to talk abou daydreams (something in the present you wanted to be different)

"I wish I _________ (take) my sweater. It’s freezing here."

WRITE ONLY THE MISSING PART

Answer explanation

wish + past perfect is used as a regret (something in the past you wanted to be different)

"I wish she __________ (stop) doing that. It's really annoying!"

WRITE ONLY THE MISSING PART

Answer explanation

Wish + would is used when we want something to be different and we expect other people to change them

"I wish I ________ a fish so I could swim all day long."

• were

• had been

• was

• would be