From question to statement with backshift (inductive)

Study the examples.

Was it raining this morning? → It was raining that morning→ It had been raining that morning.

Was she wearing a red dress?→ She was wearing a red dress. → She had been wearing a red dress.

What is missing from the space?

Were they listening to music? → ... → They had been listening to music.

• They have been listening to music.
• They listened to music.
• They had been listening to music.

• They were listening to music.

Study the examples.

Was your book interesting? → My book was interesting. → My book had been interesting.

Was he ill yesterday? → He was ill yesterday.→ He had been ill the day before.

What is missing from the space?

... → He was on vacation last month. → He had been on vacation the previous month.

• Was he on vacation last month?

• Had he been on vacation last month?

• Was he been on vacation last month?

• Was he is on vacation last month?

Study the examples.

Do they work on weekends? → They work on weekends. → They worked on weekends.

Do you enjoy hiking? → I enjoy hiking. → I enjoyed hiking.

What is missing from the space?

Do you understand the instructions? → I understand the instructions. → ...

• I understanded the instructions.
• You understand the instructions.

• You understood the instructions.

• I understood the instructions.

Study the examples.

May I join you for dinner? → He may join me for dinner. → He might join me for dinner.

Shall I study for the exam? → She shall study for the exam.→ She should study for the exam.

What is missing from the space?

Will he consider taking the job? → He will consider taking the job. → ...

• He could consider taking the job.
• He would consider taking the job.
• He should consider taking the job.
• He must consider taking the job.

Now let's leave out the middle step. Study the examples.

Are you watching TV? → I was watching TV.

Is the dog sleeping on the couch? → The dog was sleeping on the couch.

Now find the pair of the following sentence:

Are you going to the store?

• You are going to the store.
• You will go to the store.
• You went to the store.

• You were going to the store.

Study the examples.

Did she finish her homework? → She had finished her homework.

Did your parents enjoy the movie?→My parents had enjoyed the movie.

Now find the pair of the following sentence:

Did you see the match last night?

• I had seen the match the night before.

• I seen the match last night.

• I saw the match last night.

• I had saw the match last night.

Study the examples.

Has she been practicing the violin? → She had been practicing the violin.

Have we bought a new car? → They had bought a new car.

Now find the pair of the following sentence:

Have you seen my wallet?

• They saw his wallet.

• He has seen my wallet.

• You were seen your wallet.

• I had seen his wallet?

Study the examples.

Will you go to the gym later?→ I would go to the gym later.

Will she finish her project on time? → She would finish her project on time.

Now find the pair of the following sentence:

Will they come to the meeting?

• They would come to the meeting.

• Would they go to the meeting.

• They will come to the meeting.

• They will be come to the meeting.

Study the examples.

Can you help me with this task? → I could help her with that task.

Can she win the competition? → She could win the competition.

Now find the pair of the following sentence:

Can he lift this heavy suitcase?

• He can lift that heavy suitcase.
• He should lift that heavy suitcase.

• He could lift that heavy suitcase.
• He would lift that heavy suitcase.

Study the examples.

Must we finish the report today? → They had to finish the report that day.

Must you be so noisy all the time? → We had to be that noisy all the time.

Now find the pair of the following sentence:

Must we change places every lesson?

• They must change places every day.

• They had to change places every lesson.

• They must have changed places every lesson.

• We have changed places every lesson.