Выберите подходящую форму глагола в каждом предложении. Paul asked me whether I liked travelling. - “... (Do you like/Did you like) travelling?” asked Paul. He asked me if I had…
Выберите подходящую форму глагола в каждом предложении. Paul asked me whether I liked travelling. - “... (Do you like/Did you like) travelling?” asked Paul. He asked me if I had finished the essay. – “... (Did you finish/Had you finished) the essay?” he asked me. Helen asked me if she could leave. – “... (Can/Could) I leave?” asked Helen. I asked Sam where we were going. – “Where ... (are we/were we/we were) going?” I asked. Mark asked Liz if she had met anyone the previous Sunday. – “... (Did you meet/Have you met) anyone last Sunday?” asked Mark. The policeman asked him whether the gun belonged to him. – “... (Does/Did) the gun belong to you?” asked the policeman. David asked his daughter when she would get back. – “When ... (would you get/will you get/have you got) back?” asked David. Diana asked me what time the film started. – “What time ... did/does the film start?” asked Diana. A passer-by asked me where the nearest toilet was. – “Where ... (was/has been/is) the nearest toilet?” asked a passer-by. She wondered who would buy that car. – “Who ... (will/would) buy that car?” she wondered.
Paul asked me whether I liked travelling. - “Did you like travelling?” asked Paul.
Explanation: In reported speech, when the reporting verb is in the past tense (asked), the tense in the reported clause usually shifts back one tense. So, the present simple "like" changes to the past simple "liked."
He asked me if I had finished the essay. – “Did you finish the essay?” he asked me.
Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past tense (asked), the past perfect in the reported clause (had finished) remains the same in the reported question.
Helen asked me if she could leave. – “Could I leave?” asked Helen.
Explanation: The modal verb "can" changes to "could" in reported requests or questions.
I asked Sam where we were going. – “Where were we going?” I asked.
Explanation: The question remains the same when reporting a direct question asked in the past.
Mark asked Liz if she had met anyone the previous Sunday. – “Did you meet anyone last Sunday?” asked Mark.
Explanation: In reported speech, the past perfect "had met" shifts to the past simple "met."
The policeman asked him whether the gun belonged to him. – “Did the gun belong to you?” asked the policeman.
Explanation: In reported speech, when the reporting verb is in the past tense (asked), the verb in the reported question shifts to the past tense.
David asked his daughter when she would get back. – “When would you get back?” asked David.
Explanation: In direct speech, the future simple "will get" changes to "would get" in reported speech.
Diana asked me what time the film started. – “What time did the film start?” asked Diana.
Explanation: The tense in the reported question (simple past "did start") shifts back when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
A passer-by asked me where the nearest toilet was. – “Where is the nearest toilet?” asked a passer-by.
Explanation: In reported speech, the present simple "is" remains the same in the reported clause.
She wondered who would buy that car. – “Who would buy that car?” she wondered.
Explanation: When we report on thoughts or guesses, the modal verb remains the same in both direct and reported speech.
