Empower B1+ Unit 8 Grammar | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 17 Public

Reported Speech / Gerunds and Infinitives

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Allison said, 'I bought a new bicycle.'

Allison said she is buying a new bicycle.

Allison said she had bought a new bicycle.

Allison said she buys a new bicycle.

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Blake said, 'Julie is angry with me.'

Blake told me Julie was angry with him.

Blake told me Julie may be angry with him.

Blake told me Julie had been angry with him.

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Serena said, 'Tom, I will meet you at 8:00.'

Serena told Tom she meets him at 8:00.

Serena told Tom she met him at 8:00.

Serena told Tom she would meet him at 8:00.

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'I want to go to the cinema.' He said he_______ to go to the cinema.

wanted

would want

had wanted

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'Are you going to do your homework?' She asked if I ______ my homework.

was doing

may be going to do

was going to do

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'Did you bake biscuits yesterday?' He asked if we _____ biscuits yesterday.

were baking

bake

had baked

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'I can't submit the assignment on time.' She said ___ ______ submit the assignment on time

I can't

she couldn't

she can't

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I suggest ________ (walk) in the park early in the day because it's cooler.

I suggest walking

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_______ (read) a good book is my favourite thing to do on a Saturday afternoon.

Reading a good book

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I was sorry _____ (hear) that Nick moved away.

I was sorry to hear

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My boss offered _____ (pay) me more money after I refused ______ (work) late at night

offered to pay me more / I refused to work late

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What do you know about ______ (fish)?

What do you know about fishing?

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If I want _____ (eat) fish, I go to the supermarket, not the sea.

If I want to eat fish, I go to the supermarket, not the sea.

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Do you know where ______ (buy) tickets for the show?

Do you know where to buy tickets for the show?

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get / important / it's / in school / good marks / to

it's important to get good marks in school

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It's no use ____ to change the tyre by myself.

to try

trying

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