The key answer of exercise 4
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9B for the textbook Roadmap C1 - Workbook with authors Lindsay Warwick from Pearson Education
Question
Complete the reported statements. Use backshifting only when appropriate.
Answer
- Avril had been late to class again that day
- hadn't been working
- was thinking of going to stay
- she's telling the truth (no backshift as the speaker wants to show agreement)
- could do it
- 'd not heard anything about it (backshift not possible with past perfect)
- 's eaten there before (no backshift as the reporting verb is in the present)
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