Cover of the textbook Focus 4 (2nd edition) - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5.2 - Reported speech for the textbook Focus 4 (2nd edition) - Student's Book with authors Sue Kay, Vaughan Jones and Daniel Brawshaw from Pearson Education

Question

Report the statements. Tick the statements which DON’T move back one tense when reported.

Answer

  1. I / we need to fill out an application form ✓
  2. (that) candidates must speak good English ✓
  3. (that) he really wants to improve his career prospects ✓
  4. (that) he he’d like to express his interest in that vacant post ✓
  5. (that) Magda hadn’t really achieved her goals
  6. (that) she had never had a job interview before ✓
  7. they were struggling to meet their deadline
  8. they had found the perfect candidate for the job