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Answer — Exercise 1

5.2 - Reported speech·Focus 4 (2nd edition) - Student's Book

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

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