Cover of the textbook Roadmap C1 - Workbook

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

  1. Avril had been late to class again that day
  2. hadn't been working
  3. was thinking of going to stay
  4. she's telling the truth (no backshift as the speaker wants to show agreement)
  5. could do it
  6. 'd not heard anything about it (backshift not possible with past perfect)
  7. 's eaten there before (no backshift as the reporting verb is in the present)