Answer — Exercise 2
8.5 - Grammar·Focus 2 - Student's Book
Vraag
Compare these direct statements with the reported statements in blue in the text. What changes have been made to the verb forms and pronouns?
Antwoord
- My ↦ His; is ↦ was; I’m ↦ he was
- My ↦ His; died ↦ had died
- I've lived ↦ he had lived (the verbs forms 'go back' -back shift-)
- I can’t ↦ he couldn’t (Some of the pronouns change)
- are looking ↦ were looking