Match each sentence in direct speech with its correct reported form.
1. “I will send the report tomorrow,” he said.
2. “Where did you put my keys?” she asked him.
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Верный ответ
- 1BHe said he would send the report the next day.
- 2AShe asked him where he had put her keys.
Разбор
Row 1: a statement in the future becomes reported speech with backshift: will changes to would, and tomorrow changes to the next day. So the correct form is “He said he would send the report the next day.” The form “He said he will send the report tomorrow.” keeps the original tense and time word, so it is wrong. Row 2: a wh-question in reported speech uses statement word order, without did, and the Past Simple moves back to the Past Perfect. The pronouns also change: you becomes he and my becomes her. So the correct form is “She asked him where he had put her keys.” The form “She asked him where did he put her keys.” keeps the question word order, so it is wrong.