Test “Sequence of Tenses” (the 10th Form) I. Correct the mistakes.
1.They say they would go to the cinema tomorrow.
2.He said he is going to buy a car.
3.She asked him if he had watched TV yesterday.
4.She said that Ann called last week.
5.Mother told her son don’t come home late.
6.Do you know where are they?
7.I wonder what is her phone number.
8.He asked him has she done everything.
9.She said to her son don’t forget the keys.
10.I wondered where has he been.

Sure, here is a step-by-step explanation for each sentence:

1. They say they would go to the cinema tomorrow.
Correction: They said they would go to the cinema tomorrow.

Explanation: In reported speech, when the reporting verb is in the past tense (said), the verb in the reported clause (they would go) should also be in the past tense (they said they would go).

2. He said he is going to buy a car.
Correction: He said he was going to buy a car.

Explanation: In reported speech, when the reporting verb is in the past tense (said), the verb in the reported clause (he is going) should be in the past tense (he said he was going).

3. She asked him if he had watched TV yesterday.
Correction: She asked him if he had watched TV the day before.

Explanation: In reported speech, the past simple tense (had watched) is used to refer to an action that happened before the reported speech itself (yesterday).

4. She said that Ann called last week.
Correction: She said that Ann had called last week.

Explanation: In reported speech, the past perfect tense (had called) is used to refer to an action that happened before a past action (last week).

5. Mother told her son don’t come home late.
Correction: Mother told her son not to come home late.

Explanation: In reported speech, the imperative form (don't come) is changed to the infinitive form (not to come).

6. Do you know where are they?
Correction: Do you know where they are?

Explanation: In a direct question, the subject and verb are reversed. However, in reported speech, the word order is the same as in a normal sentence.

7. I wonder what is her phone number.
Correction: I wonder what her phone number is.

Explanation: In reported speech, the word order in indirect questions is the same as in a normal sentence.

8. He asked him has she done everything.
Correction: He asked him if she had done everything.

Explanation: In reported speech, the verb "has" is changed to "had" in a question clause.

9. She said to her son don’t forget the keys.
Correction: She told her son not to forget the keys.

Explanation: In reported speech, the imperative form (don't forget) is changed to the infinitive form (not to forget).

10. I wondered where has he been.
Correction: I wondered where he had been.

Explanation: In reported speech, the past perfect tense (had been) is used to refer to an action that happened before the reported speech itself (I wondered).

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