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can’t understand why the lawyer isn’t sending couldn’t understand why the lawyer hadn’t send E. couldn’t understand why the lawyer didn’t send D. can’t understand why the lawyer hasn’t sent C. couldn’t have understood why the lawyer hadn’t sent B. A.will have been B.would have been C.would be D.will have E.would have hadġ0 2- “I can’t understand why the lawyer hasn’t sent in his report.” “The manager will be in his office allĪfternoon.” The secretary told me that the manager ……… in his office all afternoon. They said the cat had been sleeping on the sofa.

Alan told me that Angela was watching TV. You said / told me you were working tonight.ġ. The Prime Minister said / told that things would get better soon. I didn’t say / tell Meg that I was coming today. Everybody said / told the concert had been terrible. Mr Jones said / told the manager he was leaving. ‘He won’t be in the office tomorrow.’Ħ SAY / TELL SAY *She said (that)……. « Janet and Paul are going to visit Italy next month. » She said…Ĥ the weekend before / the previous weekend here there next (week)ĮXPRESSIONS OF TIME From To this (evening) that (evening) today/this day that day these (days) those (days) now then (a week) ago (the week) before Yesterday The day before last weekend the weekend before / the previous weekend here there next (week) the following (week) tomorrow the next/following day PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS Peter: "I have been working in the garden.“ PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Peter: "I had been working in the garden.“ģ EXERCISES: « I’m living in New York. PAST CONTINUOUS Peter: "I was working in the garden.“ Peter said that he had been working in the garden. MIGHT Peter: "I would work in the garden." (could, might, should, ought to) Peter: "I would work in the garden." (could, might, should, ought to) Progressive forms Peter: "I'm working in the garden.“ PRESENT CONTINUOUS Peter said that he was working in the garden. COULD Peter: "I may work in the garden.“ MAY Peter said that he might work in the garden. WOULD Peter: "I can work in the garden.“ CAN Peter said that he could work in the garden. PAST PERFECT Peter: "I have worked in the garden.“ PRESENT PERFECT Peter: "I had worked in the garden.“ Peter: "I will work in the garden.“ WILL Peter said that he would work in the garden. SIMPLE PAST Peter: "I worked in the garden.“ Peter said that he had worked in the garden. (REPORTED SPEECH)Ģ TENSES CAN MAY From To Peter: "I work in the garden.“ SIMPLE PRESENT (DIRECT SPEECH) She said(that)she had done her homework the day before. REPORTED SPEECH I did my homework yesterday.
