Question

ПОМОГИТЕ ВЫБРАТЬ НУЖНОЕ СЛОВО ИЗ СКОБОК:
1)I phoned Paul last night but he couldn't talk to me for long. He said he and his family (are having/were having had been having) dinner. He promised to call me back when they finished.

2) Rob and I worked until 10.00 last night. Then Rob said he (had been/is /was) hungry so we stopped.

3) I offered to pay for the meal last night, but Jack said (he’ll pay/ he would pay/ he’s paying) for it.

4) I asked Dan to meet me at 5.00 yesterday but he said he (can’t/ couldn’t / hadn’t been able to) leave work early that day.

5) The police said that last night's fire in the hotel (has started/ was going to start/ had started) in the kitchen.

6) Kirsty didn't come to work yesterday. She phoned and said that she (has/ had/ has got)a very bad headache.

7) Ross was quite anxious yesterday. He said that he (is going to ask/ asked/ was going to ask) Jessica out for a date when he saw her that evening.

8) Mark (told me to/ said that I/ told me) phone Emma this week.

9) Hello, Isabel! What are you doing in the office? Joe told me you (are/were/ had been ) on holiday this week.

10) Do we need to get the tickets for the film, or did Helen (say that/ tell that/ said that) she had already bought them?

11) Leanne (told that/ said that/ told) Kirsty's party on Friday was great.

12) Could you (tell/tell to/ say) me the name of your doctor, please?

13) Did the receptionist (say to wait/ tell to wait/ say us to wait) here or in the other room?

14) My dentist (told me to/ said me to/ said that I) clean my teeth more carefully

Answer 1

1. were having
2. was
3. he would pay
4. couldn’t
5. had started
6. had
7. was going to ask
8. told me to
9. were
10. say that
11. said that
12. tell
13. tell to wait
14. told me to