Grammar Builder 8
Exercise 1
1 was wearing
2 hadn’t arrived
3 wasn’t
4 was snowing
5 wasn’t enjoying
6 made
7 didn’t like
8 had been
9 knew
10 hadn’t taken
Exercise 2
2 he; my
3 he, their
4 my; her; their
5 his; he; his
Exercise 3
2 She said (that) it was raining quite hard there.
3 She said (that) she needed to buy a present for her sister.
4 She said (that) it was her (sister’s) birthday soon.
5 She said (that) she was looking for a silver bracelet.
6 She said (that) she had seen a nice one the day before in the jeweller’s.
7 She said (that) that unfortunately it wasn’t there any more.
8 She said (that) she thought somebody had bought it.
Exercise 4
1 had broken
2 would carry
3 had lost
4 could get
5 had … been
6 couldn’t
7 hadn’t locked
8 would win
Exercise 5
2 Emma said (that) they hadn’t been to London since last January.
3 Wendy said (that) Tom couldn’t speak French.
4 Kylie said (that) she would get a holiday job next summer.
5 Jake said (that) we could play tennis the next day.
6 Kate’s brother said (that) she had decided to study medicine.
7 Andy said (that) he wouldn’t tell anyone what Josh had done.
Exercise 6
1 told
2 said
3 said
4 told
5 said
6 told