Transformation of Sentences Test 15

While converting a speech from direct to indirect, the tense changes to past tense (if it is in simple present, it changes to simple past, if it's in present continuous, it changes to past continuous, and so on.) because the event is now being spoken of at a later time.
When a question expects an answer in a 'yes/no/ form, then this type of question is reported in this format: asked + if/whether + clause.
The given interrogative sentence expects a reply in a yes or a no. Option C is in the form: He asked me + if + clause (I was going with them).
('Come' is usually changed to 'go' in reported speech.)
Hence option C is correct.
Option A is still in the same form, in direct speech and question form; only the inverted commas and the question mark have been omitted. While changing from one speech to another, the form has to change. Hence A is incorrect.
In B, only the verb ('are' by 'was') and pronouns ('you' by 'I' and 'us' by 'them') have been replaced, but along with it, the form must also change from a question to a declarative sentence. Hence B is incorrect.
Similarly, option D is still in question form 'was I going with them' hence D is also incorrect.

The given sentence is in the present perfect tense. According to the rule, present perfect tense is converted to past perfect tense while converting from direct to reported speech. Hence, "have" changes to "had". Therefore, the right answer is A. 

When the given speech is converted into indirect speech the present tense in the sentence will be written in the past tense. Personal pronouns will also change. 'You' will become 'him'.

As per the rule, when any sentence is rewritten in indirect speech, will is converted to would. The marked option is the only one with would in it along with the rest of the original sentence.

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The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option B is correct as the appropriate introductory verb \'could\' is used and the given direct speech is in the simple present tense. Therefore the sentence gets converted into simple past tense.

Option A is not in past tense, in option C third person form is not used, in option D appropriate conjunction \'if\' is missing. Therefore A,C, D are incorrect.

Option B is the correct answer.

Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.

This is a statement of past tense with phrasal verb 'broke into' and a vague subject 'somebody', it is changed as follows; the object 'our bungalow is changed to the subject, the verb 'broke into' is changed to 'was broken into' and the vague subject 'somebody' is omitted as it is understood. So the correct answer is 'Last Friday our bungalow was broken into.'

A sentence is in active voice when the subject performs the action.
A sentence is in passive voice when the subject receives the action.
While converting a sentence from active to passive, the subject becomes the object and vice versa.
Subject + verb + object (active voice)
Subject (The sack) + verb phrase (is put) + by + object (her) (passive voice)
In the given sentence, 'puts' (simple present) changes its form to 'is put' (simple present, passive).
This can be seen in option C: The sack is put on the floor by her.
Hence C is correct.
Option A is incorrect because the tense of the sentence has changed to past 'was'.
Option B is incorrect because the verb has been changed to plural. As the subject 'sack' is singular, the verb must agree with the subject, and be singular.
Option D is incorrect for the same reasons, 'were' is in past tense and indicates that the subject is plural.

From the passage, we know that the action performed with instant coffee and sugar is 'taking'. Since we need to convert the active voice to passive, we must consider the rules for tense change. In this sentence, the tense of the verb 'take' is simple present. To change it to passive voice, we must change it to its past participle form 'is taken'. Therefore, the most appropriate answer is B) is taken. Option A) taken is also simple past tense but because it does not have 'is' preceding it, it is incorrect here. Option C) would have been taking is incorrect because it is in present perfect continuous conditional tense but there is no 'if' at the start of the sentence.