Note:
He says, that he will phone me before he leaves (not ‘will leave’) Tashkent.
He said, that he would phone me before he left (not ‘would leave’) Tashkent.
but:
I don’t know if he will come.
I didn’t know if he would come.
Some more examples
I said that I would (should) graduate from the University the next year.
We said that we would (should) translate that scientific article two days later.
He asked her if (whether) she would be at home at 5 the following day.
They said that they would be playing tennis from 2 till 4 the next day.
He said that he would have translated that article by 5 o’clock the next day.
I didn’t know when he would come but when he came I would tell him about it.
I was told if I would (should) come the next week.
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EX 176 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
Mike ... that his friend ... him with his car.
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A) hoped / will help
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C) hoped / should helped
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B) hopes / would help
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D) hoped / would help
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E) hoped / shall help
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
My parents ... that we ... my birthday on Saturday.
decided / will celebrate
decided / should celebrate
decide / would celebrate
decided / shall celebrate
decide / have celebrated
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
Ann ... that the lecture ... on Friday.
hasn’t been informed / wouldn’t take place
didn’t been inform / should take place
hadn’t been informed / shouldn’t take place
weren’t be informed / would take place
hadn’t been informed / wouldn’t take place
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
He ... that he ... back the next week.
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A) said / would come
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C) said / will come
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B) said / came
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D) says / shall come
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E) says / would come
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
She ... him that she ... Bob to the country.
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A) told / would sent
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C) tells / would sent
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B) told / should sent
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D) told / would send
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E) tells / would send
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
Kate ... that she ... the article the next day.
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A) said / will translate
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C) said / would translated
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B) said / would translate
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D) says / has translated
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E) says / shall translate
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
I ... that I ... there the following day.
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A) said / should go
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C) said / shall go
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B) says / should go
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D) said / will go
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E) said / have gone
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
Ted ... that Nick ... the next week.
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A) knew / will return
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C) knew / would return
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B) knew / would returned
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D) knows / shall return
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E) knew / had returned
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
He ... them if they ... in sport competition the next week.
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A) asked / should taken part
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C) asked / would take part
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B) asks / shall take part
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D) asked / will take part
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E) asked / would taken part
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
I ... him when he ... them a letter.
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A) asked / would send
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C) asks / will send
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B) asked / should sent
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D) asked / shall send
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E) ask / shall send
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
We ... if his brother ... a week later.
wondered / should been back
wondered / would be back
wondered / would back be
wondered / will be back
wondered / shall be back
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
They ... that they ... sightseeing the next day if they ... free.
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A) said / would go / were
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C) say / will go / will be
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B) said / would go / would be
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D) said / will go / were
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E) said / would go / are
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
She ... that she ... away for a few days and ... me when she ... back.
said / was going / should phoned / got
said / was going / would phone / get
said / were going / would phone / got
said / was going / would phone / would get
said / was going / would phone / got
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
The mother ... that her son ... two weeks later.
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A) hoped / should being back
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C) hoped / would be back
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B) hopes / would be back
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D) hoped / will be back
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E) hoped / shall be back
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
I ... that your friends ... for a holiday without you.
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A) didn’t know / should go
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C) didn’t know / will go
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B) didn’t knew / would go
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D) didn’t know / would go
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E) don’t know / would go
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
He ... that he ... a telegram if he ... from brother.
said / would send / wouldn’t hear
said / should sent / didn’t hear
said / would sent / heard
says / would send / don’t hear
said / would send / didn’t hear
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
Our guide ... that our bus ... just ... and it ... for Khiva an hour later.
said / had ... come / would be starting
said / has ... come / would be starting
said / had ... came / would be starting
says / has ... come / would be starting
said / had ... come / started
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
She ... that the weather ... the next day.
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A) thought / should be fine
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C) thought / would being fine
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B) thought / would be fine
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D) thought / would been fine
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E) thinks / would be fine
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Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
I ... if he ... his old house.
wondered / should recognize
wonder / would recognize
wondered / would be recognize
wondered / would recognize
wondered / will recognize
Choose the appropriate form of the verb.
We ... if the delegation ... the next day but if it ... we ... them the sights of our capital.
didn’t know / would come / came / will show
didn’t know / would come / would come / would show
didn’t know / would come / came / would show
don’t know / will come / come / would show
didn’t know / came / would come / would show
Choose the appropriate answer.
She that she this work herself.
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A) said / will do
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C) says / would do
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B) says / shall do
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D) said / would do
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E) said / shall do
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Choose the appropriate answer.
Our printer and we the new one soon.
broke / hope / would arrive
was broken / hoped / would arrive
is broken / hoped / should arrive
was broken / hoped / shall arrive
had broken / hoped / will arrive
Choose the appropriate answer.
During the winter I that I in for tennis when the summer .
decided / was going / came
decided / is going / came
decided / was going / would come
decide / is going / come
had decided / be going / came
Choose the appropriate answer.
Susan ... that she ... to the Institute by taxi because of the rain.
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A) said / will be going
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C) says / would be going
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B) said / should been going
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D) say / will be going
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E) said / would be going
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Choose the appropriate answer.
He that the medical tests that he ill.
hoped / should not show / were
hopes / would not show / was
hoped / would not show / was
hopes / shall not show / is
hoped / would not show / would be
Choose the appropriate answer.
He that next day he to Alabama.
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A) decide / to fly
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C) decided / was going fly
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B) decided / will fly
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D) decide / would fly
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E) decided / would fly
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Choose the appropriate answer.
Bob that he home after he a little.
said / would go / smokes
said / would go / smoked
says / would go / smoke
said / should go / would smoke
says / will go / smoke
Choose the appropriate answer.
I if they the questions in class.
wondered / should discuss
wondered / would have discuss
wonder / would discuss
wondered / would discuss
wonder / will be discuss
Choose the appropriate answer.
I if the weather fine, but if it bad, we in town.
didn’t know / would be / was / stayed
didn’t know / would be / were / would stay
don’t know / will be / was / will stay
don’t know / shall be / is / shall stay
didn’t know / would be / was / would stay
Choose the appropriate answer.
I my parents if they Mr. Brown to dinner.
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A) asked / should have ask
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C) asked / would ask
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B) asked / would be asking
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D) asked / will ask
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E) ask / would ask
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Choose the appropriate answer.
Mother ... me if I ... glad if they ... Mr. Brown to dinner.
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A) asked / would be / asked
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C) asked / shall be / asked
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B) asks / shall be / asked
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D) asked / will be / asked
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E) ask / will be / asking
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Choose the appropriate answer.
He he to London the next week if he the work in time.
said / would be going / finishes
said / would be going / had finished
said / will be going / finished
says / shall be going / finishes
said / would be going / has finished
Choose the appropriate answer.
The professor up and he a little later.
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A) rang / said / would came
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C) rang / says / will come
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B) rung / said / would come
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D) rang / said / would come
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E) rings / says / shall come
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Choose the appropriate answer.
At first he he do it, but then he it too difficult for him.
thought / would be able to / realised / would been
thought / would be able to / realise / would be
thinks / would be able to / realised / shall be
thought / would be able to / realised / was
thought / would be able to / realised / would be
Choose the appropriate answer.
I’m sorry, I the noise anyone.
didn’t think / would disturb
don’t think / would disturb
didn’t think / will disturb
didn’t thought / would disturb
didn’t think / shall disturb
Choose the appropriate answer.
Jack he a telegram if he from brother.
said / would send / doesn’t hear
says / will send / didn’t hear
say / shall send / doesn’t hear
said / would send / didn’t hear
said / would send / wouldn’t hear
Choose the appropriate answer.
Where were you? I thought you for me.
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A) will wait
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C) was going to wait
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B) were going to wait
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D) would be wait
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E) would be waited
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Choose the appropriate answer.
I never thought that I my holiday in hospital, but there I was.
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A) will spend
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C) would be spending
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B) was going to spend
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D) would spent
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E) would have spend
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Choose the appropriate answer.
I the building work by the time we .
hoped / would be finished / got
hoped / would have finished / would got
hoped / will be finished / get
hope / would have finished / get
hoped / would have finished / got
Choose the appropriate answer.
I when he through the door.
was about to report / walked
am about to report / walked
was about to report / walk
was about to reporting / walked
was about to be report / walked