Taller
Taller
I. Change the direct questions into indirect questions. Use 'could you tell me'.
Change the direct questions into indirect questions. Use 'do you know'.
1. Where did she meet her brother? Do you know where she met her brother?
2. How was the film? Do you know how the film was?
3. Was David the first to arrive? Do you know if David was the first to arrive?
4. Did Lucy work at home yesterday? Do you know if Lucy worked at home yesterday?
5. Who did we see at the party? Do you know who we saw at the party?
6. Were they at the beach? Do you know if they were at the beach?
7. Where was the class? Do you know where the class was?
The food was on the table (Object Question). where is the food?
Luke read the textbook (Subject Question). who reads the textbook?
David has lost his wallet (Object Question). what has David lost?
The teacher is living in Istanbul (Object Question). where is the teacher leaving?
William has visited Spain (Subject Question). who has visited Spain?
The teenagers enjoyed the party (Subject Question). who enjoyed the party?
a. Complete these sentences by writing a suitable modal verb and the verb in brackets
in the correct form (present or past) in the gaps. In some cases, more than one
answer may be possible.
1. Everyone in the class must have worked (work) incredibly hard because you have all
passed the exam!
2. I think she must be (be) a really happy person because she’s always smiling
and laughing.
3. Jamie woke up in the night screaming. He must have had (have) a nightmare.
4. I don’t know why Irina hasn’t arrived yet. She must have had (have to) stay on late
at school, or she might have stopped (stop) on the way home to see some friends.
5. I don’t know how old the teacher is, but he looks quite young, so he can’t be (be) more than
25.
6. They say it might rain (rain) at the weekend, so we won’t be able to play
football on Saturday.
b. Rewrite the sentences in italics using a modal verb: might, may, could, must or can’t
in the right tense.