Practice Questions

'Shall' changes to 'would' (for future). 'Next week' -> 'the following week'.

'Forbade' is stronger and correct for negative imperatives without 'not to'.

'WH' questions keep the interrogative word. Structure becomes assertive.

Past Continuous backshifts to Past Perfect Continuous. 'Last night' -> 'the previous night'.

Proverbs/Universal truths remain in present tense.

'Have finished' -> 'had finished', 'now' -> 'then'.

'Can' -> 'could', 'now' -> 'then'. Yes/No question requires 'if' or 'whether'.

Optative sentences expressing a wish/prayer use 'might' + base verb.

Exclamatory sentences become assertive. 'A' becomes 'a very' for emphasis.

'Have never been' backshifts to 'had never been'. 'Here' changes to 'there'.