FORM/USE: TEMPORAL SHIFTS, PAST
EGP #1159 | B2 | REPORTED SPEECH / reported speech Can report speech about events in the past with backshifts for tenses and words relating to time. Lexical range: N/A
她前一天告诉我她把护照弄丢了。
She ___told me ___the ___previous ___day that she had lost her passport.
经理宣布会议将在第二天举行。
The manager ___announced that the meeting would take place ___the ___following ___day.
他前一天随口提到他已经递交了辞呈。
He casually ___mentioned ___the ___day ___before that he had already handed in his notice.
她解释说她是那天早上坐火车到的。
She ___explained that she had arrived ___that ___morning by train.
航空公司确认他们前一周已经处理了我们的退款。
The airline ___confirmed that they had processed our refund ___the ___previous ___week.