6th Grade Language Arts Worksheets - Free Printable

Let's solve both tasks step by step.

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Task 4: Verbs (10 points)

Instructions: Fill in the gaps using the words from the box:
don't, was, will, didn't, be, were, hadn't, are, have, would

We'll go through each sentence and determine the correct verb form based on grammar rules (tenses, modals, conditionals, etc.).

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#### 1. The builder ________ have finished work by Monday.
- This is a future perfect tense prediction or expectation.
- "Would have finished" is used for hypothetical or expected completion in the future.
- But here, it’s about a prediction — likely that the builder will not finish by Monday.
- So: "The builder *wouldn’t* have finished work by Monday."
- ✔ Answer: wouldn't

> Note: “Wouldn’t” fits best here as a conditional or assumption.

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#### 2. Pat told us that she ________ working at the moment.
- Reported speech + past continuous.
- Original: "I am working at the moment."
- In reported speech: "she was working at the moment."
- ✔ Answer: was

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#### 3. Don't call me at 3 p.m. I will ________ working then.
- Future continuous tense.
- "I will be working" = I’ll be in the middle of working.
- ✔ Answer: be

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#### 4. Do they swim in this lake? No, they ________.
- Negative response to a present simple question.
- "Do they...?" → "No, they don't."
- ✔ Answer: don't

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#### 5. We helped him a lot, ________ we?
- Tag question after a positive statement.
- "We helped..." (past simple) → tag should be negative: "didn't we?"
- ✔ Answer: didn't

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#### 6. Our boss said that he ________ come and meet us tomorrow.
- Reported speech with future intention.
- "He will come" → becomes "he would come" in reported speech.
- ✔ Answer: would

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#### 7. What ________ you doing yesterday at 6?
- Past continuous tense.
- "What were you doing?" is standard for asking about actions in progress in the past.
- ✔ Answer: were

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#### 8. If Mary ________ driven so fast, she wouldn't have had an accident.
- Third conditional: unreal past situation.
- Structure: "If + past perfect, would have + past participle"
- So: "If Mary hadn't driven so fast..."
- ✔ Answer: hadn't

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#### 9. If I had had enough money, I would ________ bought a big house.
- Another third conditional.
- "Would have bought" is the correct structure.
- ✔ Answer: have

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#### 10. We ________ having our car repaired now.
- Present continuous tense.
- "We are having..." → "We are having our car repaired."
- ✔ Answer: are

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✔ Task 4 Final Answers:

1. wouldn't
2. was
3. be
4. don't
5. didn't
6. would
7. were
8. hadn't
9. have
10. are

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Task 5: Reported Speech (16 points)

Instructions: Convert direct speech into reported speech using appropriate verb forms.

Rules:
- Present → Past
- Will → Would
- Can → Could
- Is/Am/Are → Was/Were
- Have → Had
- Do → Did
- etc.

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#### 1. 'I am watching TV.'
→ My wife said that she was watching TV.
✔ Answer: was watching

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#### 2. 'James has made a mistake.'
→ They told us that James had made a mistake.
(Perfect tense shifts: present perfect → past perfect)
✔ Answer: had made

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#### 3. 'I have read the book twice.'
→ She told me that she had read the book twice.
(Same rule: present perfect → past perfect)
✔ Answer: had read

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#### 4. 'We won't agree to go there.'
→ They said that they wouldn't agree to go there.
("Won't" → "wouldn't")
✔ Answer: wouldn't agree

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#### 5. 'I don't know the guy.'
→ He said that he didn't know the guy.
(Present → Past: "don't" → "didn't")
✔ Answer: didn't know

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#### 6. 'I'm looking for a new house.'
→ The director said that he was looking for a new house.
(Present continuous → past continuous)
✔ Answer: was looking

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#### 7. 'My mother will travel to China.'
→ Jane said that her mother would travel to China.
("Will" → "would" in reported speech)
✔ Answer: would travel

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#### 8. 'We rent a room in this city.'
→ They told the police that they rented a room in that city.
(Present simple → past simple; also "this" → "that")
✔ Answer: rented a room

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✔ Task 5 Final Answers:

1. was watching
2. had made
3. had read
4. wouldn't agree
5. didn't know
6. was looking
7. would travel
8. rented a room

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📌 Summary:

#### Task 4 – Verbs:
1. wouldn't
2. was
3. be
4. don't
5. didn't
6. would
7. were
8. hadn't
9. have
10. are

#### Task 5 – Reported Speech:
1. was watching
2. had made
3. had read
4. wouldn't agree
5. didn't know
6. was looking
7. would travel
8. rented a room

Let me know if you'd like explanations for any specific sentence!