Stage Exam 6A English grammar practice worksheet focusing on verbs and reported speech.

Task 4: Verbs (10 points)

The task requires filling in the gaps in the sentences with the appropriate words from the given list:
don't, was, will, didn't, be, were, hadn't, are, have, would

#### Sentences:
1. The builder ________ have finished work by Monday.
- The sentence is about a future action that may or may not happen. The correct verb is will.
- Answer: will

2. Pat told us that she ________ working at the moment.
- The sentence describes an ongoing action in the past. The correct verb is was.
- Answer: was

3. Don't call me at 3 p.m. I will ________ working then.
- The sentence describes a future action. The correct verb is be.
- Answer: be

4. Do they swim in this lake? No, they ________.
- The sentence is a negative response to a question. The correct verb is don't.
- Answer: don't

5. We helped him a lot, ________ we?
- This is a tag question. The main sentence is affirmative, so the tag should be negative. The correct verb is didn't.
- Answer: didn't

6. Our boss said that he ________ come and meet us tomorrow.
- The sentence describes a future action as reported speech. The correct verb is would.
- Answer: would

7. What ________ you doing yesterday at 6?
- The sentence asks about an ongoing action in the past. The correct verb is were.
- Answer: were

8. If Mary ________ driven so fast, she wouldn't have had an accident.
- This is a conditional sentence (Type 3). The correct verb is hadn't.
- Answer: hadn't

9. If I had had enough money, I would ________ bought a big house.
- This is a conditional sentence (Type 2). The correct verb is have.
- Answer: have

10. We ________ having our car repaired now.
- The sentence describes a current action. The correct verb is are.
- Answer: are

---

Final Answers for Task 4:

1. will
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 (16 points)

The task requires converting direct speech into reported speech. Here are the solutions:

#### Sentences:
1. 'I am watching TV.'
- Direct speech: Present continuous → Reported speech: Past continuous
- Answer: was watching

2. 'James has made a mistake.'
- Direct speech: Present perfect → Reported speech: Past perfect
- Answer: had made

3. 'I have read the book twice.'
- Direct speech: Present perfect → Reported speech: Past perfect
- Answer: had read

4. 'We won't agree to go there.'
- Direct speech: Future simple (won't) → Reported speech: Would + infinitive
- Answer: would not agree

5. 'I don't know the guy.'
- Direct speech: Present simple (negative) → Reported speech: Past simple (negative)
- Answer: did not know

6. 'I'm looking for a new house.'
- Direct speech: Present continuous → Reported speech: Past continuous
- Answer: was looking

7. 'My mother will travel to China.'
- Direct speech: Future simple → Reported speech: Would + infinitive
- Answer: would travel

8. 'We rent a room in this city.'
- Direct speech: Present simple → Reported speech: Past simple
- Answer: rented

---

Final Answers for Task 5:

1. was watching
2. had made
3. had read
4. would not agree
5. did not know
6. was looking
7. would travel
8. rented

---

Final Answer:

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

Task 5:
1. was watching
2. had made
3. had read
4. would not agree
5. did not know
6. was looking
7. would travel
8. rented

Boxed Final Answer:
```boxed{
Task 4: will, was, be, don't, didn't, would, were, hadn't, have, are
Task 5: was watching, had made, had read, would not agree, did not know, was looking, would travel, rented
}```