Self-assessment 1

Let’s choose sentences!


Read the prompts and select the correct sentence.

1. Emmanuel: “My brothers are taller than me”.
a) He said his brother were taller than him.
b) He said me his brothers are taller than me.
c) He said his brothers are taller than him.
He said his brothers are taller than him. (Perfect)
You cannot use “brother” and plural verb “were”.
2. Daria: “I’ve gone to Europe three times already”
a) Daria told she had gone to Europe three times already.
b) Daria said to me she went to Europe three times already.
c) Daria said she has gone to Europe.
Daria told she had gone to Europe three times already. (Perfect)
Daria said to me she went to Europe three times already.
3. Gustave to Marian: “I need to go right now”
a) He said her he had to go in that moment.
b) Gustavo told Marian he needed to go in that moment.
c) Gustavo told her he was leaving now.
Gustavo told Marian he needed to go in that moment. (Perfect)
He said her he had to go in that moment. (You can’t use “say” + pronoun)
4. Ulysses: “Next May, I will have been living in this house for 20 years”.
a) Ulysses said he would have been living in that house for 20 years by next May.
b) He told me he will has been living in this house for 20 years.
c) Ulysses said he will have lived in this house by next May.
Ulysses said he would have been living in that house for 20 years by next May. (Perfect)
He told me he will has been living in this house for 20 years. (“will” + has is not possible to be used).

It was not enough Excellent