He said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."
Correct answer: D. He told me that he expected me to attend the function.
- A. He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
- B. He told me that he expected me to attended the function.
- C. He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
- D. He told me that he expected me to attend the function.
Explanation
After a past reporting verb, “expect” normally changes to “expected,” while the infinitive “to attend” remains unchanged. Thus, “He told me that he expected me to attend the function” is grammatically correct.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? support@testustad.com
About Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct speech gives a speaker’s exact words, whereas indirect speech reports the meaning without quotation marks. Questions cover reporting verbs, pronoun changes, tense backshift, time and place expressions, punctuation, and the transformation of questions, commands and requests, including cases where backshift is not required.
Practise Grammar
6,178 free Grammar MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask English questions like this
English is on 129 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More Direct and Indirect Speech questions
He said, "What a teacher you are"!
He said to the hotel receptionist, "Can you tell me the tariff of rooms?
Mother said, "Where are you going? "
She said to the princess, "May you live long".
I said to her, "Why are you sleeping"?
Choose the correct option which reflect the same sense as in the captioned sentence: "Our guest let us know that he would be arriving next week in his last letter."