C Use the Past Perfect to complete the sentences. Last summer Pam said, 'I've always wanted to fly in a helicopter.
Pam said that she had always wanted to fly in a helicopter.
1 Fred said, 'Jack has just gone out.'
Fred told us that Jack
2 Robert said to Jill, "Have you been to Cambridge?'
Robert asked Jill if she
3 When the boys came home, Mrs Brock said, 'I've made some sandwiches.'
Mrs Brock told the boys that she
4 'I know your cousin,' said Tom. 'I met her in Amsterdam.
Tom said he knew my cousin because he
5 Bob was talking to Jean, and he said, 'Have you ever been to Japan?'
Bob asked Jean if she
Explanation: The original sentence is in the present perfect tense ("Jack has just gone out"). When reporting this statement, we need to shift the verb tense back one step to the past perfect tense. Therefore, the correct answer is "Fred told us that Jack had just gone out."
2 Robert asked Jill if she had been to Cambridge.
Explanation: The original sentence is in the present perfect tense ("Have you been to Cambridge?"). When reporting a question in indirect speech, we need to use the past perfect tense for the verb. Therefore, the correct answer is "Robert asked Jill if she had been to Cambridge."
3 Mrs Brock told the boys that she had made some sandwiches.
Explanation: The original sentence is in the present perfect tense ("I've made some sandwiches"). When reporting this statement, we need to shift the verb tense back one step to the past perfect tense. Therefore, the correct answer is "Mrs Brock told the boys that she had made some sandwiches."
4 Tom said he knew my cousin because he had met her in Amsterdam.
Explanation: The original sentence is in the past tense ("I met her in Amsterdam"). When reporting this statement, we need to shift the verb tense back one step to the past perfect tense. Therefore, the correct answer is "Tom said he knew my cousin because he had met her in Amsterdam."
5 Bob asked Jean if she had ever been to Japan.
Explanation: The original sentence is in the present perfect tense ("Have you ever been to Japan?"). When reporting a question in indirect speech, we need to use the past perfect tense for the verb. Therefore, the correct answer is "Bob asked Jean if she had ever been to Japan."