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Use the following day (not the next day or tomorrow) to change the time expression.","The doctor told Sarah that the test results would be ready the following week.",[39,51],{"id":40,"blankNumber":19,"options":41},"019d3fe0-ccff-7394-95b1-41a13397631c",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7308-95b1-41a131c1531d","will be",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-7348-95b1-41a1329e8f34","would be",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-7370-95b1-41a132d4a944","is",{"id":52,"blankNumber":32,"options":53},"019d3fe0-ccff-7434-95b1-41a135e7eae2",[54,57,60],{"id":55,"optionText":56,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-73d4-95b1-41a1347c557b","next",{"id":58,"optionText":59,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-73f4-95b1-41a1354f36d0","following",{"id":61,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-7414-95b1-41a135790489","tomorrow",{"id":64,"sentenceTemplate":65,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":66,"exampleSentence":67,"blanks":68},"019d3fe0-ccff-7684-95b1-41a13afa7cbf","My neighbor asked me __1__ I __2__ help him move his furniture.","Use if for yes\u002Fno questions, and could (not can) to backshift the modal verb.","The cashier asked me if I could pay by card instead of cash.",[69,81],{"id":70,"blankNumber":19,"options":71},"019d3fe0-ccff-75ac-95b1-41a138d04739",[72,75,78],{"id":73,"optionText":74,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7510-95b1-41a136dc4fd8","that",{"id":76,"optionText":77,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-7554-95b1-41a13789fe28","if",{"id":79,"optionText":80,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-757c-95b1-41a138515ae6","what",{"id":82,"blankNumber":32,"options":83},"019d3fe0-ccff-7648-95b1-41a13ab5d2e1",[84,87,90],{"id":85,"optionText":86,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-75e8-95b1-41a139214e9e","can",{"id":88,"optionText":89,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-760c-95b1-41a139ebe241","could",{"id":91,"optionText":92,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-762c-95b1-41a13a4cf327","will",{"id":94,"sentenceTemplate":95,"displayOrder":96,"explanation":97,"exampleSentence":98,"blanks":99},"019d3fe0-ccff-782c-95b1-41a13efe16e3","The shop assistant told __1__ that __2__ had to show my receipt to get a refund.",3,"Use told + object (told me, not told to me). Change you to I to match the speaker’s perspective.","The waiter told us that we needed to wait ten minutes for a table.",[100,112],{"id":101,"blankNumber":19,"options":102},"019d3fe0-ccff-7760-95b1-41a13ccf8528",[103,106,109],{"id":104,"optionText":105,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-76dc-95b1-41a13b2df632","to me",{"id":107,"optionText":108,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-7700-95b1-41a13b420a30","me",{"id":110,"optionText":111,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-7740-95b1-41a13c1a959f","for me",{"id":113,"blankNumber":32,"options":114},"019d3fe0-ccff-77f4-95b1-41a13e818426",[115,118,121],{"id":116,"optionText":117,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7794-95b1-41a13cde421f","you",{"id":119,"optionText":120,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-77b8-95b1-41a13d50b8f3","I",{"id":122,"optionText":123,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-77d8-95b1-41a13db1eb14","he",{"id":125,"sentenceTemplate":126,"displayOrder":127,"explanation":128,"exampleSentence":129,"blanks":130},"019d3fe0-ccff-79b4-95b1-41a143db74ba","John asked his colleague __1__ the meeting __2__.",4,"Use when + subject + verb (no question word order), and change starts to started.","Lisa asked her friend where the nearest pharmacy was.",[131,143],{"id":132,"blankNumber":19,"options":133},"019d3fe0-ccff-78e8-95b1-41a14076d598",[134,137,140],{"id":135,"optionText":136,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7884-95b1-41a13f17e038","when did",{"id":138,"optionText":139,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-78ac-95b1-41a13fa3857f","when",{"id":141,"optionText":142,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-78cc-95b1-41a13fbd7ac1","when was",{"id":144,"blankNumber":32,"options":145},"019d3fe0-ccff-7978-95b1-41a143333724",[146,149,152],{"id":147,"optionText":148,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-791c-95b1-41a14175ec7b","starts",{"id":150,"optionText":151,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-793c-95b1-41a1424929fc","started",{"id":153,"optionText":154,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-795c-95b1-41a142f18135","will start",{"id":156,"sentenceTemplate":157,"displayOrder":158,"explanation":159,"exampleSentence":160,"blanks":161},"019d3fe0-ccff-7aa4-95b1-41a145f4ea83","My boss told me __1__ the report by Friday.",5,"Use told + object + to + verb for instructions or commands.","The teacher told the students to submit their homework on Monday.",[162],{"id":163,"blankNumber":19,"options":164},"019d3fe0-ccff-7a6c-95b1-41a1456a38fe",[165,168,171],{"id":166,"optionText":167,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7a08-95b1-41a1440e3d02","to finish",{"id":169,"optionText":170,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-7a2c-95b1-41a144285567","finish",{"id":172,"optionText":173,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-7a50-95b1-41a144f26a3b","finishing",{"id":175,"sentenceTemplate":176,"displayOrder":177,"explanation":178,"exampleSentence":179,"blanks":180},"019d3fe0-ccff-7c24-95b1-41a14c3cdfd0","Sarah said she __1__ call me back __2__.",6,"Use would (not will) to backshift. Later stays the same because it is not a fixed time expression.","Mark said he would send the email later that afternoon.",[181,191],{"id":182,"blankNumber":19,"options":183},"019d3fe0-ccff-7b5c-95b1-41a14902d503",[184,186,189],{"id":185,"optionText":92,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7af8-95b1-41a146abbdb3",{"id":187,"optionText":188,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-7b1c-95b1-41a14765f337","would",{"id":190,"optionText":86,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-7b3c-95b1-41a1485891b3",{"id":192,"blankNumber":32,"options":193},"019d3fe0-ccff-7bec-95b1-41a14ba3a70c",[194,197,200],{"id":195,"optionText":196,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7b90-95b1-41a149cabec3","later",{"id":198,"optionText":199,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-7bb4-95b1-41a14a6bd7c1","after",{"id":201,"optionText":202,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-7bd0-95b1-41a14b5cb8b0","then",{"id":204,"sentenceTemplate":205,"displayOrder":206,"explanation":207,"exampleSentence":208,"blanks":209},"019d3fe0-ccff-7d14-95b1-41a14ebf7012","The taxi driver asked me __1__ in a hurry.",7,"Use if + subject + verb (not question order), and change am to was.","The librarian asked me if I needed help finding a book.",[210],{"id":211,"blankNumber":19,"options":212},"019d3fe0-ccff-7cdc-95b1-41a14e5a672c",[213,216,219],{"id":214,"optionText":215,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d3fe0-ccff-7c7c-95b1-41a14cd104e3","if I was",{"id":217,"optionText":218,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d3fe0-ccff-7ca0-95b1-41a14d921291","if was I",{"id":220,"optionText":221,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d3fe0-ccff-7cc0-95b1-41a14d93f71a","that I was",{"id":223,"sentenceTemplate":224,"displayOrder":225,"explanation":226,"exampleSentence":227,"blanks":228},"019d3fe0-ccff-7e90-95b1-41a153a695db","My friend suggested __1__ for coffee __2__ afternoon.",8,"Use suggest + -ing form (not infinitive). 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