Question

1). They ... to have returned. a) say b) said c) have said d) are said 2) He said he ... us during the weekend. a) visited b) would visit c) will visit d) visit Желательно пояснить ответ

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. d) are said
2. b) would visit

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Answer 2

1. They are said to have returned. (d)

In this sentence, the correct answer is "d) are said." The phrase "are said" is used in passive constructions to indicate that something is reported by others without specifying who exactly said it. The structure "to have returned" is the main verb in the passive infinitive form, and "are said" introduces that reported information.

2. He said he would visit us during the weekend. (b)

In this sentence, the correct answer is "b) would visit." When reporting someone's speech, especially when it involves future actions, we often change the verb tense. When the original statement is in the past tense, like "He said," the following verb should generally be shifted into the past conditional form to maintain proper tense agreement. In this case, "would visit" is the past conditional form of "will visit."