Future perfect & Reported speech — O/L English

How do I practise Future perfect & Reported speech?

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Check before you answer: Future Perfect Formation: Ensuring the auxiliary 'will have' is strictly followed by a past participle rather than a base infinitive (e.g., 'will have completed' vs 'will have complete').

1. Choose the correct question tag to complete the conversational dialogue: 'You haven't submitted your project report yet, ______?'
   1. A) did you
   2. B) do you
   3. C) haven't you
   4. D) have you
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   Correct answer: D) have you

   The main statement contains a negative auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense ('haven't submitted'). A negative statement requires a positive question tag using the same auxiliary verb ('have you?').

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   Step 1: Identify the verb tense and polarity in the statement: 'haven't submitted' (present perfect, negative). Step 2: Rule for question tags: negative statement + positive tag. Step 3: Match subject pronoun and auxiliary verb: subject is 'you', auxiliary is 'have' → 'have you?'. Answer: have you.
   Modelled on: the O/L English examination pattern

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Grade 10 · Term 1