| Element | USE: REPORTS OF QUESTIONS |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | PAST |
| SubCat | past perfect simple |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use the past perfect simple to report questions, where the main verb in the reporting clause is in the past simple. ► reported speech |
| Corrected Learner Example | I asked him who had given him my phone number and he said it had been me. (Poland; B2 VANTAGE; 2002; Polish) He didn't find her, in spite of looking for her in every room of her house, so he decided to come to my house to ask me if I had seen her somewhere. (B2; Basque) I asked her what had happened and she told me that my grandmother was very ill. (Greece; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Greek) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | |
| Comments | N/A |
