{"id":768,"date":"2026-03-19T14:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kursevikonverzacije.com\/blog\/multiple-choice-indirect-speech-in-business-english-srednji\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T20:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:31:39","slug":"multiple-choice-indirect-speech-in-business-english-srednji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kursevikonverzacije.com\/blog\/multiple-choice-indirect-speech-in-business-english-srednji\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Choice: Indirect Speech in Business English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"exercise-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/kursevikonverzacije.com\/blog\/js\/exercise-engine.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    renderExercise('#exercise-root', {\n    \"type\": \"choose_from\",\n    \"title\": \"Multiple Choice: Indirect Speech in Business English\",\n    \"subtitle\": \"intermediate level\",\n    \"questions\": [\n        {\n            \"id\": \"1\",\n            \"question\": \"Which sentence correctly reports the manager's statement: 'We need to finalize the budget by Friday.'?\",\n            \"options\": [\"The manager said that we need to finalize the budget by Friday.\", \"The manager said that we needed to finalize the budget by Friday.\", \"The manager said that we will finalize the budget by Friday.\", \"The manager said that we had to finalize the budget by Friday.\"],\n            \"answer\": \"The manager said that we needed to finalize the budget by Friday.\",\n            \"explanation\": \"In indirect speech, the present tense 'need' often changes to the past tense 'needed' to reflect that the original statement was made in the past.\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"id\": \"2\",\n            \"question\": \"How would you report the client's question: 'Can you send me the proposal tomorrow?'\",\n            \"options\": [\"The client asked if I can send him the proposal tomorrow.\", \"The client asked if I could send him the proposal the next day.\", \"The client asked if I send him the proposal tomorrow.\", \"The client asked if I will send him the proposal tomorrow.\"],\n            \"answer\": \"The client asked if I could send him the proposal the next day.\",\n            \"explanation\": \"In reported questions, 'can' changes to 'could', and time references like 'tomorrow' often change to 'the next day' or 'the following day'.\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"id\": \"3\",\n            \"question\": \"Which sentence correctly reports the CEO's statement: 'I will announce the merger next week.'?\",\n            \"options\": [\"The CEO said that he will announce the merger next week.\", \"The CEO said that he would announce the merger the following week.\", \"The CEO said that he announces the merger next week.\", \"The CEO said that he announced the merger the following week.\"],\n            \"answer\": \"The CEO said that he would announce the merger the following week.\",\n            \"explanation\": \"'Will' typically changes to 'would' in indirect speech, and 'next week' changes to 'the following week'.\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"id\": \"4\",\n            \"question\": \"How would you report your colleague's suggestion: 'You should contact the supplier directly.'?\",\n            \"options\": [\"My colleague suggested that I should contact the supplier directly.\", \"My colleague suggested that I contacted the supplier directly.\", \"My colleague suggested that I contact the supplier directly.\", \"My colleague suggested that I will contact the supplier directly.\"],\n            \"answer\": \"My colleague suggested that I contact the supplier directly.\",\n            \"explanation\": \"After verbs like 'suggest', 'recommend', or 'advise', we often use the base form of the verb (e.g., 'contact') or 'should + base form'. 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