Pakistan MCQs

'Unless' means 'if not' and introduces a real future condition.
The main clause therefore uses 'will miss.'

An exclamation is reported with 'exclaimed' and a statement clause.
The emotional intensifier is expressed through 'very.'

A wish about an unreal present situation traditionally uses the past subjunctive 'were.'
This form is used with all persons in formal English.

'Alas' expresses sorrow and is replaced by an appropriate reporting phrase.
The present perfect backshifts to the past perfect.

A regret about the past uses 'wish' plus the past perfect.
'Had known' shows the unreal earlier situation.

A wish or prayer is reported with 'wished' or 'prayed.'
'May' commonly changes to 'might' in indirect speech.

'Wish + would' can express annoyance about another person's repeated behavior.
The desired change concerns the future.

'Let us' expressing a proposal is reported with 'suggested.'
A that-clause with 'should' correctly conveys the suggestion.

Reported questions use statement word order after the wh-word.
The present tense backshifts to the past.

With a present reporting verb, tense backshift is generally unnecessary.
The statement keeps the present tense because it remains current.

The pronoun changes to match Ali, and the present tense backshifts after a past reporting verb.
'Am' therefore becomes 'was.'

'Said to' becomes 'told' with an object, and 'can' backshifts to 'could.'
Pronouns change according to the participants.