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Help the gossip columnist finish her scandalous article by selecting the correct reported forms for each gap!
Last week, the demanding pop star insisted that she _________________________ only drink water from a specific Icelandic glacier. She also threw a tantrum and declared that her manager _________________________ her new yacht ready by ____________________________.
The correct answers are would, had to have, and the following day.
When reporting speech in the past (using verbs like insisted or declared), we usually "backshift" the tenses and modals:
- will backshifts to would.
- must (for obligation) backshifts to had to. (Note: must have had is used for past deductions, not past obligations!)
- Time expressions also shift to reflect the new perspective. Tomorrow becomes the following day or the next day.