Reported Speech! (modals)Version en ligne Choose the correct backshift of the following modal verbs. Have fun! par Cami Gomez Coll 1 when talking in the past, WILL shifts to: a Stays the same b Would c Was going to 2 When talking in the past, CAN shifts to: a Could b Stays the same c Should 3 When talking in the past, SHALL (declaration) shifts to: a Should b Stays the same c Would 4 When talking in the past, SHALL (question) shifts to: a Stays the same b Should c Would 5 When talking in the past, MAY (possibility) shifts to: a Might b Must c Stays the same d Could 6 When talking in the past, MAY (permission) shifts to: a Stays the same b Could c Must d Should 7 When talking in the past, MUST (obligation) shifts to: a Stays the same b Might c May d Had to 8 When talking in the past, MUST (speculation) shifts to: a Stays the same b Might c Had to d May 9 When talking in the past, COULD shifts to: a Could have b Stays the same c Can 10 When talking in the past, WOULD shifts to: a Was going to b Stays the same c Woulded 11 When talking in the past, MIGHT shifts to: a May b Mightened c Could d Stays the same 12 When talking in the past, NEEDED shifts to: a Had needed b Stays the same c Have needed d Had to