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Modal Verb Changes In Reported SpeechSet 1

1Brandon made a rude comment about my work.
2"I can't come today," she said. $\rightarrow$ She said that she ..... that day.
3What is the correct reported speech for: "He must finish the project by tomorrow," the manager said?
4What ..... you eat if you ..... in Saizeriya now?
5She is sure that Roland forgot to pay for his lunch.
6The culprit ran away to escape his arrest.
7COMPLETE THE REPORTED STATEMENT:'I must leave early today'-He said that he ..... early today.
8"Agnes can play the harp!", David said.
9She said, "I may arrive late to the party."
10They said that they probably ..... come.
11The boss said that I ..... be at work at nine o$^{'}$clock.
12She said, "I can help you tomorrow."
13"I should have studied harder for the exam."She said .....
14Calvin doesn't know why he bothers to call home because .....
15He said, "we should respect our elders."
16When reporting information will and can become into
17"We can win this match," they said.
18Andy's parents would not be able to visit him because .....
19Must/have to, in reported speech changes to .....
20He told me he ..... go to the meeting.
21Anton said: " I don't have time because I must play Minecraft"
22Maria says she'd like to have been put in a higher class.
23Change the word in the blank into indirect speech.Direct: Liam said, "Where should I sit?"Indirect: Liam said where he ......
24Aurelia said, "where can I buy a hat?" .
25We reported the incident as soon as it occurred.
26She said she ..... help him.
27Anna said that she ..... swim very fast.
28I said that I ..... her on Tuesday.
29Change the sentence:She said, "I can not attend the meeting today."
30Mark: "I can swim very well."Lisa: "Mark said (that) he ..... swim very well."
31"I may not be able to go to the party."Matt said
32All her maidens watching said, 'she must weep or she will die'.
33Jason told me that he ..... his best in the exam the ..... day. A. had done/ following B. will do/previous C. would do/ following D. was going/ previous
34I strongly believe that she was surprised at the news.
35The student said, "I may fail the exam."
36If they were in love, they would have got married two years ago.
37If you hadn't saved money, you ..... Which phrase best completes this?
38Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech: He asked me how he could fix the computer.
39It may rain tonight.
40Choose the best answerJason told me that he ..... his best in the exam the ..... day.
41The teacher said she ..... check the papers tomorrow.
42Michael told us that he ..... attend the conference if he had enough time.
43Rephrase: Before we left on our holiday to Morocco, my sister said, "You'd better not carry too much money!"
44He said that I ..... telephone him any time I liked.
45How was your operation? What did the doctor say?
46Jill said, "Jack must give his answer to me."
47"I can swim well," he said $\rightarrow$ He said he ..... swim well.
48I would help him if he were kind to me.Fact: .....
49The waiter said that he ..... an extra portion of cheesecake, if we wanted it.
50He advised me to book an appointment beforehand.
51Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.If Nam had passed the GCSE examination, he ..... to take the entrance examination to the university.
52In reported speech, the modal verb "must" is changed into .....
53May: "You can come to my place. What time shall we meet?"May suggested that he ..... place and asked him what time ......
54"The microwave seems to be working again." "Maybe Andy fixed it."
55She said she ..... come to the party on Friday
56Give the correct forms of the verbs given."I can't come because I'm so busy now."Susan said that she couldn't come because she ..... (be) so busy then.
57"You can use my phone" said Tom.
58He wouldn't get good marks
59He said, "I must go"
60"Will" changes to what in indirect speech?
61'You can't tell anyone else about it.'Lustig told the men: