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Modal Verb Changes In Reported SpeechSet 4

1"I must write some letters now." my brother said.

2Sean:What's the matter?Ryan:I thought my friend ..... (be) angry with me for turning up late but she was late herself.

3Sally paid for her travel in advance, but it wasn't necessary.

4Instructions: Change the following direct speech into reported speech. "He said, 'I may come to the party.'"

5The teacher promised .....

6A:I needed some help to move last week.b:Really? .....

7Mehak said that she ..... help me.

8Direct speech: "Shall I call for a taxi? Asked Kyle. Indirect speech: Kyle asked if .....

9Father said, " It may be cloudy here this week."

10"Jane may move to a new flat" , Rachel said.

11Molly must not have heard that Brenda got engaged.

12"Carl might come to the football matchthis afternoon."

13In reported speech we change can into

14What happens to modal verbs like "will" in indirect speech with past reporting verbs?

15He said to me, "I must win this game."

16They told me they ..... the tickets.

17Pick the correct indirect speech sentence for:Ramu said to Milan, 'It may be a holiday tomorrow.'

18Nancy said, "I may leave tomorrow."

19He said, "I dare not speak."

20She insisted that we ..... our summer vacation in the countryside.

21She asked me if I ..... help her with her project.

22He said that he ..... if he had time. Let's wait for ten more minutes.

23It was Mrs Kent who suggested Mary ..... abroad.

24She told me she ..... emailed you if you had given her your address

25What tense does 'may' change to in indirect speech?

26We should have turned left, .....?

27Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: "She said, 'I may attend the meeting.'"

28She said she ..... to me unless I apologised.

29Simon said you ..... buy a new bike.

30I ..... go to the party

31She said, "I can finish it now." She said that she ..... finish it then.

32I would ..... worn a hat to protect myself from sunburn.

33Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I may come tomorrow."

34Choose the correct indirect sentence:

35No one has said anything would persuade me to change my mind.

36Matt said yesterday that he will/ would come shopping with me.

37Which modal verb changes from "will" in Indirect Speech?

38Which of the following modal verbs typically changes to "could" in indirect speech?

39'I can't meet you on Friday.'Helen said she couldn't meet me on Friday.

40What happens to "shall" in reported speech?

41She shouted that she ..... into the river from the top of the cliff.

42'Jaime said, "I may not be in Italy tomorrow" '.

43In reported speech, the modal verb "may" is changed into .....

44"Whom should I call tomorrow?", Nathan asked Angel

45"I must send off my application form by this Friday. " He said he ..... send off his application form by next Friday.

46How would you report "He said, 'I could run." ' if he is currently running?

47The boy asked the girl if ..... go out with him the following day.

48How would you change this to indirect speech: "You can come with me," my husband said?

49He didn't go up onto the deck because he was scared of the sea.

50She said that she might go to the party.

51Indirect speech of " I can drive a car"

52He said, "I may come later." Convert into indirect speech:

53Which of the following is the correct indirect speech?Direct Speech: She said, "I can speak French."

54His parents complained about his absence from school. It's wrong of him not to tell them about that.

55Find mistake: Linda told me that she may meet me the following day

56How would you report "He said, 'I might sleep." ' if he is currently sleeping?

57The teacher said she ..... late.

58COMPLETE THE REPORTED STATEMENT:'You can travel really fast'-She mentioned that you ..... travel really fast.

59She said that she couldn't come to the party on Friday.

60Mary: "I must study harder for exams."She said (that) she ..... study harder for exams.

61The customer said, 'The shopkeepers must improve their services.'