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Tense Backshift RulesSet 10

1Tom said that he ..... Vietnamese spelling difficult to learn.

2In reported speech Past Continuous changes to:

3C. She said that she would finish her homework.

4Direct: Lucy: 'I have bought new shoes.'Lucy said that she ..... new shoes.

5He said, 'I will finish my homework later.'

6"I will call you later," he told me.-He told me he ..... call me later.

7Complete the sentence in indirect speech"He said that he ..... (Will) call me the next day."

8Change this to indirect speech: "I broke the glass," Yusuf said.

9Rina said, "I am studying English now." The correct indirect speech is .....

10Complete the sentence with the correct verb phrase for reported speech: The students explained that they ..... all the instructions before starting the test.

11They will say, "We are happy."

12Choose the correct reported speech: "I like playing tennis," he said to me.

13"I will be late," he said.

14He said, "I clean my teeth twice a day."

15Convert the following sentence from direct speech to indirect speech: They said, "We have finished the homework."

16He said, "I will go to the market." $\rightarrow$ He said he ..... go to the market.

17She will say, 'I have finished.'

18He tells us that he ..... (not/understand) the problem.

19I told the teacher, "I think I understand the topic."

20He talked to me as if nothing ..... happened.

21"She said, 'I will be here tomorrow.'" is changed to indirect speech to?

22She said .....

23DIRECT SPEECH: AM-IS-ARE + VERB(ING)REPORTED SPEECH: .....

24Tom: "I have two tickets for the game."Tom said that ..... two tickets for the game.

25" I am happy " She told Alexis.She told Alexis that she ..... happy.

26"What are you doing now?" she asked. $\rightarrow$ She asked what I ..... doing then.

27Barbara told me she ..... to Poland the following year.

28My son told me that he would ..... on time

29"I'm watching a movie now," she said.

30"I have been working here for 3 years", Vira said. It means that .....

31The teacher said, Jasmine ..... a great job on her test, yesterday.

32Direct Speech: PRESENT PERFECTIndirect Speech: .....

33He asked ..... to lend him some money.

34Jessica: "I am going to clean the room." Jessica told me (that) she .....

35My friend said: "Moscow University was founded in 1755" .

36"I will help you tomorrow," he promised. $\rightarrow$ He promised that he ..... me the next day.

37Anna said: 'I have been waiting for an hour'.

38Change the following sentence into indirect speech. She said, "I am working right now."

39She said she ..... her friend for ages.

40Erica said that she to the festival next week.

41What is the correct alternative?

42She told me that her parents ..... out for the evening. (go)

43I asked: "When did "The Beatles" make their first record?"

44Had the Ho Chi Minh City Book Fair ..... last weekend, many students would have attended.

45Sally said, "I was trying to do my work in the library."

46He asked me where I ..... last weekend.

47Choose the correct reported speech: "I will visit you," John said.

48Convert the indirect speech: "We are leaving," they said.

49I have a present for my best friend in my bedroom.

50Tom said, "I travel to exotic places." This sentence into Reported Speech becomes: Tom said he ..... to exotic places.

51Read each sentence. Choose the correct option using reported speech. "I'm making a copy of the report," he told me.

52"I was waiting at the airport for 30 minutes." He said that he ..... at the airport for 30 minutes

53When converting 'He said, "I will help you"' to indirect speech, what tense change occurs?

54"I was very thirsty, " he said. He said that

55Change the tense: "I will travel next week." said Tamara

56Change: "I will help you," she said $\rightarrow$ reported speech .....

57The witness claimed that she hears loud noises before the incident. Which part is wrong?

58Tanggwa ..... the technician ..... her laptop yesterday.

59They said that they had been celebrating her birthday the previous day. The direct speech for the sentence is .....

60You said: "I am working now."

61..... they ..... to attend the meeting later today?-Yes, they have.