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Tense Backshift RulesSet 12

1"I ..... to the library after school today, " he said.

2They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".

3"I called you yesterday but you didn't answer."

4"I don't steal your wallet, Mary".=> Nam said he ..... steal Mary's wallet.

5They wanted to know where ..... her holiday

6Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: The teacher asked, "Have you completed your homework?"

7She asked Nam what ..... in that room.

8The detective ..... (see) the woman ..... (put) the jewelry in her bag.

9(Select the correct option)Teacher said to principal, "sir we can take our school students of grade 6 to 8 to picnic.

10Direct speech: "He is reading a book," Anna says.Reported speech: Anna said he ..... a book.

11Change to indirect speech: 'They said, "We are going to the party."'

12Emma is explaining reported speech to her students. She says, "When we change direct speech to indirect speech, what usually happens to the verb tense?"

13Find the mistake-Reported & Direct Speech: The sentence is He said, "I visited Paris next year." Choose the correctly written direct speech version.

14"Where did you live before that?" they wanted to know.

15Allaudin: "I am so tired of this work"Allaudin said that .....

16Choose the correct reported speech sentence for these direct speech sentences.'I'm taller than my brother, ' said Maria.

17Kevin said: 'I am learning Spanish'.

18She said to me, "I'll see you here tomorrow."

19Linda asked, 'Mary, when must we hand in the project?'Linda asked Mary when ..... in the project.

20"She has a new car," he said.

21Report the speech: She said, 'I am going to the park.'

22IX. Choose the correct answers.1. 'There was an accident outside the supermarket.'

23He said, " I see her yesterday " which one is correct?

24He said he(to go) to the city centre the day before.

25Choose the Correct option:He said, "I can swim under water for two hours."

26He said that Tom was the best student he .....

27Adam told me he ..... an e-book.

28Mary looked as if she ..... slept for 48 hours.

29DS: Rommy has asked Tommy "When will you visit Bandung next month?" What is the Reported speech of the sentence above?

30"I saw you at the station." Kim told me .....

31D: KRISTIN SAID, " ARI WILL GIVE ME A BUNCH OF FLOWERS"I: KRISTIN SAID, " ARI ..... HER A BUNCH OF FLOWERS"

32Choose the option with the correct reported speech.She said to me, "You lost my book."

33"I will call you on Friday", the doctor said. (that)

34Direct Speech: "I have a smartphone in my bag," said Timun Mas. Indirect Speech: Timun Mas said that she ..... a smartphone in her bag.

35I told her that I (not go) ..... to the cinema.

36He said, "If you work hard, you will succeed."

37He said, "I will help you."

38"It is too late". I said ..... too late.

39Future Past Continuous Tense8. Indah told me that ..... at 9 o'clock this morning

40Clara said, "My son was affraid of lightning."Clara said that her son ..... affraid of lightning.

41He said, "I don't understand the lesson." The correct indirect speech is .....

42Choose te correct answer in reported speech.'I can't find my book' said Alba.

43My mum and dad: 'We want you to come home now.'-My mum and dad said that .....

44"Did you congratulate them?" , we asked her. What is the correct translation to direct speech of this sentence?

45He asked if I ..... his phone.

46Correct or Incorrect"we have registered for the classes" they said.Indirect: they said that they have registered for the classes.

47Which of these sentences is the report speech "I visited New York last year"

48What is the indirect form of "I will call you tomorrow" ?

49The man said the time ..... 8 o'clock.

50Change the verb tense: 'He was playing football.' to indirect speech.

51What is the correct indirect speech for the direct speech: 'I love this book,' she said?

52They said that they had been driving through the desert .....

53Convert this to direct speech: 'She said that she would go to the party.'

54What ..... you ..... at the party?-I ..... with my friends.

55Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: "He said, 'I am going to the store.'"

56"I am living in New York", Jane said.

57I think it's will be very hot.

58They said, 'She has gone to the market.'

59(Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Budi and Yanto said, " We don't like our new apartment."

60The teacher said, "The Earth is round." (Reported Speech)

61I'll be there for you whenever you need me," best friend assured.