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Tense Backshift RulesSet 14

1He asked me where I .....

2Mark asked, 'what did you buy at the store?'Mark asked what I ..... at the store.

3Alya said, " I began to understand the answer of question."

4Direct Speech"I will be going to the zoo this weekend," said Jane.Indirect SpeechJane said that she ..... to the zoo that weekend.

5Past Simple in Indirect speech

6Which is the correct form in reported speech?

7Carolyn told me, 'My sister isn't attending vocal lessons here anymore'

8Transfer the direct speech to indirect speech:He said," I can do it".

9During a lively book club meeting, Liam exclaimed, "She is reading a book," about Sophia. Can you identify the indirect speech form of his statement?

10Sandra: She is in the house right now.

11Father: What is Ankita doing?Mother: ..... (describing action)

12Transform the direct speech: 'I am happy,' she said.

13Change direct speech into reported speechWill and Tim said, " We were very happy about the present." $\rightarrow$ Will and Tim said they ..... very happy about the present.

14I can't see you tomorrow.

15This tablet is easy to use as it is the latest technology." he said.

16Mike said, "I played basketball last night."

17She said, "I am cooking dinner now."

18'If you lend me the chainsaw, I'll bring it back the day after tomorrow.' Mary said that .....

19Charlie said, 'I work 14 hours a day'

20We study at Tecnologico Comfenalco.

21The teacher ..... (ask) if we ..... (do) our homework.

22Convert to reported speech: Rajvir said, "I have been reading as much as I could today."

23Which of the following sentences correctly changes the direct speech to reported speech? Direct speech: "I will call you later," he promised.

24Which of the following is NOT a correct reported speech transformation?

25They said, "We went hiking."

26What is the appropriate reported speech of the statement "Kyle always wears jacket" ?

27"What time did you go to bed?"-Dan asked me what time I ..... to bed

28Change direct speech into reported speech Andrew told me that they ..... fish two ..... days.

29He said that Everyone will get an 'A' for Academic English.Convert to direct speech.

30People believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.

31He said, "I will go to the party." He said that he ..... to the party.

32"I like singing songs"-Greg said he ..... singing songs

33Me: 'I've done it!' (Direct speech) ..... (Reported speech)

34The President made the following announcement, "We are now at war."

35She asked, "Did you know them, Tom?"

36Completamiento (Grammar) How do these tenses change in reported speech?present perfect .....

37"I saw a UFO last night," he said.

38Change the sentence into indirect speech: "I will meet you at 5 o'clock," said Emily.

39The students found out .....

40I ..... he ..... it interesting.

41Mohan said that he had been feeling ill today.(select the appropriate direct speech of the sentence)

42Read the sentences and choose the correct answer. He said he ..... yesterday.

43Select the correct answer: In indirect speech, the present simple tense usually changes to which tense?

44Analyze the following direct speech and convert it to indirect speech: "I will help you tomorrow," she promised.

45"He said, 'I am studying English now.'" is changed to indirect speech to become?

46I'm going to visit my sister next week.She said .....

47Change to indirect speech. Dan said, "We are finding the ship now."

48Sarah says she's 17 but I ..... her

49Our science teacher said that some dinosaurs ..... huge.

50Select the option which correctly converts the given sentence into indirect/ direct speech.-He said,"Lina has arrived on Sunday."

51What happens to the tense in reported speech?

52If the direct speech is in simple past, the reported speech must be in .....

53Teller 1, " Good morning, what can I help you mam?"Madam, "Pardon me?"Teller 2, my friends asked you ..... mam

54What ..... (1. you / do) last night at 3 pm?-I ..... (2. have) lunch with my friends. We ..... (3. go) to the new Italian restaurant.

55She said to her friend, "I shall not play with you tomorrow".

56Convert the following indirect sentence to direct speech: They announced that the results would be declared soon.

57Change into direct speech: He said that he had finished his work.

58REPORTED SPEECHWhich sentence is NOT correct?

59During a conversation, Evelyn mentioned that she was feeling exhausted after a long day at work. Convert the indirect speech to direct speech.

60Lisa: "I have seen that movie before."Mark: "Lisa said (that) she ..... seen that movie before."

61Change into reported speech:Gerry and Jess said, "We went to Spain."