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Tense Backshift RulesSet 15

1I ate some beef burgers yesterday.

2" I am proud of your achievements" , the mother said to her daughter.

3True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:'My mom asked why am I so tired.'

4Direct Speech: "I finished my project yesterday," he said. What is the correct reported speech?

5Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech:" We are studying English they said

6"I'd never been there before."

7He said to Mrs.Nga "You were absent from the meeting yesterday."

8Put the sentence into indirect speech.We said, "We have been waiting since morning."

9Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech. She said, "I have never seen such a beautiful painting before."

10"I can't remember", David said

11The boy said, "I am playing."

12I don't do sport.

13Which is the correct transformation to reported speech? "She said, 'I am going to the meeting now.'"

14Direct speech: My friends said, "We are playing soccer now!" Indirect speech: .....

15"I am going to London tomorrow."

16Mary: "I had been swimming for about 2 hours."She said (that) she ..... for about 2 hours

17"-Are you going to the party?-At 6 o'clock, we shall meet in front of the restaurant"what do you understand from this conversation?

18Rewrite the sentence in reported speech: 'She said, 'I saw a movie yesterday."

19Most people agree that Nelson Mandela was a great man.

20He said he ..... a busy day.

21Jenny: "Had you eaten snails?".Jenny wanted to know

22"They live in Boston."She said that

23'We went to Italy for our holiday last year' Mary and Angela said.

24Change the indirect to direct speech!She mentioned that they would arrive the next day.

25In direct speech, do we change the tense of the reported speech?

26The boy said, "I forgot to bring my book today."

27He said, "I can't come to the meeting." $\rightarrow$ He said ..... A. he couldn't come to the meeting. B. he can't come to the meeting. C. he didn't come to the meeting. D. he hadn't come to the meeting.

28Read the direct speech and select the reported statement.'They are going to deliver the TV tomorrow,' Tara said.

29I will be very upset unless ..... (David/ write) soon.

30Change the tense: He said, 'I will call you tomorrow.'

31Change the direct sentence into indirect: "She said, 'I am not feeling well.'"

32Direct Speech: I said, "I do my homework every night."

33Michelle asked, 'where will you go tomorrow?'Michelle asked where I ..... the next day.

34"Last night, I went to bed at 9 p.m"-Dan told me that ..... night, He ..... to bed at 9p.m

35We were surprised when .....

36Robert said. " I swim in the pool."

37Change the sentencce into indrect or reported speech.They say, " where have received our salary" .

38A: Why did Anna break off her engagement with Thomas? B: ..... is a mystery.

39Katia said, "I don't like to draw cars"She said that she ..... to draw cars.

40When I saw him last week, he said he ..... a new job soon.

41"I sing with my family"

42He speaks as if he ..... everything about equality.

43Direct Speech: They said, "We have done our work."

44Karen said that Julie ..... her best friend.

45I will preview the news before you watch it.

46"I'm working hard today," said ThomasThomas told me that .....

47He had been studying a lot to get high grades. What is the direct speech of this sentence?

48In Indirect Speech, which of the following is true?

49He said that he ..... to finish the report by evening.

50What ..... you doing when I ..... you last night?

51'I've been shopping all day.'

52It ..... that too little money ..... by the government on roads.

53In an indirect statement, how do you translate a perfect infinitive with a future main verb?

54Journalist: "She is working on a new album at the moment" .

55Laura: It is really late, we need to go. Is reported: She said .....

56Choose the correct reported statement."She knew it."-he said.

57What will you give us in your conference?

58Mary:" We can meet now".Mary said that .....

59Peter said that .....

60Choose the option with the correct reported speech.The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east."

61"They will arrive next week," he said.