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Tense Backshift RulesSet 17

1They said to us that they ..... their grandparents the weekend before.

2Sarah said,' I want to go out today.'

3Find mistake. He said he goes to school every day.

4'I hated every minute of that film!' said Max.

5He said, "I have finished my homework." He said that he ..... his homework.

6The judge said, " The accused is guilty of the crime. "

7She said that she ..... to school at 9 o'clock the previous day. A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking

8"Where is Alex?" she asked me.She asked me .....

9Rewrite the direct speech 'I want to eat pizza' as indirect speech.

10Paul told us that he and his girlfriend ..... married that weekend.

11What is the correct transformation of the sentence: 'She said, "I am going to the market."'?

12"We will call you," they said. $\rightarrow$ They said they ..... call me.

13'We've bought a new car.' They told me they ..... a new car.

14Change from direct to indirect speech!"I have completed the project," he said.

15Instructions: Convert the following indirect speech sentences back to direct speech. He said that he had already eaten lunch. He said, " ..... "

16Kavitha said," I am very busy now."

17"I go to school every day."She said (that) ..... to school every day

18Change the direct speech to indirect: She said, "I have been waiting for you."

19She said, "I have finished my project"The direct voice above is a combination of .....

20They told us that they ..... not do it again.

21"What time did the bus arrive, Tom?" asked John.

22Tom asked Susan if she ..... to wear her new hat.

23Direct: "The pollution affected the fish population."Reported: They explained that the pollution ..... the fish population.

24The servant Marko told what Quintus was doing.

25"I will join you later."

26'I have been calling for ten minutes.'She said that she ..... for ten minutes.

27'What have archaeologists found out about early humans?'

28Mother:" What do you eat at the restaurant? "Mother asked me what I ..... at the restaurant

29"I am going to sing for you." Grace said that she ..... for us.

30Change to Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)"It's a beautiful day" said the teacher.

31The mayor: "We are working to keep safe everyone"The mayor said that .....

32Keshav said that he had been watching a movie.

33He says that his brother will help her.

34Helen said she ..... the late night show then.

35He said, "I was watching TV."

36Direct (Negative): They complained, "Our luggage hasn't arrived."

37Change the reported speech into direct speech:Sam told me that he had been studying German since 2015.

38Convert 'He is playing football' to reported speech.

39Indirect Speech: They said that they would go to the park.Direct Speech: .....

40Reported Speech-Change to Indirect Speech: She said, "I am baking a cake now." Choose the correct indirect speech.

41They told us that the theatre ..... openuntil 7.15 pm.

42True or FalseWhen transforming Direct Speech to Reported Speech, the verb stays the same.

43DS: They said, "We will be winning this competition next year." IS: They said they will be winning that competition last year.

44She told me that the government ..... (regulate) the airline industry.

45Mom said, "I will have cleaned the shirt" .

46Which tense shift is correct when changing Simple Present to indirect speech?

47With reported questions, the tense changes ..... the same as for reported statements.

48The structure sometimes means that:

49Troy said that he ..... usually very busy on Sunday.

50How do we change 'have' in Direct Speech to Indirect Speech?

51What's happened to your hair? Your mother .....

52Do verbs tenses change in indirect/reported speech?

53He said, 'I have lived here for 10 years"

54She told me that he ..... for dinner tomorrow.

55Choose the correct indirect speech: *He said, "I am tired." *

56"I am going to the party," she said.She said that she ..... to the party.

57They promised us .....

58Direct: "She writes novels," he explained.Indirect: He explained that she ..... novels.

59Todd: Did he go to your house today?

60Tom said 'I left two years ago' devient .....

61Direct Speech: She said, "I will go to Jakarta next week."