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Tense Backshift RulesSet 18

1Sarah: "I went to the movies yesterday."Sarah said ......

2Indirect speech of: "John said, 'I will finish my homework later." '

3Choose the best option to complete the following:"I'm going to Spain this month."He said (that) he ..... to Spain ..... month.

4Put the sentence into indirect speech.They said, "We were copying in the exam."

5Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech: I'm uncertain about where I should invest my money.

6"We were in the classroom" -the teacher said.The teacher said that they ..... in the classroom.

7She said, "I got an exam a week ago." She said that .....

8"I am happy today," she said.

9'I will visit my grandparents next weekend,' said Mark.

10Peter said, "Tim went to the Stadium yesterday."

11Complete the sentence using reported speech: "Mark said, 'I will call you tomorrow.'"

12He said, "I have been busy these days."

13He told me that he ..... ill for two weeks.

14WHEN REPORTING, THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS CHANGES TO .....

15Change the tense correctly: 'I eat breakfast at 7 AM,' he said.

16Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: He said, "I can swim."

17"There was a big earthquake in Chile".The newspaper said that there ..... a big earthquake in Chile.

18Choose the correct indirect speech: "She said, 'I am reading a novel.'"

19Choose the correct R.S: Fernanda and Mario: We are angry with our teacher.

20If we went to visit her, she'll / she'd be so happy.

21"They will not have a meeting" he told me.He told me that they .....

22"I'm talking to Mary." She said she ..... talking to Mary.

23Change direct speech into reported speechJulia said that she ..... there at noon.

24"We are watching TV right now," said the kids. How would you report this sentence in reported speech?

25"I am going to visit my parents this evening" he said.

26Find the right variant: He asked if I ..... his telephone number.

27Which conversion matches Present Perfect to Past Perfect in indirect speech?

28I studied English last year.

29True or False: The sentence "She mentioned that her family was moving to a new city the following month" is a grammatically correct way to report the direct speech: "My family is moving to a new city next month."

30The teacher told the children that water (to boil) at 100$^\circ$C

31Identify the correct sentence: He said, "I can solve this problem."

32Change this to indirect speech: "We were watching a match last night," Rukayyah said.

33Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct: He said, "Jill went to the clinic yesterday."Indirect: He said that Jill ..... to the clinic the day before.

34'I am planning a trip to Europe next summer,' said Lisa.

35Change the verb tense in this sentence: He said, 'I eat breakfast at 7 AM.'

36"What are you doing?" my mother asks.

37What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable scraps?

38I said, "It hasn't stopped raining yet"

39DIRECT SPEECH: "My account was deleted yesterday," he said.

40What do we use to report: "I've passed the test"?

41"I don't speak Italian," she said.$\rightarrow$ She said that she didn't speak Italian

42Direct: The forecast: 'It will rain later.'The forecast said that it ..... later.

43"We will visit grandma next week," Tom said.

44'We went to France for our holiday last year' Mary Carmen and Paola said.

45Direct: My teacher: 'You are doing well in class.'My teacher said that I ..... well in class.

46Reported speech"I will be there!"

47Our friends said that they ..... us after the film.

48Change tense: She said, 'I will call you tomorrow.'

49"The villagers get their water from the well," said the anthropologist.

50"We are watching a movie," they said. $\rightarrow$ They said they ..... a movie.

51"Everybody likes comedy films"", he said (that)

52They asked if I ..... abroad before.

53Direct Speech: She said, "I will go to the market" . Indirect Speech: .....

54She said she ..... the book lately.

55Ben said he ..... ring me later.

56Direct: Our neighbours: 'We are painting our house.'Our neighbours said that they ..... their house.

57The speaker pointed out that the building of the house ..... by the end of May.

58"I am writing an email to my friend."He told me that he ..... an email to his friend.

59Joel said, "The car is approaching."

60Change the direct speech to reported speech: 'He said, "I am studying for the exam."'

61He told me Jack ..... back in a few minutes.