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Tense Backshift RulesSet 21

1Which is a common error?

2"He works in a bank," said Sean.

3Direct: Lisa: 'I feel happy today.'Lisa said that she ..... happy that day.

4"I have been playing the piano for two years, " John said.

5X: Grover answered Percy, "I disliked her from the first meeting."Y: What did he say?Z: He said that .....

6What is the indirect speech for 'He said, "I will join the competition."'?

7"We will be decorating our living room at 9 tomorrow," they said.

8Mr. Bishop told me that he ..... a new book on motivation the week before.

9"Where were you yesterday?"My principal wanted to know .....

10Trang asked me if ..... any natural wonders in America.

11The meeting is now on 15 April. = They have changed the date. The date of .....

12What is the indirect speech for 'He said, "I was studying all night."'?

13Alex wondered if ..... for the weekend at his place.

14We'll see her next week.They said .....

15Kitty said, 'They can sing very well.'

16She said, "I bought a new car".

17How would you report the following sentence in the past tense?"Rachel has broken all the rules."

18What happened after people stopped riding the buses?

19"I shall remain here and the tailor won't be able to find me," said she

20Imagine Agung is sharing his plans with his friends. He said, 'I will finish my homework.'

21We called them that we were walking in the Central Park.

22"I will call you tomorrow," she said. $\rightarrow$ Reported:

23Change to direct speech: He said that he was hungry.

24Mary said, " I don't have homework"

25"No one has told me what I am supposed to do." The boy complained that .....

26Shanmukha Teja said, "My Brother Manikantha is always teasing me."

27The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?"

28Direct Speech: Tom said, "I am watching a movie."

29What is the future tense of 'They are playing' in indirect speech?

30Tom said, "I am going to the store." $\rightarrow$ Tom said ..... A. he was going to the store. B. he is going to the store. C. he had gone to the store. D. he goes to the store.

31Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:Direct: He said, "I will finish my work by tomorrow."

32Recognize the reported speech:He said that he had seen the movie.

33What is the correct indirect speech for 'They said, "We will come tomorrow"'?

34Change direct speech into reported speechShe said: "I went to visit my brother last Saturday." $\rightarrow$ .....

35What is the indirect speech version of: "She said, 'I will go to the store'?"

36Cloe: "I want to be a paparazzi" Cloe said she ..... to be a paparazzi

37Choose the correct form of the indirect sentence: Joel: 'I want to play football tomorrow.'

38Change the direct speech to reported speech: 'He said, "I will help you."'

39What happens to what we throw away?

40We'll be away for three days.

41Laura's children told her, "We can't take the school bus this morning."

42"Did you see the film?" asked John. $\rightarrow$ Change into indirect speech:

43He said, "I have a meeting tomorrow." He said that he ..... a meeting the next day.

44Direct question: I answered, "I have done all my chores." Indirect speech: I answered that .....

45What do you think of my English? Do you think (it/improve)?

46"The world is round," said Mitchell. Mitchell has told me that .....

47The Pastor said, "God helps those who help themselves."

48They said that they ..... in a small house.

49Rachel said: 'I will send you the details later'.

50Translate to English:Pa Hadi berkata bahwa dia akan membuat jadwal untuk kegiatannya.

51"I'm going to the cinema tomorrow", Ben said. He said .....

52Tini says, " I am lazy."The indirect is: Tini said that She ..... lazy

53Savanna believed, ..... Summer not ..... out with Auggie so much she'd be more popular.

54The simple past tense used in direct speech is converted into the past perfect tense in indirect speech.

55Direct: Dessy said, "I am so starving" .Indirect: Dessy said that she ..... so starving.

56Change the verb tense: She said, 'I eat lunch at noon.'

57The (A) policeman asked the boy if (B) he has really seen (C) that happen (D) with his own eyes.

58Change this sentence into an Indirect Speech/a Reported Speech: Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange said, "Dormammu, I've come to bargain."

59I think my brother (like) that new film

60"Tony hates mushrooms"

61Choose the correct indirect speech: Tom said, "I am playing football."