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Tense Backshift RulesSet 22

1They say a big storm expected to arrive tomorrow morning.

2"She is the most beatifull girl in the world" he said.He said that ..... the most beautifull girl in the world.

3Peter said (V.2) he ..... finish the work the next day.

4He said, "I like football." He said that he ..... football.

5Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech: We need to decide when we should leave for the trip.

6She said, "I have finished my work." Indirect: She said that she ..... finished her work.

7They told their manager that they (a) their best to do the tasks.

8He said that he ..... the book the previous day

9Choose the correct indirect speech for "They said, 'We are playing now':"

10"I don't like mushrooms" , Laila said.

11Mary said, " I love pizza"What did she say? .....

12What changes occur when converting 'I am very busy now' to indirect speech?

13Identify the type of error in the following reported sentence: My friend mentioned that she will visit her grandparents tomorrow.

14Direct Speech: Princess Suripit said, "You are not dreaming". Indirect Speech: Princess Suripit said that Andre ..... not dreaming.

15Direct Speech: He said, "We will win the match."

16They said, "We are studying for the exam." They said that they ..... for the exam.

17"He has eaten an apple"-John said he ..... an apple

18In reported speech, past simple becomes .....

19Choose the wrong statement.They believed that she came here.

20She said, "I have to meet the doctor tomorrow."

21Direct: "We like playing cricket," they said.

22The teacher asked if the students ..... their homework.

23They said that she ..... busy.

24She said, "John has been working on his science project today."

25..... somebody reported the incident to the authorities?

26The lawyer said, "The law always believes in the evidence."

27"We are going to the beach this Friday," said Sandy.

28In an indirect statement, how do you translate a future infinitive with a pluperfect main verb?

29Change the following sentence to Reported Speech-Maria said, "I will be in Paris in July."

30Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: "He said, 'I will go to the market tomorrow.'"

31I asked her if she ..... my new mobile.

32It was three o'clock. We ..... to hurry up because we.

33Why did they bend the rules for Sandy

34Change from Direct to indirect speech: a. She said, "I saw him."

35What is the indirect speech of "We have finished our homework"?

36"Why are you late?" He asked me. The Indirect speech of this is: He asked me .....

37My brother said, " I bought a new phone."

38If ..... that the goods were of such poor quality, we would never have ordered them from you.

39REPORTED SPEECH-Choose the correct option"I can speak Chinese" He said that he ..... speak Chinese

40At the conference, scientists reported that they ..... a cure for the rare disease.

41"I have already eaten" she said

42John is said to have been stolen the money.

43Mary said, " I want to give up my job."-> Mary said that .....

44Direct Speech: She said, "I watched that movie last night."

45Which of the choice s best changes the following sentence from a quotation to reported speech?Martin said, "I taught online yesterday."

46Convert the direct question "Where did she go?" into an embedded question.

47Budi said, "I am playing football." The correct indirect speech is .....

48Change the sentence into indirect speech: "I have finished my homework," said James.

49"I'll help you tomorrow," he said. He said he .....

50Which sentence correctly transforms the direct speech "He said, 'I will help you.'" into indirect speech?

51..... "How was the journey?" She asked me ..... She asked me how was the journey

52Jay speaks dialogues ..... (expressing manner)

53They will be out

54He had not told the police about the incident, but he claimed that ......

55Nancy said she ..... miss school today.

56In an indirect statement, how do you translate a present infinitive with an imperfect main verb?

57'I will finish the project by Friday,' said David.

58She said she ..... call me later.

59"I am waiting for the bus now," said Tim.

60Complete the reported sentences with the correct form of the verb.Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.'I sometimes disagree with the media,' said Andy.Andy said he sometimes ..... with the media.

61Give the correct forms of the verbs given."We will finish our project before the end of this month."They said that they ..... (finish) their project before the end of that month.