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Tense Backshift RulesSet 23

1"I buy a new book.", she said.

2"I'm reading a great book," he said. He said that ..... a great book.

3He said he will go to the market yesterday.

4Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: He said, "I am happy."

5I was intending to meet you tomorrow she said.

6REPORTED SPEECH'My parents are fine'. Anna said.

7My friends in Panama told me, "The weather last week was terrible."

8"There is an ant nest here," said Jill.

9"We shall help the old man," Jake said.

10Direct: John said, "I will call you tonight."

11I knew his aunt ..... him any money.

12Rosie wondered if I ..... to Ninh Binh the following summer.

13What is the indirect speech of 'He said, I have passed the examination'?

14He said that he was waiting for Judy.

15"You must do what you are told" .She said .....

16He said, "I bought a new phone." He said that he ..... a new phone.

17Direct: He said, "I did not go to school last week." Indirect: He said that he ..... to school the previous week.

18He told me that .....

19"We went to the cinema yesterday."

20Direct speech: "What's for dinner?"Reported speech: .....?

21Complete sentence B so that it changes sentence A from direct to indirect speech. A: Jesse

22"I begin to understand the teacher's explanation."What is the possible Indirect Speech of the sentence above?

23What is the indirect speech for the direct speech 'I taught online yesterday'?

24Joe: "I go skiing with my family in winter."Zac: "Joe said (that) he ..... skiing with his family in winter."

25Mark: "I have finished my project."Sarah: "Mark said (that) he ..... his project."

26She said, 'I will travel to Italy next summer.'

27Direct speech to indirect speech. Which Report is OK?Susan said, "I'll bring food to your house for dinner."

28Choose the correct reported speech version of the sentence: "I'm going to the store now."

29Select the correct indirect speech sentence based on the following: Sarah said, "I am going to the mall after school."

30Experts say that mobile phones caused addictions among young people.

31He said that they ..... each other for many years

32True or False: She said that she was reading a book. (Original: "I am reading a book." )

33Add the correct punctuation to the following indirect speech: He told us that he had finished his homework

34"We were playing games"-She said they ..... playing games

35"A triangle has three sides," Mrs Lim told her class.

36Jane told everybody that she ..... a meeting .....

37Choose the Correct OptionMaria said, "I was dialing your number, and you called."

38He said they ..... just ..... from England.

39Direct Speech: Ana is having fun at six flags.Reported Speech: .....

40The Captain asked the Pilot what speed he ..... us to proceed at.

41She said that she announced the police as soon as she ..... there was an accident near the market.

42She asked me if I ..... the document.

43Which of the following sentences correctly reports the direct speech? Direct: My friends told me, "We went to the new skate park yesterday."

44Change the direct speech into reported speech: "I was talking to you"

45"I sing with the teacher"

46The teacher asked me where I ..... from.

47The girl said, "I saw a rainbow after the rain two days ago."

48We didn't go to the lost property office because we found our bag on the platform.

49"I'm leaving now", she told us.

50Who is sitting beside Tom?

51What is the reported speech of this sentence?"I will call you tomorrow," he promised.

52The man said that he ..... the following day.

53Arya said to Tara, 'David will leave for his mother's place tomorrow'.

54How do you change the tense in indirect speech?

55CHOOSE:Tenses move back into the past in reported speech.

56Change the following sentence.They said, "We have finished our homework."

57I hoped that the train will arrive on time, but it did not.

58He told me that he ..... here at seven.

59Amitabh said to jaya, '' I have joined music class" .

60My friend asked, "did you find Anita's address?"

61Change the direct speech 'He said, I have finished my homework' to reported speech using the appropriate tense.