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Tense Backshift RulesSet 25

1Complete the sentence with the correct verb phrase. Maria said, "I finished my homework an hour ago." In reported speech, this becomes: Maria said that she ..... her homework an hour before.

2"Nothing grows in this garden, because it never gets enough sun"The farmer explained that .....

3Change this sentence using reported speech: "There was an accident by the traffic lights this morning."

4Direct Speech:"We are going to the cinema", said Mom

5Tom said, 'I will help you tomorrow.'

6"If I had run, I could have caught the bus" He said.

7In the sentence He says to me, "I am running.", which change happens to the tense when converting to indirect speech?

8Mason said, "I had talked to my mom yesterday."Mason said that he ..... to his mom the day before.

9"I'll tell Sam to phone you."She promised Mary she ..... Sam to phone ......

10Direct Speech: "I will send you the documents tomorrow," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

11Gary wondered ..... to the USA every summer.

12"John was studying hard this time yesterday", John's sister told us.John's sister told us that he ..... that time yesterday.

13Choose the correct tense change.

14Rewrite the following sentence.He said, "I have seen snow" .

15Identify the sentence that has an error in its reported speech structure.

16Choose the Correct Answer: Direct speech: Maria said, "I am tired." Reported speech: Maria said that she ..... tired.

17"We are happy," they said.

18"I am going out tonight." Manisha said.

19In reported speech, what does the present perfect tense become?

20She said, "I have passed the examination."

21Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, "I have completed my task."

22They said, "We are waiting outside." Choose the correct indirect speech.

23People supposed that the lion had escaped from the cage.

24The girl said, "I bought this dress two days ago."

25Direct: She said, "I completed my homework yesterday." Indirect: She said that she ..... her homework the day before.

26He said he ..... (visit) his parents the next day.

27She said, "I am going to the gym." She said that she ..... to the gym.

28She said, " I'm very tired I have work overnight".

29"I have baked my first chocolate cake today"

30Which reported speech sentence is grammatically correct and logical? Direct speech: The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the sun."

31He said, "I will have finished by then."

32The teacher told us that The Romans ..... in Britain in 43 AD.

33He said, "They bought a new house last month."

34"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

35'I am very tired,' said Dad.

36Mary didn't work hard enough, so she failed her exams

37Mario: Jose is a good student.

38Alice said that she ..... (eat) her breakfast.

39I ..... you if I had known you were sick.

40"I lived in the USA for many years." Ben said that he ..... in the USA for many years

41Direct speech to indirect speech. Which Report is OK?People said, "This was the worst blizzard in 100 years."

42"Where does John live?" Alice asked.

43John ..... my aunt from Sydney if he ..... here last month.

44I have been calling for ten minutes.

45The manager said he ..... the documents after the meeting.

46"How many tickets did you buy?"

47Despite his injury, Tom plays football every weekend.

48He said that he ..... (into indirect)

49"I can dance".He told me that he ......

50'I'm moving to London, ' she said. She said she ..... to London.

51"I'll be back tomorrow." He said he ..... back ......

52"I was intending to meet you tomorrow" .

53The teacher narrated, "Sulayman gave the Tarabusaw a heavy blow with his sword." Which among the following is the correct reported speech for this?

54Norma said that the old car had broken when they ..... the bridge.

55Linda told me,"I owned a flower shop."Linda told me that she ..... a flower shop.

56"I took part in a green campaign last summer," said Ted.

57Diego: I work in a Company.

58He said he ..... never ..... (fly) before.

59"I don't know", she said. She said that she .....

60When Mr. Thomas ....., David was solving crossword puzzles, wasn't he?

61Han said, "I am going to the store."Han said that she ..... to the store.