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Tense Backshift RulesSet 26

1Identify the tense change in indirect speech: 'I am happy,' he said.

2Which of the following is NOT a rule for converting direct speech to indirect speech?

3Direct: He said, "I bought a car yesterday."

4They dream to buy a new computer.

5Jane said, "I was quiet."

6Convert: Maria said, 'I have seen that movie before.'

7Direct Speech: "I won the competition," he exclaimed.

8Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.'I'm driving home soon,' said Mum.Mum said that home soon.

9Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-Father said, "I told you to play outside, Suresh." I-Father said that he ..... Suresh to play outside.

10Change the verb tense: 'I am reading a book,' she said. (to indirect)

11Direct Speech: She said, "I'll go shopping."What's the indirect speech?

12The teacher asked me whether I had any English books.

13John said that his brother ..... at home then.

14He cried when she found out the truth.(He cried when he found out ..... )

15Change to indirect speech-He said " I am going home."

16"I work for a small publishing company," Ann said to me.

17Nam told me that he ..... more information about the course.

18Choose the correct reported speech sentence for these direct speech sentences.'I've seen Batman Returns five times!' said my brother.

19Mr. Woon said that the Earth goes around the sun.

20Direct: "I am going to the store," she said.Indirect: She said that she ..... going to the store

21Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: "He said, 'I was watching TV when she called.'"

22My neighbour told me that she will let me know as soon as she heard from him.

23Which option is the correct indirect speech for: "The weather is awful," they said?

24"I didn't go out at the weekend"

25Change the verb tense: 'She plays the piano.' to indirect speech.

26Mary said, "I am cooking now."

27Fill in the blank: "She asked where ..... going."

28"I have been there" explained Rayna. She told me that she ..... there.

29Sam asked me if I ..... a lift home after the concert.

30Choose the right variant. "I passed the exam!' She told me (that) she ..... the exam.

31A: So, did you tell your CEO about the contract?

32Mary: I have a carShe said .....

33Father said," i have many candys on the fridge".

34Change 'They have finished their homework' to reported speech.

35Change to indirect speech: She said, "I was playing in the garden."

36"I am proud of my new film." Anna said ......

37Change the direct speech into indirect speech!Leo asked his friend, "How did you lose your wallet?"

38Change the direct speech to indirect speech.Vinni said, "I will go to see my grandma tomorrow."

39Direct: I said to him, "I will not take back what I have said." Indirect: I said to him I ..... not take back what I .....

40I will call you ..... A. when I get off the plane B. as soon as I got off the planeC. until I got off the plane D. after I had got off the plane

41Direct Speech: She said, "I am planning to resign." Reported Speech: She said that she ..... resign.

42Reported speech: He said he lived in the city centre.Direct Speech: "I ..... in the city centre," he said.

43Maureen and Yumna says: "We didn't finish our homework"

44She said she ..... meet me later.

45Children are playing in the park, said James

46Jane said, "I shall help you." Jane said ......

47Mr. Budi says " I will go to Surabaya", we can conclude that .....

48They told me: "We were really happy 2 years ago."

49The statement "Tom said, 'I have finished my homework.'" is changed to indirect speech to become?

50Which tense change occurs in the reported speech of the sentence: 'I am studying for my exam,' she said.

51"I am walking in the park"-Lana said she ..... in the park

52Direct speech: ..... Indirect speech: My parents asked me whether I had done English homework.

53Minh asked me if I ..... Mount Fansipan.

54Direct Speech: "I will finish the book by the end of this week," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

55'I didn't have any breakfast,' she said.-SHE SAID THAT ..... ANY BREAKFAST.

56Change direct speech into reported speech Mr. Brown said: "I watched TV last night." $\rightarrow$ Mr. Brown said that he ..... TV the night before.

57Mary answered that she ..... the next month.

58Change the following sentence to direct speech: She asked me if I had finished my homework.

59"I was listening to music last night."She said that .....

60"I take my medicine."

61"I didn't break your watch"