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Tense Backshift RulesSet 27

1Direct Speech: They said, "We were watching a movie."

2Choose the correct backshifted form:He said, "I am going to the park."

3If you had invited her to your party, I ..... with her.

4'I'll help you with your bags.'He said ..... me with my bags.

5Mary said that Paris ..... beautiful in spring.

6James asked me if I ..... Liz that morning.

7Peter said he ..... a test the following day A. had had B. will have C.has had D. would have

8Change the sentence 'He said, "I will go to the park"' to reported speech.

9'What would you do if you were having a problem with grammar, Jane?' Anne asked.

10"This man spoke to me on the road," said the woman.

11Direct: She said, "I will have completed the project by tomorrow." Indirect: She said that she ..... the project by the next day.

12"I'm doing my homework at the moment"He said he ..... at the moment.

13She doesn't speak german, said John

14Ellie says, "I see the clouds.".She told me that she ..... the clouds.

15"We were at the hospital yesterday." Ginger and Claire said

16Jocelyn told Joe, "I will read this book that you recommended."

17Which past perfect shows reported speech?

18Correct this sentenceI needed to show him where are classrooms.

19Ex. 3 Choose the correct option. Jack claimed he didn't sign / hadn't signed any documents.

20What is the indirect speech form for the sentence: "He said, 'I will come if I have time.'"

21He said that he ..... all his exams by the 25th of June.

22Hung said that his girlfriend and he ..... married .....

23"I have finished my report," she said.

24She said "He hasn't eaten breakfast."

25Direct speech: "I can't go hiking with you because I hurt my ankle yesterday, " Ryan said to Fiona.Reported speech:Ryan told Fiona that he ..... hiking with her because he ..... his ankle .....

26"How much will it cost to send the package to Japan?" asked Julie. Julie asked the cashier how much ..... to send the package to Japan.

27Mary told me that writing a test ..... her nervous.

28"I went out last night." she said.

29She said to the shopkeeper, "How much is the price of this book?"

30Convert to reported speech: 'I am learning French,' he said.

31I told him: "I am busy this week so I can't come to your party."

32Complete the reported speech with the correct verb forms.I'm wearing a coat, 'Jock said.Jock said he ..... a coat

33Direct Speech: SIMPLE PAST Indirect Speech: .....

34If I had ..... you were coming, I would have prepared a delicious meal.

35He said he ..... to school the next day.

36If the reported speech expresses universal truth, a scientific fact, habitual action, the tenses do not change.

37Pim 'I am playing a game.'Pim said that she ..... a game.

38Rini: " you look busy, what are you doing?"Wulan: I am finishing my final projectWhat does Wulan say to Rini?

39It ..... that gunshots have been heard in teh city centre.

40How old is he? She asked .....

41Andrew said that once he ..... his military service, his father ..... him a new car.

42Change direct speech to indirect speech. He said, "I am going out."

43They said, "We have finished the project."=> They said that they had finished the project.

44She said she ..... visited an ethnic market before.

45"I don't like happy endings".He said he doesn't like happy endings.

46"Sally doesn't like horror film." , Arthur said.

47Mr Jones said that Ron ..... a bright student.

48Rewrite (statement): "I like English," she said. Choose the correct reported statement.

49Alice:'' My mother is sick"Alice said .....

50In transforming direct to indirect speech, simple past tense goes to ..... tense.

51Paul: "I am learning Spanish."Sarah: "Paul said (that) he ..... Spanish."

52Change to reported speech: "He hasn't eaten breakfast".She told me .....

53Direct speech: He said, "I will help you tomorrow." Reported speech: He said that he ..... help me the next day.

54"We went out last night." They said

55Rewrite the sentence 'She said, 'I will go to the party" in reported speech.

56DIrect: He said, 'I have lost my keys.'Indirect: .....

57He said, "I am buying a new pen" .

58He said, "I will ring her."

59A:I heard that you are completing your dissertation this year. So, you can go on a vacation with your family at the end of the year.B: .....

60He said that he would help us with the project. Convert to reported speech.

61Choose the correct reported speech for: He said, "Somebody has stolen my bag."