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Tense Backshift RulesSet 28

1From direct speech to indirect speech:If the reporting verb is in a present tense, the verbs from the direct speech .....

2My dog has brown hair, it eats a lot.

3Ravi said, "What is Heena doing?"

4Mellissa:"I am writing an essay for school".Mellissa said that ..... an essay for school.

5Change direct speech to reported speech. James said to Geraldine, "Will you attend the flag ceremony".

6He said, " I found the money in the garden yesterday." He said that .....

7Direct: "We have finished our homework," they said. $\rightarrow$ Reported:

8What did you buy for dinner?

9She said to me that she ..... qkht ..... to me the Sunday before.

10"We are working very hard to develop it"

11At what time do we report a sentence that is in the past simple?

12Gerel says that her father ..... an engineer.

13Choose the correct indirect speech: "I'm studying," he said.

14She said, "I saw the movie last week."

15Tom: "I have finished my project."Lisa: "Tom said (that) he ..... finished his project."

16Direct: "It rains a lot here in November," she explained.Indirect: She explained that it ..... a lot there in November.

17Backshift in reported speech changes

18William said that the train (a) yet.

19"My car was stolen last week."Charlie said .....

20Direct Speech: "I met her three days ago," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

21Which reported speech example is correct, according to the following quoted speech? Karen said, "I will be there by one o'clock."

22Who gave you information about this job?

23Jack " I see clouds."

24Reported Speech-Change to Indirect Speech: He said, "I will travel next month." Choose the correct indirect speech.

25Eric: "Your dog ate all the cake."Why did he complain?

26He told me that he ..... his children to the concert the following day and invited meto come with them.

27Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: Past Simple $\rightarrow$ .....

28She said, 'I will finish my homework.' What is the indirect speech?

29Convert the statement 'She is cooking dinner' into reported speech.

30Find the mistake-Reported & Direct Speech: The original sentence is She said, "I can swim very good." Reported speech shown is: She said that she can swim very good. Choose the correctly written reported speech.

31"Pete and Sue are getting married" , she told them.

32Indirect Speech: They said that they had been working on the project.Direct Speech: .....

33If Thang hadn't quarreled with the bad boys at school, he ..... a black eye.

34Change the following sentence into Direct speech. She said that she was tired.

35They said, 'We will visit the museum.'

36Mother, "Susi is sleeping in her room."

37True or False: The following conversion from direct to reported speech is grammatically correct. Direct: "We are leaving for the airport now." Reported: They said they were leaving for the airport now.

38Change into INDIRECT SPEECH 'I've been to Toronto.'She said that .....

39Choose the correct indirect speech: John said, "I have finished my homework."

40The scientist said, "Global warming is causing many anomalies in weather patterns."

41..... reported it will snow three feet tonight. (They have)

42Complete sentence B so that it changes sentence A from direct to indirect speech. A: I feel amazing. B: He ..... amazing after his operation.

43She usually reacts in an unpredictable manner, that's why he hid the truth from her

44He said that Linda and John ..... married ......

45Complete the sentence: 'I saw him yesterday,' she said becomes She said she ..... him the day before.

46What qualities does a good student have?

47Your friend said, 'I can't go to the movies tonight.' If you tell someone else what she said tomorrow, which sentence is the most accurate?

48Convert the sentence from direct to indirect speech in present continuous tense:Direct: "We are doing a project," she said.

49Mr. Pike said to Mary, "I didn't meet your father yesterday."

50Miriam: "I love chocolate."Daniel: "Miriam said (that) she ..... chocolate."

51"Where did they live?" she asked.

52Read the sentence and choose the correct answer.Zak ..... the exhibition was fantastic.

53Rewrite the following sentence:"You will be punished for throwing trash here", Tony said to his brother.

54He said, "We finished the project." Choose the correct indirect speech.

55Change the verb tense: 'She will travel to Paris.' to indirect speech.

56Reported speech: He said, 'I will come tomorrow.'

57John said, "I am watching a movie."

58True or False?If we convert direct speech into indirect speech, then Present Simple changes to Past Simple

59Maya told her friend, "We are going to the movies this weekend." Complete the reported sentence: Maya told her friend that they ..... to the movies that weekend.

60"I am living in India".-He told me that he ..... in India.

61Direct: Emily: 'She is reading a book.'Emily said that she ..... a book.