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Tense Backshift RulesSet 3

1Direct to Indirect Speech: Jullie said to me, "I have to win this game."

2Did you say that you ..... a lot of things to do the next week?

3He said, "I have finished."

4Kevin: "I will join the gym next week."Lisa: "Kevin said (that) he ..... to join the gym next week."

5Choose the correct Indirect Speech conversion for the given Direct Speech sentence. Direct: She said, "I can fix this computer today."

6Read the direct speech and select the reported statement.'I took Samson to the beach yesterday,' Nita said.

7Change the following from direct to indirect speech, without changing the meaning:She said, "I am watching a movie today."

8A:You look very cold. B:When I left the house, I had no idea it ..... this afternoon. A:I was prepared-I saw the weather forecast last night!

9Jane said she ..... 20 the following week

10He said that he has done his homework since 7 o'clock.

11Convert to indirect speech: 'I have seen that movie,' she said.

12Khadijah:I have understood this material well.Khadijah said .....

13Direct Question:Will they come to the meeting? Reported Question:She wanted to know if they would come to the meeting.

14She mentioned that she ..... attending the conference the following week.

15Marry said, "I will eat steak for dinner."What is reported speech?

16Change the verb tense: 'She is playing' to indirect speech.

17'I have been to that restaurant before,' she said.

18"I will wash the car" , Sam said.Sam said that he ..... the car.

19" My father arrived last week" -Peter.

20Convert to direct speech: He told me that he was busy.

21..... that the president ..... town this week?

22We went out last night.

23He asked her "Did anybody call this morning?" He asked her ......

24Anna told me "If I were rich, I would donate money to charity" . (She still isn't rich and hasn't donated to charity.) ..... > Anna told me .....

25REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerJane said: "I wore that jacket yesterday" .Jane said that she .....

26Change tense: He said, 'I was playing soccer.'

27"We are going to Dufan this Friday," said Sandy.

28She said, "I am tired." How is this sentence correctly changed into indirect speech?

29'She decided to buy a dog'.

30The lecturer has already given the homework when he remembers that Mona was a holiday.

31When Reported Verb is in the Present / Future tense, there is no change in the tense of the Direct Speech.

32In Indirect Questions we change the tense

33She said 'I want to drink', devient .....

34I am going to take my final exam tomorrow, that's why I studied hard.

35English magazines are not very expensive.

36Direct Speech: Mum said, "It is windy today."What's the indirect speech?

37Which tense change occurs in the reported speech of the sentence: 'I will call you later,' he promised.

38The detective asked me what ..... at the crime scene.

39"I went to Spain last month," explained Sam.

40Change to indirect speech: He said, 'I will go to the store.'

41They said they would help/ are helping us with the project next week.

42Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: They said, "She has already called the doctor."

43'I've booked the hotel. ' Anna told me she ..... the hotel.

44Nadia told me that she ..... that film the day before.

45The gardener said, "The plant is dying."

46"I cannot take them home, " he said. He said that

47"She's never been here before" He said

48In reported speech, if the tense is PRESENT CONTINUOUS

49I asked her what .....

50She hasn't seen her family for years.

51Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:Direct: They said, "We will finish the project by Friday."

52Choose the correct reported speech sentence. Direct: They said, "We have finished our homework."

53My parents said they ..... me later.

54Direct Speech:"I am going to read a new book", said Paul.

55Choose the option that expresses indirect speech of the given sentence correctly.They said," We were celebrating Holi yesterday."

56Report text is mostly written using .....

57Direct speech: He said, "I am looking for new friends."Reported speech: He said that he ..... for new friends.

58I wouldn't have been so sleepy this morning if I had slept early.Fact: .....

59Rewrite the following direct speech into indirect speech: He said, 'I will visit my friend.'

60What is the key point to remember when changing a quote to reported speech?

61He said, 'I can help you with your studies.'