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Tense Backshift RulesSet 30

1The teacher said to me, "I have often told you not to waste your time."

2"She's living in Paris for a few months."Louis told me that .....

3'I'm really hungry.' Jack said that .....

4Jamie said he ..... the film many times before.

5Amy's mother, "Have you looked in your purse?"

6'I have to pass the English exam,' said Saud.

7"I have been working here for three years, " Vira said in indirect speech is .....

8Marsha: "I went cycling."

9Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'I am reading a book,' he said.

10Change Direct into Indirect Speech"I don't feel well" , Terasa said

11Backshift of tense:Direct speech: simple presentreported speech:?

12When converting direct speech to indirect speech, which tense often shifts from present to past?

13I had eaten a hamburguer.

14We all wondered how Jack's wife ..... when she ..... about his new job in Outer-Mongolia.

15'I go to the gym next to your house.' Jenny told me that she ..... to the gym next to my house. I'm thinking about going with her.

16Change tense and placeMr Rahim said, "The cones will be placed here."Mr Rahim said that the cones ..... be placed .....

17They said it is going to rain on the radio.

18'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Cristina said.

19He said, "I will go tomorrow." $\rightarrow$ Indirect speech:

20Tom said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'The reported speech is .....

21Direct Speech: I am walking to school.Reported Spech: .....

22He said "If I had enough money, I could buy that dictionary."

23I wanted to know ..... return home.A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would

24Emma asks her students, "How do we report a sentence that was originally in the simple past tense?" Which of the following is the correct response?

25"Eat your dinner when you come home"My mom asked me .....

26In reported speech, which tense is often used to shift the verb tenses back by one tense?

27WAS in reported speech:

28He said, 'I bought a new car.'

29Noah: "I didn't want anyone to know." Noah told her ..... to know.

30Tony said, "We needed more investment from the government. last year"

31Ana: "I have a cat and three turtles."Carmen: Ana said (that) she ..... a cat and three turtles."

32He said, "he works in a bank."

33He said he ..... hungry.

34Kathy told me you ..... late several times in the past. She also mentioned that she ..... several movies because of your late arrivals.

35What is the reported speech of 'He said, "I have finished my homework"'?

36In reported speech, how would you report the sentence: "I will call you tomorrow," she said.

37She said she worked in Ford headquarters in Europe.I ..... in Ford headquarters in Europe.

38What is the reported question form of this question:How long have you lived here?

39"Why did you go out last night?"

40"I will be late if my Uber doesn't arrive soon!"

41CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERdirect question: Sam " the car is very modern"indirect question .....

42What is the correct indirect speech for the sentence: "You needn't come if you don't want to," he told me.

43Anna said, "I study French at school."

44Report the following sentence!Azka: "Adam has working here for long"

45If I pass my exam, my mother will give me a new smart phone. She said.=> She said that if ....., her mother would give her a new smart phone.

46'I have watched the Batman movies several times' said Ana Paulina.

47"We are taking exercise every day", they said.

48Make up sentences in a reported speech-No one said where ..... the night.

49Identify the correct reported sentence with will $\rightarrow$ would.

50Convert the following sentence from direct to indirect speech: He said, "They are playing football now."

51My sister is going to sing tomorrow night.

52She said she ..... to the meeting the next day.

53He said he ..... (work) on his computer for 3 hours.

54People say that the company invested fifty million pounds last week. $\rightarrow$ The company .....

55Sam: "I go skiing with my family in winter."Sam said ..... he ..... skiing with his family in winter."

56Last week, our teacher told us that we 1 ..... a spelling test at the end of the week on Friday.

57Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:Direct: She said, "I will call you tomorrow."

58If he ..... (practice) more, he ..... (win) the competition yesterday.

59"Why does this steak smell so strange?" "I ..... it, you know."

60Report the next sentence:I say: I will travel the world with my parents.

61What is the reported speech form of the past simple tense?