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Tense Backshift RulesSet 31

1She said, "Our group has worked in the lab today" .

2He asked me if I ..... the movie.

3'We're going ice-skating.' They said they ..... ice-skating.

4I wonder what .....

5Audra says, "I am going to the mall." How should Emma report this? Which of the following sentences correctly uses reported speech?

6Read the direct speech sentences and choose the reported speech sentence that fits better.I am working until 7:00.

7She said, "It is a long movie."

8Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: He said, "I like pizza."

9Mi asked what information she ..... that assignment.

10Sarah: "We are going to have an exam tomorrow."Sarah said ......

11WHEN REPORTING, THE PRESENT PERFECT CHANGES TO ......

12Direct: "I need more sleep to stay healthy."Reported: He said he ..... more sleep to stay healthy.

13Direct speech: "I love ice cream," Maria says.Reported speech: Maria said she ..... ice cream.

14"Close the windows as it is raining," Mrs Lane told her son.

15(A) Why ..... you at the hospital?(B) I ..... sick.

16She said, "Nothing is impossible."

17Diego: I am sick.

18Choose the correct transformation of direct into indirect narration-He said, "I do not wish to see any of you, go away."

19We never keep the tense in direct speech when changing it into reported speech.

20"I'm coming"-She said that .....

21John said, "I bought a new phone last week."

22Tim said, "Jack is having breakfast now."

23"I am going to the park," the boy said.

24I wonder what ..... him so angry.

25She told me .....

26He said, "Sue is coming to the party tonight"

27'We were hoping to have our wedding in June.' $\rightarrow$ She told me that they ..... to have their wedding in June. In the end, though, they got married in September.

28"Where did you put my keys?" asked my mom.

29Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: "He said, 'I need to buy a new laptop.'"

30"She had worked for that school for 4 years when she retired."-> He told me that she for that school for 40 years when she retired.

31The teacher asked if the students ..... their test scores.

32Audra says, "I am happy." Emma reports this to her friend. Which of the following sentences correctly represents indirect speech?

33How much does the short red dress cost?

34Change direct speech into reported speech "I'II do the washing-up later" .She told me .....

35He said to his wife that they should buy a new car.

36Which tense do you use for reported speech?

37"They hadn't eaten breakfast before school"She told me they ..... breakfast before school.

38My mother: "Mary, what are you doing?"Mary:My mother asked me what .....

39Finding mistake in the following sentence:I asked what was her name.

40They told me, "We will arrive late." -They told me that they ..... arrive late.

41Her teacher asked me if she ..... there.

42He said he ..... the match but it was cancelled.

43He said, "I have passed the examination."

44They asked us, "Are you going anywhere at the weekend.?"

45Identify the correct indirect speech for: Tom said, "I will visit my grandma tomorrow."

46Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions."I saw her in the park two hours ago," said he.

47The teacher asked who ..... absent.

48"I have replied to them," claimed Peter.

49She said that she could swim.

50Muna said that she ..... to be a nurse.

51"Dad bought pizza last night," Mom said.

52Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct: She asked him, "What do you want from me?" Indirect: She asked him what he ..... from her.

53In indirect speech, what is the typical change for the verb "are"?

54If you ..... an aspirin last night, you ..... better now.

55We went to the cinema.They said that .....

56In reported speech: future will becomes .....

57What is the correct Indirect Speech for 'He said, "I can swim."'?

58How do you say I didn't go to your house yesterday because I was studying for an English exam in English?

59Monica said, "I will watch a horror movie tonight."

60Audra says, "I have studied English literature." How would Emma report this? Which of the following is correct in reported speech?

61The little girl asked,"How do you spell eye without using i?"