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Tense Backshift RulesSet 35

1Change the quoted speech to reported speech:My teacher said, "You passed the test!"

2Choose the correct option: He said he ..... there the next day.

3Ali said, "I am not busy now." Ali said that he ..... not busy then.

4Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?Phillip: Yes. Only once ..... he wasn't sufficiently prepared,but he can take that one again.

5'I will come if I can finish work early.'

6Fill in the gap with the appropriate answer for the given sentence.Sophia: Where are you going to?Lorena: I am going to the market. Do you want anything?Lorena replied .....

7You ..... the weekend if you ..... with us.

8She asked me why I ..... written to her for such a long time.

9He said, "I've worked here for 10 years." Which one is correct?

10Ba said he ..... some good marks that semester.

11'I live in the centre.' $\rightarrow$ She told me that she ..... in the centre, but I think she's moved.

12Choose the correct indirect speech: "Mark said, 'I saw her yesterday.'"

13Marina said that she ..... her ticket.

14Which of the following is a rule for converting direct speech to indirect speech?

15Choose the Correct option:The boy said, "I have been waiting for my mother since morning."

16He said, "I have done my duty."

17Jerry said, 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment.'The reported speech is .....

18The gardener told me that everything ..... by the end of the year.

19I buy many candies.

20(Find ERROR) My sister said that she hadn't slept well last night.

21She got married last year.She said that .....

22Wanida: "I have already finished my report." Wanida said that she ..... already finished her report.

23She said that she ..... the folowing week

24Navin said," I am worried about the results."

25She asked, "What are you doing?" $\rightarrow$ She asked ..... A. what you were doing. B. what you are doing. C. what was you doing. D. what you did.

26In what kind of sentence is iIndirect Speech used.

27"I am going to the park," he said.

28Past simple changes to ..... in indirect speech.

29'I will visit my grandparents this weekend,' said Alice.

30A right version of the reported speech "She's taken the day off school today" said Tamerlan

31She said she ..... a party to celebrate the event the next week.

32The indirect speech of "I will help you," said John is:

33A sentence has present simple in direct speech. After changing the reporting verb to past, what is the next step to keep sequence of tenses correct?

34Complete the reported sentence:Mary: "I have a cat and three turtles."Jill: Mary said (that) she ..... a cat and three turtles."

35Change the sentence into indirect speech: "I will attend the meeting tomorrow," said Tom.

36Which of the following sentences uses the correct tense change in indirect speech?

37My mother cleans house at my home

38Reported speech: He said, "I will call you tomorrow."

39I thought that you ..... be there. What happened? Why didn't you come?

40He asked me how long ..... for the bus.

41Is Simple Past used for Reported Speech?

42"He said, 'I will finish my homework." ' The indirect form is .....

43Imran said, "I feel tired after online classes."

44Indirect speech of "I saw her last week"

45My friend said, that she regularly ..... her household duties.

46Task 1:Choose the correct answer in form of Reported Speech1. My boss said that she ..... there at noon.

47Fill in the blanks:DS:The beggar says, "I am very hungry."IS:The beggar says that he ..... very hungry.

48It ..... I had a party, not this Saturday.

49The last government was thought ..... no regards for public opinion.

50Who ..... that terrible noise outside?-It's a group of hooligans. They ..... around with flags in their hands.

51She said she ..... to Paris before.

52Mr. Tan told us that the kids who in tests often the others were lucky.

53Direct Speech: Aminah told " Rizqi got accident in Juata street last month" Indirect Speech: .....

54Convert direct speech to reported speech: 'I am happy,' she said.

55She told me that she ..... (work) in Germany.

56I asked Paul '' What did they build?"I asked Paul .....

57I like this job, that's why I applied for it.

58Tom asked how many times a week we ..... our English.

59Choose the correct reported speech sentence. Direct: He said, "I haven't seen them for ages."

60They told me I ..... a Christmas gift for Rob, but I didn't have money.

61What is the indirect speech for 'My friend said, "I will finish it soon."'?