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Tense Backshift RulesSet 38

1Emma: "I have been to Italy twice."John: "Emma said (that) she ..... to Italy twice."

2COMPLETE THE REPORTED STATEMENT:'Rollercoasters are fun'-She said that rollercoasters ..... fun.

3"Can you see them? Halim and Jit ..... rocks at the window," she ..... angrily.

4Cindy said that "I haven't seen John since last month."

5Is that correct? IF YOU LIVE IN EUROPE, YOU WOULD BE IN TROUBLE!

6Ram said," My brother plays cricket for Delhi."

7I am a teacher.she said that ..... a teacher.

8"I get up every day at 6:30", she said (that)

9My sister ..... she would have ..... essay by Monday

10REPORTED SPEECH-Choose the correct option"I eat cheese" He said that he ..... cheese

11He said that he ..... school and he ..... to enter the academy.

12What usually happens to the tense when a sentence is changed from direct to indirect speech?

13Change the verb tense in the following sentence: "He says, 'I will finish my homework.'"

14(DoK 3) Given the direct speech: "She is reading in the library," create the correct indirect speech if the information is still true.

15Vinni said, "I will go to see my grandmother tomorrow"

16Choose the correct option:Adam: 'I have an old rocking chair in my bedroom.'

17"Where's my dictionary?" my sister asked me.My sister asked me .....

18What would you say if someone ..... on your feet?

19Direct speech: "I work at a bank," he said.Reported speech: He said that he ..... at a bank.

20Lily said, "I preferred rainy day."Lily said that she ..... rainy day.

21Direct Speech: They said, "We met him at the station."

22Emma: "I'm having dinner with friends on Saturday." Emma told me ..... with friends on Saturday.

23Find the mistake: She said that she will visit her grandmother in the hospital the following Sunday

24'I'll send you a postcard.' He told us that he ..... us a postcard.

25"We haven't seen the new play, children." (reported speech)

26Change this sentence into direct speech: He said that he could swim well.

27I presented my paper, he said.

28Tom said, "I have lost my keys."

29Direct Speech: "It's raining outside," she observed. Indirect Speech:

30Put the sentence into indirect speech.My Mom said, "Grandma cooked delicious food."

31Completa con la forma correcta: She acts as if she ..... the results already, but the release is tomorrow.

32In Reported Speech Present Perfect Continuous changes to:

33What is the correct form of 'to be' in indirect speech for 'He is here'?

34'How much did the concert tickets cost?' She asked how much .....

35"He will come tomorrow".She said that he ..... the following day.

36"We went to the park to have a picnic"

37Martha said, "I can speak Spanish fluently."

38Convert to direct speech: She said that she was happy.

39How do you report the direct speech "He said, 'I was playing football." ' in indirect speech?

40My uncle: 'I haven't eaten since this morning.'-My uncle said that .....

41"I get up at 6 am".Martha told me that she ..... up at 6 am.

42In reported speech, the verb 'go' can be changed to .....

43Sam told the police he ..... what had happened.

44Ben "When did you come?"Ben wanted to know .....

45Choose the part that need correction.She said that the books in the library would be available tomorrow.

46"I go jogging every afternoon." she said.

47Lina said, "I like milk." Lina said that she ..... milk.

48Convert the direct speech 'She said, 'I want to go to the beach" to indirect speech.

49They said they ..... the report the next day.

50Indirect: He said, "I will win." becomes:

51Natee said he ..... me on Sunday.

52"I saw a great movie yesterday," she said with excitement.

53The language features of a news item texts include the following items, except ..... the use of past tense verbs, adverbs of time and of place, reduced adjective clauses, and direct as well as indirect sentences.

54Tom told me he ..... call me at the airport when I ..... A. would/arrived B. will/ arrive C. will have/arriving D.would be/arriving

55Change to direct speech: Indirect: They said that they were going home. Direct: They said, "We ..... going home."

56She said to me, "I will always love you."=> She said to me that she would always love me.

57She said to me that she ..... to me the Sunday before.

58Carmen: "I don't like spinach."Mario: "Carmen said (that) she ..... like spinach."

59Select the correct option that shows the change from direct to reported speech: Jim said, 'A snake almost bit me in the forest yesterday.'

60The new policy will be implemented next semester. The dean announced this. The dean announced that .....

61"Two men are burgling the house next door!" she said.