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Tense Backshift RulesSet 4

1What is the first thing to understand to make an indirect speech?

2Paul said, "I will write a story."Paul said he .....

3While converting from direct to indirect speech which of the following changes happen?

4She said that she ..... happy

5I will buy a new cell phone.

6Omair said, "I will watch the movie."

7"How much money have you put into the account?" they asked her.

8While changing from direct to indirect speech, we change the present continuous tense to ..... tense.

9He asked if I ..... the movie last weekend.

10He said, "I forgot my keys." He said that he ..... his keys.

11Tom said that he ..... to the party the next day.

12The teacher said Columbus ..... America in 1942.

13Change the sentence to indirect speech: John said, "I have eaten already."

14What is the reported speech form of the present simple tense?

15Ravi said, "I go to school."Ans. Ravi said that he ..... to school.

16Direct: "I understand the problem now," she said.Indirect: She said that she ..... the problem then.

17"Can you use a computer?" she asked

18Rewrite the direct speech 'They said, 'We are watching a movie" in indirect speech.

19..... England won the World Cup.A. It was in 1966 thatB. It was on 1966 thatC. It was in 1966 whenD. It was 1966 in that

20Choose the correct Indirect Speech conversion for the given Direct Speech sentence. Direct: My father said, "I will buy you a new bicycle next week."

21He says "What do the pupils study?" He asks .....

22Transform the sentence into reported speech: 'He said, 'I want to go on vacation.'

23Vito:I will join the English Club next year.Vito said .....

24They said, 'We will arrive at noon.'

25John says, "Oh.. I am really busy today"

26What happens to the verb 'am' when changing to reported speech?

27I didn't go to Mary's birthday because she didn't invite me.

28He said he ..... the results as soon as he received them.

29If had I known you were in financial difficulty, I would have helped you

30She said, "They were living in Chicago when their son was born."

31Nemo scivit quo Dumnorix fugisset.

32If they had checked the schedule, they ..... the wrong room.

33Choose the correct option:"I have finished" she said.

34"'I don't speak Thai,' she said," in indirect speech becomes .....

35Change the direct speech to indirect: Tom said, "I can swim very well."

36The scientist said the earth ..... the sun.

37What happens to the tense when converting direct speech into reported questions?

38John told me that .....

39Derek said that he and Belinda ..... (see) Adam recently.

40Read each sentence. Choose the correct option using reported speech. "We've worked together for five years," she mentioned.

41Read the following sentence: 'Yesterday, my friend told me that she will bring her new game to school tomorrow.' Which part of this reported sentence contains an error?

42Present continuous tense in DIrect Speech will be changed into ..... in Indirect Speech

43He said, "I have been playing soccer since last year"The direct voice above is a combination of .....

44Report this sentence correctly.He said, "I will ring her."

45My friend promised he ..... me in a week.

46They think that the owner of the house has gone abroad

47"Where do you live?" she asked.

48Direct Speech: They said, "We are going to travel soon."

49Can we change the tense if the direct speech is in past perfect and past perfect continuous tense?

50Laura: I have seen a movieShe said that .....

51Identify the correct indirect speech: "She said, 'I have finished my project."

52Harry said that he ..... going to paint his house in the evening.

53Change to indirect speech:Johnny said, 'I like to play.'

54He said that he ..... call me the next day.

55He said he ..... tired.

56Choose the correct Indirect Speech conversion for the given Direct Speech sentence. Direct: He said, "I saw her at the station two days ago."

57My dad says: "I'm reading the newspaper"

58Direct Speech: "I went shopping last week," he said. What is the correct reported speech?

59Choose the correct sentence with so that.

60I explained, "The game won't be so easy" .I explained that the game ..... so easy.

61What is the indirect speech for 'They said, "We are going to visit our grandma."'?