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Tense Backshift RulesSet 40

1Change the following sentence from direct to indirect speech in present perfect tense:Direct: "I have finished the project," he said.

2Reported Speech (Mixed Types): She said, "I can solve this problem easily."

3She said, "I am calling for help"The direct voice above is a combination of .....

4"Why don't you watch the film?''"I ..... before"

5Change the direct speech to reported speech:"I can see the Eiffel Tower", said Daniella.

6Which is the correct indirect form for 'will/shall' when backshifting in reported speech?

7If a reporting verb is in Present Tense or Future Tense, the tense of the reported speech doesn't change.

8Anna: "I am reading a great book."Tom: "Anna said (that) she ..... a great book."

9Identify and correct the error: He said that he likes ice cream.

10In direct speech, we use past perfect. So in reported speech, we used

11Change the direct speech to reported speech. 'I am working on my project now.' He said that he ..... working on his project .....

12She said she ..... Paris the next morning.

13"My children will be playing in the yard".She said that her children ..... in the yard.

14John said, "I have finished my homework." Change to indirect speech:

15Kelly was sleeping when .....

16"I had already seen the film before you told me," she said. What is the correct indirect form?

17"Mum is not feeling alright." James said.James said (that) mum ..... alright.

18Convert to indirect speech: 'I have finished my project,' he said.

19He said, 'I have finished the report.' How would you report this statement?

20Convert the following direct speech to indirect: 'I said, 'I will call you later.'

21He asked me what I ..... doing there.

22Explain the tense change for 'will' in indirect speech.

23Lisa said, "I have a car."

24I saw that boy ..... the classroom just now.

25Jessica: "I will call you tomorrow."Mark: "Jessica said (that) she ..... call me tomorrow."

26"Will is going to travel to Ireland" -dad said.Dad said that Will .....

27The manager said, "We needed more workers."$\rightarrow$ The manager said that they ..... more workers.

28Diego: I speak 4 languages.

29Direct to indirect: He said, "I am tired."

30Direct Speech: She said, "I was reading a book."

31"Australia is one of the biggest countries in the world," she said.She told me Australia ..... one of the biggest countries in the world.

32Jackson asked me if I ..... to Paris before.

33The teacher announced: 'The exam will start at 10 AM'.

34Tom told his girl, " Tomorrow I will join at new company in Jakarta."

35Jane said she ..... come tomorrow.

36Change the direct speech 'He said, 'I can swim very well" to indirect speech.

37" I met him yesterday" she said.

38You ..... (get) pink if you ..... (mix) red and white vine.

39Indirect Speech: She said that she had been cooking for hours.Direct Speech: .....

40Find the mistake in the following indirect sentence: They announced that the concert will be postponed due to the weather. The incorrect word or phrase in the sentence above is .....

41What is the reported speech of the direct speech 'She said, 'I will call you later'?'

42Jason asked me ..... me the book the day before.

43How would you convert the following to direct speech? She told me that she was coming.

44He said he ..... come with me, but he never did!

45"They are swimming in the swimming pool". said Miss. Anita In in direct speech is .....

46Mary "I can't swim now" Jill: "Mary told me that she ..... swim ..... "

47"We didn't go to museum.", they said. They said that they ..... to museum.

48Choose the correct reported statement for the given sentence:"Mary:'I can speak Spanish fluently." '

49"I have seen that movie". Ken said.

50I don't want to go to the cinema.

51Dan said, "You have been a great teacher for years." what is the indirect speech of this sentence?

52Nesa: "I am going to Canada tonight." Indirect Speech: .....

53She said that the weather ..... worse.

54The instructor informed the cadets that the exam start tomorrow morning. Which part is wrong?

55"You work very hard." , my mother said to me.

56"I had finished the project before yesterday," he said.

57Rewrite the following using the indirect reported speech.The manager said, "There was a fight at aisle 4."

58"It is so sad. "I said .....

59Identify the correct reported speech: 'We have completed our homework,' they said.

60He said, "I am reading now." He said that he ..... reading then.

61They said they were going to play football that day.