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Tense Backshift RulesSet 41

1Identify the error in the following sentence: "She said that she will come to the party."

2The indirect speech for "I was challenged by the language barrier, he said." is

3Bruce said "My mother doesn't have any biological children."

4She said that she ..... happy with the result.

5Pankaj say," I will study hard" .It is a indirect speech

6DIRECT SPEECH: "I AM COOKING "INDIRECT SPEECH: .....

7..... (she/finish) your exam or ..... (the teacher/talk) to you?

8Direct: Maria: 'I am watching a movie all evening.'Maria said that she ..... a movie all evening.

9Las monedas, she sold them to him

10"I won't see you next week."He told me .....

11True or False: The following complex transformation from direct to reported speech is grammatically correct. Direct: "I'm not sure if I can come to the party tomorrow," he said. Reported: He said that he wasn't sure if he could go to the party the next day.

12He said he ..... finish the task on time.

13He said, "I am not feeling well today."

14"I can't help you." Dan explained that .....

15"I was reading the newspaper", she said.

16He said he ..... sick today.

17"I have bought a tie."She said she ..... a tie.

18..... you ..... TV when I ..... you?

19Direct: They said, "We visited the museum yesterday." Indirect: They said that they ..... the museum the day before.

20A: We shouldn't have taken the train.B: I know. .....

21She said, " the boys will help us " Which one is correct?

22"The dog ate my homework!" said Ivan.-Ivan said the dog ..... his homework.

23I was going to learn to play piano last year

24My crush said "I saw you yesterday"

25"I'll do it tomorrow." He said he .....

26Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow"

27Direct speech: "You play the guitar very well, Chimgee," the teacher said. Reported speech: The teacher told Chimgee (that) .....

28"I ate pizza yesterday".She told me that she ..... pizza that day.

29He wrote in his report, "The rainfall has been scanty till now."

30Challenging Mixed Review: He promised he ..... me as soon as he arrived.

31The teacher told us that Watt ..... the steam engine.

32While changing from direct to indirect speech, we change the present perfect tense to ..... tense.

33Jim told me, "I will spend my holidays in Paris next year."

34"I am going out tonight." My sister said.

35The hairdresser cut my hair this morning. $\rightarrow$ I ..... my hair .....

36Sam: "I will travel to Japan next year."Anna: "Sam said (that) he ..... to travel to Japan next year."

37'I have to pass the English exam,' said Jack.

38She said that he ..... shopping.

39Michael told me, "I will teach English tomorrow." Michael told me that .....

40Choose the correct form of the verb in Indirect Speech.Direct: She said, "I had already left the house."Indirect: She said that she ..... already ..... the house.

41Transform the direct speech into reported speech or vice versa."I feel like I'm making progress," he said, feeling confident.

42Instructions: Change the following direct speech into reported speech. "The boy said, 'I am going to travel next week.'"

43Change the indirect speech to direct speech: They told me that they were going on a trip.

44If it hadn't been for the goalkeeper, our team would have lost.

45They said, "We were walking when we heard the loud noise Which one is correct?

46If the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense in the reported assertive sentence usually:

47She says, "I will visit my grandmother tomorrow."

48Gery said to Dian, "I will call you tomorrow." The indirect speech from that utterance is .....

49'I have finished my project,' said David.

50"I haven't failed an exam".Rosie said that she ..... an exam.

51Larry said, "We live at the next block."

52Direct speech: "I'm seeing my brother tomorrow."

53Mum said, "It is windy today."

54Direct Speech: She said, "I love reading books."

55My father said he ..... me a new bike the following week.

56A reporter: "Mr bean is a funny man."The reporter told us Mr bean ..... a funny man.

57I have to work until 8:00.

58I said, 'I have finished my homework.'

59The man said, "Don't open the door when you hear knock sound"The direct voice above is combination of .....

60He asked me what I ..... if I ..... to protect the environment.

61People thought that Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest city in Vietnam.