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Tense Backshift RulesSet 42

1'What are you doing?' My mum asked what we ..... doing.

2David said, "I was sick yesterday."

3Shelly said, "I will not attend the classes now,

4She told me that she ..... there.

5I walked home after the party.My sister said .....

6Tiara said, "I will be travelling to Seoul next Christmas."

7James: "I have never been to Paris."Lisa: "James said (that) he ..... been to Paris."

8"I've always wanted to see the Great Wall of China," Toby said.

9Mirna said " I'm beautiful"Mirna said that .....

10Choose the correct option:"We are studying English" they said.

11Police: Yes, madam, what can we do for you? (at the police station) Woman: I want to report. I parked my car in the parking lot. When I got back, the car wasn't there .....

12'We'll finish the report later. They said ......

13Read the sentence and choose the correct indirect speech:Jericho said, "I played basketball last week."

14'What's the time?' he asked.

15Do you know what ..... him?

16Fiona told me she ..... in hospital.

17Change this into Direct Speech:Nayau said that teamwork made everything possible.

18"I have written several books." The professor said that:

19I'll give you a large bribe.'So Poisson said to Lustig that he

20In reported speech all the verbs change to present tense.

21John said, "I will go to the party tomorrow." $\rightarrow$ John said ..... A. he would go to the party the following day. B. he goes to the party tomorrow. C. he went to the party the next day. D. he will go to the party the following day.

22My sister was making that wonderful cake when I phoned her.That wonderful cake ..... by my sister when I phoned her.

23Convert the direct speech 'I will come tomorrow' to indirect speech.

24Direct: "I have a new car," John exclaimed.Indirect: John exclaimed that he ..... a new car.

25John said, "I can swim fast."

26"Won't Dad be pleased when he ..... that we were both delected to act in the school play?" Nurul asked her brother.

27They told their parents that they ..... their best to do the test. A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try

28Reported Speech: Rahul said, "I am going to the library now."

29Recognize the reported speech: He mentioned that he had finished his project.

30Which is the correct form of reported speech of the given sentence?Shaine said, "I will read this book next week."

31Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."Nick told us (that) Walter .....

32Change this sentence into Indirect SpeechThey said to me," We are playing golf now."

33"There will be a party next Saturday".The guys said that there ..... a party the following Saturday.

34The boy said, "I have been to Australia before." They boy said that ..... to Australia before.

35If what the speaker has said is still true or relevant, it's not always necessary to change the tense.

36The teacher asked if (A) anyone have finished their project (B) before the deadline, so she (C) could review them. (D) No error

37'' I didn't have time to do homework", she said. She said that .....

38John said, "I can swim." What is the correct indirect speech?

39Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.I asked my brother where had he first met his wife.

40"When did you graduate from GEMS?" The employer asked me .....

41What is the indirect speech of: "Sarah said, 'I am tired" '?

42She said, "I have been sewing from morning until now."

43Choose the correct option.He told me he would lend me the money.

44Instructions for questions 51-100: Select the most appropriate option to change the sentences from Reported Speech to Direct Speech. John said that Sarah had completed the course.

45'My best friend at school became a nurse first, then a paramedic.' $\rightarrow$ He told me that his best friend at school ..... a nurse first, then a paramedic.

46He told me, "I have been playing guitar". He told me that he ..... guitar.

47Direct: Tom: 'He has a new bicycle.'Tom said that he ..... a new bicycle.

48Match the direct speech to the verb tense changes in reported speech choosing the correct option."Present simple "

49He said that he ..... a new house the next year

50David said that he ..... that film the following day

51He said to me, "I enjoyed the ice cream." (Write in indirect speech)

52Rewrite the indirect speech 'The teacher said that the students had completed the assignment' in direct speech.

53Instructions: Convert the following indirect speech sentences back to direct speech. She told me that she had visited Paris the previous year. She said to me, " ..... "

54What has changed about the ID swipe cards?

55Quoted speech: Kate said, " I called my doctor."Reported speech: Kate .....

56He said, 'I am reading a fascinating book.'

57He said he ..... to see us the next weekend.

58Marry said she ..... him driving fast, and asked him to slow down.

59FUTURE TENSE > PAST FUTURE TENSED: SHE SAID, " I WILL KISS YOU"I: SHE SAID SHE ..... YOU

60He said that they ..... dinner when she arrived.

61TRUE or FALSE:The tense of the verb of the Reported speech is not changed if it has historical fact.