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Tense Backshift RulesSet 45

1He was shot.

2Helen said, "I speak English and Spanish."

3We are lucky ..... good weather all week.

4Choose the correct indirect speech! "I will finish my homework later," he said.

5Audra states, "I have been to England." Emma needs to report this. What is the correct form in indirect speech?

6Greg: "I know what the assignment is." -> Greg said .....

7The teacher told us that all the girls were playing in the garden.

8Transform the following statement into indirect speech: "The center of the solar system is the sun," the astronomer said.

9She said that it ..... her an hour to finish the report.

10Select the correct change of tense for present perfect in indirect speech: He said, "I have written the answers neatly."

11Direct: The driver: 'I am stuck in traffic.'The driver said that he ..... stuck in traffic.

12What is the correct transformation of the sentence: 'He said, "I will call you tomorrow."'?

13Choose the correct reported speech for: "Where are you going?" he asked.

14Direct: She said, "I am studying for my exams." Indirect: She said that .....

15Complete the sentence: 'How did you solve the problem?' He asked me how I .....

16Michael said "I'm from Poland". He told me .....

17"We didn't eat fish two days ago." Andrew said.

18Explain: Look at this direct speech: "I will be there tomorrow." When reported as "She said she would be there the next day," explain the changes made to the future time reference.

19What is the indirect speech of "We are visiting our grandparents"?

20In reported speech, if the tense is PRESENT SIMPLE,

21She asked whether the exam ..... postponed.

22Change the direct speech into reported speech: " I saw her"

23My friend said to my mother: "I will take you to the hospital"=> My friend told my mom that she ..... her to the hospital.

24She told me she ..... the manager.

25Emma is asked to report what Audra said: "Emma is the best sister." Which of the following sentences correctly represents indirect speech?

26You said, "You have brought books for me".

27"I will expect to see you next Wednesday" , said Mary to her boy friend.

28"I have been working here for 3 years", Vira said.

29Direct Speech: They said, "We are going to the party tonight."

30They said, "We were watching TV." They said that they watching TV.

31"I am doing my homework now." $\rightarrow$ He said he ..... his homework then.

32He thought the teacher ..... angry if he was late.

33Change Narration:DS:He said, "I'm coming to your home now" .

34She told me she ..... the answer.

35"It is time we had an agreement," the vice president suggested.

36Sarah said, "I read Jane Eyre last year."

37They are reported ..... the money fraudulently

38We have achieved our end.

39Choose the correct tense sequence: She said she ..... to the store earlier.

40Emma is explaining to her students about reported speech with future tense verbs. She says, "How would you report the sentence 'I will do it'?" What is the correct reported form?

41I fell off my bike and hurt myself.

42Mary said that she was cooking then.

43"I don't like salty food" , Tom said.Tom said that he ..... salty food.

44He said that he ..... the film the night before.

45I believed she was telling the truth, but .....

46Change direct speech into reported speechThe boy said to the neighbor:" I'm going on holiday tomorrow." $\rightarrow$ The boy told the neighbor .....

47"I am making dinner".My wife told me that she ..... dinner.

48Luke: "I don't know what to do."Luke said that ..... know what to do.

49" My father arrived last week" -Juan.

50Somebody asked me if I was listening.What's the real question?

51He said he ..... to the meeting the next day.

52He said, " She has washed the shirts "

53He said, "I started a new job"

54Her mother said that she ..... television.

55My brother says "I met Tom at the party last night" My brother says that he ..... Tom at the party last night.

56She said, " I have been buying a pen since 6 o'clock."

57He said ..... in a train station.

58"A pilot flies airplanes."Jihan said .....

59Jane said that Ben ..... the bank.

60Change from direct to indirect speech!"I will finish my homework," she said.

61What is the tense that a Simple Present tense sentence converts to? (When converting a sentence from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech)