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Tense Backshift RulesSet 48

1I am writing an essay for my English class.

2Change this to reported speech. "We went to the store."

3If you ..... to me yesterday, we ..... this article.

4My brother treats me as if I was a child

5Choose the correct option: He behaved as though he ..... the manager.

6I will start jogging tomorrow.

7Direct Speech: Present ContinuousReported Speech: .....

8He says that he ..... (go) to the gym every day.

9If we went to bed earlier, we wouldn't be late to school.In fact .....

10Rewrite the indirect speech 'She mentioned that she had completed the assignment' in direct speech.

11"I am reading a book," he said.

12Fill the blank with the correct tense shift: She said, "I like music." She said that she ..... music.

13Direct: "I am going to the store," said John. Indirect: John said that he ..... to the store.

14"I have been to Spain" he told me.Indirect: He told me that he ..... to Spain.

15In the sentence 'He said, "I am happy" ', what is the Indirect Speech form?

16Reported Speech-Change to Indirect Speech: She said, "I visited my grandmother yesterday." Choose the correct indirect speech.

17"I don't know what to do."He said that

18"I found a bargain in the sales."My sister told me

19"I work in a big hospital in Rome."

20Direct Speech: She said, "I have been to Paris."

21"Dianne is learning the song 'This Little Rose' for her recital." remarked Josh.

22"I have been writing a novel." Said Rayyan.

23Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'I will help you,' he said to her.

24Direct: He said, "I cannot attend the party."

25I ..... what teacher ..... in the last lesson.

26I said, "No, my secretary (forget) ..... to make them."

27Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: "She said, 'I have never seen such a beautiful place.'"

28Reported speech (complex tense change): He said, "I have been working on this project since Monday."

29Change the direct speech to reported speech: 'They said, "We will join you later."'

30Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-The lion said, "Dear Fox, I am very weak, and all my teeth have fallen out." I-The lion told the fox that he ..... very weak and that all his teeth ..... out.

31Choose the correct use of in case (past reference).

32Direct Speech: She said, "I will finish this by Friday." What is the correct reported speech?

33Make indirect speech: "I am busy now".

34Which one is wrong pair of the change direct to indirect speech form?

35Harold said, "I was playing chess with my grandfather."Harold said that he ..... with his grandfather.

36I understood that he ..... never ..... back.

37Mai asked Quang .....

38The direct statement is: "My team won the championship game today." Three of the sentences below are correct conversions. Identify the one that is INCORRECT.

39He told me they ..... football at 4 p.m.

40'We've seen four elephants already and it's only our first day.' $\rightarrow$ He said that they ..... four elephants on their first day. Imagine what animals they've seen by now!

41She said that she ..... coming.

42"What do you do?" he asked.

43Andi, Tomi and Rudi said "We are eating Fried chicken in canteen now"

44Choose the correct indirect speech: They said, "We have won the match."

45"We were watching the movie last night," said Daniel.Which is the correct transformation to indirect speech?

46Alanis:" I went to the museum and I saw the exhibition.Alanis said that ..... to the museum and that ..... the exhibition.

47Change into indirect:Frans said, "The goverment was making a difficult decision."

48He said that he ..... a toothache.

49"Yeah, I've been to Greece.". My friend told me that he ..... to Greece.

50What is your address? She asked .....

51Peter reported, "The birds were flying over the tall trees."

52If she ..... her uncle was at hospital, she ..... to see him.

53The man said, "I don't like coffee." Indirect speech:

54"I saw your father yesterday," he said to me. It means .....

55When past progressive is in direct speech what it will become in indirect speech

56When backshifting in reported speech, which change is standard?

57The students said, "We love studying Science."INDIRECT:The students said that they ..... studying Science.

58"How much does this book cost?" he inquired.

59Choose the correct indirect speech of: She said, "I am tired."

60"My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow". He said.

61"I'm happy to see you." Ace said.