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Tense Backshift RulesSet 49

1Mary said: I will go to your house next weekend? Is reported: .....

2My brother said, "I am doing my homework now."

3The athlete: "I took two to six hours."

4She told me that she ..... seen the movie.

5Direct Speech: "I have never traveled abroad," she admitted. Indirect Speech:

6"I have just seen your mother this morning" .

7Cosmo said the noticeboard ..... be full soon.

8"I couldn't get into the house because I had lost my key"

9"We will set off tomorrow."On Friday they said

10What did you order for dinner?

11Convert this sentence to indirect speech: "I shall be in Paris tomorrow," he said.

12The little boy said: "Two and two makes four."

13A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?" Yesterday a man asked me .....

14"My homework is not finished", said James with a smile.

15Diana:" I went to Bali last month. "Diana said that she .....

16If I had known you needed a hand painting your house, I would have helped you.

17"Where did you find it?"He asked me where .....

18Mary: "I have had three boy friends."Mary said that she ..... three boy friends."

19Direct Speech: He said, "I don't want to talk to you." Reported Speech: He said that he ..... talk to me.

20'It is cold outside,' Mario said. Mario said it ..... cold outside.

21Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blankHe said that five miles ..... too far for him to walk.

22Jack asked his sister where she (go) ..... the following day.

23When changing direct to indirect speech, the tense usually:

24Marianne said, "I inform our adviser."

25The girl:" Did you see my handphone? "The girl asked me if ..... her handphone

26Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment.

27Gabriel said, "I hate being late in class."

28Tina said, "I shall work hard from now on."

29"There are a lot of people at the party here".Betty told me that there ..... a lot of people at the party there.

30"I haven't tried the new restaurant yet." (reported speech)

31My brother said he ..... home later because he had extra work.

32'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noel said.

33She said, 'I will go to the park.'

34Situation / have acted / I known / about the / had / I would / sooner

35Direct: He: 'I have already eating lunch.'He said that he ..... already eaten lunch.

36Mary said she ..... the internet very often.

37After the man looking for work completed the application, he was told that it was necessary that he included a resume.

38In reported speech, you don't make any change in verb tenses.

39He said he ..... arrive at 6 PM.

40He said, 'I will finish the report by Monday.' How would you report this statement?

41My sister asked me, "Why do you call me last week? My sister asked me why

42Direct speech to indirect speech. Which Report is OK?I said, "It hasn't stopped raining yet."

43CHe told me that .....

44The indirect speech "I'm studying English a lot at the moment" means

45A:Why ..... this morning? B:She ..... her finger while she ..... the salad.

46My sister said to me, "I can give you extra allowance."

47'We will visit you this week,' my parents told me.

48"I am planning to visit Paro next month," said Karma.

49Madiyar told us that he ..... finish the report by the following Monday.

50I wondered if they ..... for Chicago next month.

51Change the direct speech to reported speech: 'They said, "We are happy."'

52Direct: She said, "I am tired." Indirect form is .....

53Mary told me ..... home at that moment she ..... her parents with the farm work.

54Soleil said, "Raoul and Zamiel are just friends."

55They said, "We will visit you tomorrow."

56Change the verb tense: 'She said, 'I will call you later.'

57Charlie said: 'I'll go to the cinema tomorrow.'

58He said, "I am writing an email."

59"The suspect is at the police station" said DavidDavid said

60"Tom ..... more races if the trained hard." The man said.

61She said she wanted watch the football.