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Tense Backshift RulesSet 5

1Complete the pattern of direct speech and indirect speech (11-14)11. Direct speech (Simple Present) maka Indirect speech nya .....

2Change the following to Direct SpeechTeacher said I'd forgotten to bring my books the day before.

3He said he ..... the book.

4Sarah: My mom is not going to go on the trip.

5Mr Brown said (that) he had been watching TV the night before.

6"We won't go to the party tomorrow"

7"Where can I find a vegetarian meal in this market?", asked the tourist.

8Katie, what is the cat doing? Katie wanted to know .....

9Complete:Direct: He said, "Have you ever played for your school soccer team?" Indirect: He wanted to know

10My father said, " I have to work until 8pm today."My father said that .....

11"Rich isn't playing football." , she said.

12Change direct speech into reported speech "She's living in Paris for a few months" .She said .....

13John said, "I am very busy now. Can we fix the car tomorrow?" Change to direct speech.

14Change the direct speech into reported speech using the best option: Jane said, "I lost my passport last week." Jane said that she ..... her passport the ..... week.

15He said that Ha and his friend ..... married .....

16Choose the correctly reported speech version of: "She said, 'I will visit my parents next weekend.'"

17Direct: "I will help you with the project," John promised. Reported: John promised that he ..... help me with the project.

18Find the mistake in the following sentence:He asked me if I am coming to the party the following day, but I didn't think I could go.

19They said, "We will call you tomorrow." They said that they ..... me the next day.

20Transform the following sentence from DIRECT SPEECH to INDIRECT SPEECH: "I study English every day, " she said.

21He said he ..... to rest.

22"I have been to Australia before." says the boy

23Present tense in DS always changed into ..... in IS

24"I played soccer"-Sam said she ..... soccer"

25Patricia: "I don't like spinach."Ariel: "Patricia said (that) she ..... like spinach."

26Andrew told me that they ..... fish two ..... days.

27Direct Speech: He said, "I will visit London next month." Indirect Speech: .....

28Jesus said his brother was angry.Jesus: .....

29He said that the grandmother would be visiting.

30Tom: "I have a meeting at 3 PM."Lisa: "Tom said (that) he ..... a meeting at 3 PM."

31Who will be in charge of the department .....?

32Convert to direct speech: She said that she was tired.

33Change the sentence into indirect speech: "I love playing tennis," said Emily.

34Convert the direct speech 'She said, 'I can speak French" to indirect speech.

35"When did you start practising yoga?" asked Tom.

36Indirect speech. I didn't go to the cinema yesterday.

37They practice football soccer with their team.

38I: It is too late.I said that .....

39She said she ..... an email later that night.

40Mark said, "I will finish the project by Friday."He told me that he ..... the project by Friday.

41"You will have another chance to raise your grade," the professor said.The professor said that .....

42My mother said "I will cook today."

43Debora said, "I have completed the task" .

44Choose the correct indirect speech: "I can finish the work," he said.

45They said, "We have been waiting for hours." $\rightarrow$ They said they ..... for hours.

46Direct Speech: He said, "I was working yesterday."

47Change it into Indirect Speech:He said, "I am leaving for Delhi."

48In reported speech we change present perfect

49He said, "I am happy."

50Change the sentence to indirect speech: John: 'I am going to London tomorrow.'

51"The kids are outside." My wife said that the kids ..... outside.

52What happens to Mary when the cholera breaks out?

53He says, "They will hurt you".

54D-Mother said, "Sunita, where did I keep the pizza cutter last week?" I-Mother asked Sunita where she had kept the pizza cutter ......

55If the direct speech is in present continuous the indirect speech must be in

56He said he ..... that song.

57He: I will pay He said that .....

58COMPLETE THE REPORTED STATEMENT:'I've never been on a dull one'-She added that she ..... never been on a dull one.

59Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: She said, "We have been to Paris twice."

60Anna said that she ..... that mistake again.

61Karun asked me, "Did you see the football match on television last night?"