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Tense Backshift RulesSet 50

1What is the simple past tense of 'She is happy' in indirect speech?

2Transform into the opposite speech: She told me (that) she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.

3Choose the correct indirect speech sentence. She said, "I am planning a trip next year."

4I told him I ..... at the meeting yesterday.

5"I will visit my grandma tomorrow," she said.

6"I am going to the museum tomorrow," said Maria.

7Direct: She said, "I was not feeling well."

8'I have finished reading that book,' he said.

9Client says " I will accept it"

10We would have died if the police hadn't turned up.

11He said, "He does not like beef".

12She asked me if I ..... my homework.

13(Change the quoted speech to reported speech.)Anton said to me, " I will call you."

14The director said, "The company will use a machine to check staffs attendance."

15He said, "The weather is awful."

16The students said that .....

17She told me she ..... (not/see) him before.

18Complete the sentence with the correct verb form and pronoun:My parents announced, "We will buy a new car next week." My parents announced that ..... a new car the following week.

19What is the indirect speech version of: "They said, 'We are going to the park'?"

20Tom Said, "I travel to exotic places."Tom said he ..... to exotic places.

21He says, "I enjoy this moment."

22He said, 'I am going to the market now.'

23Convert the statement 'I have completed my project' into reported speech.

24Correct or Incorrect"I bought a new car" she said.Indirect: She said that I had bought a new car.

25Change from direct to indirect speech!"We have seen that movie," they said.

26Transform the reported speech into passive voice Witnesses stated that the car had crashed into the tree. $\rightarrow$ The car .....

27Adam said: " Tom will fly to London next week."

28She played tennis.

29He said that he ..... me later.

30Correct or Incorrect"I'm living in Kupang" he said.Indirect: He said that he was living in Kupang.

31She couldn't come because she was ill.

32He asked me why I ..... crying.

33Mary: "I am swimming."-Jill: "Mary said (that) she ..... swimming."

34He said, "I was tired yesterday." The correct indirect speech is ..... a. He said that he is tired yesterday.b. He said that he was tired yesterday.c. He said that he had been tired the day before.d. He said that he had been tired yesterday.

35D:AUDRIC SAID, " THEY HAVE FLOWN THEIR KITES "I: AUDRIC SAID THEY ..... THEIR KITES.

36"Oh Wally," Graham said, "What have I done?"

37John said:" I don't want to interrupt.

38He could skate a long time ago.

39"I am happy to live in France"

40They said: "The house was built last year."

41Recognize the reported speech in this sentence: She told me that she was leaving.

42Direct speech of: *Emma said that she was studying for her test.*

43John: "I am reading a great book."Emma: "John said (that) he ..... a great book."

44She told him where .....

45"How long have you lived here?" she asked.

46Rewrite the following indirect speech into direct speech: She told me that she had seen the movie.

47The rider said, "I had crossed it."

48Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: Present Continuous $\rightarrow$ .....

49Change to indirect speech: Direct: "We are studying English," they said. Indirect: They said that they ..... studying English.

50Reported speech: He told her that he was watching a documentary on space colonisation.

51Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule: Present Perfect in the direct becomes Past Perfect.)Kamal said, "I have done my home work" .

52Why was a press delayed?

53Direct Speech: "I am working on my report now," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

54Jherone Kyle said to me, "I arrived before you."

55Direct Speech: "I am not feeling well today," she said. What is the correct reported speech?

56Mike and Josh says: "We didn't finish our homework"

57What is the tense change for 'am' in reported speech?

58My mother said," I usually go to market on Sunday".In indirect speech is .....

59"I'm coming!"

60The bank is reported in the local newspaper ..... in broad daylight yesterday.

61Why hasn't Miss Ingledew just exchange the case for the baby?