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Tense Backshift RulesSet 52

1She said I ..... an angle.

2Change direct speech into reported speechHe said that Linda and John ..... married .....

3"How are your parents?" she asked. I answered that they ..... very well.

4Jack says: "My mom has a new car"

5He said he ..... me as soon as he arrived.

6"I read a book per month." He said.

7I couldn't believe my sister went backstage to meet the singer! I quickly blurted out, "Did you actually spoke to him?"

8She said, "I painted the room."

9Thanos said, "I am inevitable."

10What is 'backshift' in reported speech?

11"I am very tired today," said the student.

12Raju said, "I have many toys"

13In indirect speech, what is the correct transformation of the sentence "She said, 'I will come tomorrow'"?

14Fill in the blank: He said, "I ..... going to the park." (Convert to indirect speech)

15'I visited my parents at the weekend'.

16Choose the correct direct speech for: "He told me that he had seen the movie."

17"I was in Greece last year" -Pola said.Pola said that .....

18The boy said, "I am reading a book." What is the correct indirect speech?

19The teacher asked the boys whether they ..... the problems.

20"They are playing table tennis," he said.

21"I see the clouds.". Mark Lee said.

22She told us that the new furniture ..... the day before.

23He said. "Mary is picking some flowers now."He said that Mary .....

24The boy said he ..... never tried sushi before.

25"I don't know there will be a test this afternoon."" ..... ""I came late. I didn't hear it."

26"You are upsetting me" , she said.She said that .....

27'I have been to the new restaurant,' he said.

28"I've already done it." He claimed that .....

29THEY WILL DRINK TEA2. WE WILL DRINK TEA" THEY WILL DRINK TEA AND ..... "

30The speaker said, "They didn't join the discussion last Friday." We can say that the speaker said that .....

31Choose the correct Indirect Speech conversion for the given Direct Speech sentence. Direct: They said, "We have finished our assignment."

32Choose the best response:"I have seen that movie".He told me that he ..... that movie.

33May: "I've just come back from my holiday in Sarawak."May explained that ..... back from her holiday in Sarawak.

34She said she ..... back later.

35My uncle owned lots of Star Wars toys when he was a boy. (tell)

36Change the sentences into reported speech, using the correct tense They asked us, "Are you going anywhere at the weekend.?"-They asked us if ..... anywhere at the weekend.

37"John has written a great poem," she said.

38"I saw the movie last night," she said. She said she .....

39They said, "We went swimming with our friends".

40Me: "I am studying English"I told you that I ..... English.

41"I love pets" -mum said.Mum said that she ..... pets.

42"You will like my sister when you meet her"

43If in direct speech the sentense is using simple present, in indirect speech we will use .....

44People know that my sister was a fussy eater.

45Change the following to Direct SpeechTeacher asked me where my father had lived.

46Journalists reported that 7 people had been injured in the fire.

47Paul said. 'I woke up feeling ill'

48Reported Speech-Change to Indirect Speech: Aisha said, "I have lost my phone." Choose the correct indirect speech.

49They said that we ..... when Mary .....

50He said he ..... dinner at 8 p.m.

51Direct: He said, "I must finish this project today."

52Lisa: "I am going to the concert next week."Mark: "Lisa said (that) she ..... to the concert next week."

53"I can't live without Rida," Rifky said to Tasya.

54My dad said, "I watched TV last night." => My dad said that he ..... TV the night before.

55'I've got a lot of homework to do.' said Max.

56Sorry, if I had ..... it was your birthday, I would ..... you a present.

57It's been great working with you. That's what I've always wanted to tell you.

58Choose the correct reported speech sentence. Direct: She said, "I can swim very fast."

59She said, "I'm leaving tomorrow."

60I am waiting at the bus stop."He told me that ..... at the bus stop.

61He promised he ..... (send) a postcard from Egypt. promise