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Tense Backshift RulesSet 54

1Tense changes in reported speech:

2Adjust the tense: She said, 'I am learning to swim.'

3Convert into indirect speech. She said: "Robert Burns wrote poems"

4Choose the correct Indirect Speech conversion for the given Direct Speech sentence. Direct: He said, "I read a book every day."

5Pawan said to me, "if I hear any new, I'll phone you."

6Change the sentence into indirect speech.He said, "She is very beautiful."

7People say unemployed people needed more support in those times

8Jane said, "I have done my homework." $\rightarrow$ Jane said she ..... her homework.

9"I will go to Lima downtown next saturday" my mom said.

10Direct: David: 'She works at the library.'David said that she ..... at the library.

11He said, "I was doing it."

12"I go to Sentosa every month," said Sarah.

13"I will go out for dinner tonight," said Melanie.

14Mother said, "I make chapattis".

15John said, "There is a monkey outside the window."

16Harvey said, "I am going out of town."

17She said, "My brother played the guitar."$\rightarrow$ She said that her brother ..... the guitar.

18Direct: "We visit our grandparents every Sunday," the children said.Indirect: The children said that they ..... their grandparents every Sunday.

19She said, "I am preparing for the exam."

20"I'm going to Istanbul tomorrow." he said. He said ..... going to Istanbul ......

21She said, "I was cooking dinner." What is the correct indirect speech?

22They said, 'We will finish the report by Friday.'

23Choose the correct indirect speech: Direct: "I will finish the report," he said.

24He said, "I shall come tomorrow".

25What is the reported speech of: "I have never been to Paris," she said.

26"I made a lot of friends in my new job last month," he said. He said that.

27What is the fact of the previous question? (question no.4)(If I were you, ..... that limited edition camera.)

28Emily said that her teacher ..... to London .....

29They said they ..... the insecticide later.

30Nanda said "I think I can do this by myself"Nanda said that

31Which is the best sentence to use.Sara, 'I can't understand this email.'

32Change direct speech into reported speech: "He works in a bank"

33What were the original direct quotes?Karen said the 2003 drought had been one of the worst droughts in history.

34One of the sentences does not need to have its tense changed in reported speech. Which one?

35Jack asked me .....

36Peter said he ..... a test the following day.

37James asked me, "Did you and Andi go to a market yesterday?"

38"Why was Cherly absent yesterday?"

39The children told their mom, "We went out last night." => The children told their mom .....

40CHANGE THE DIRECTED SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH.I live in London.

41The technician said that he would repair the laptop.

42Complete the sentence to report the direct speech: Liam said, 'I am finishing my project now.' Liam said that he ..... his project .....

43Mother said to sister, "I have washed the clothes."

44The child said, "I want an ice cream."

45Jane wanted to know what time .....

46I thought you ..... us at the station.

47What is the correct indirect speech form for the sentence: "He said, 'I have finished my homework.'"

48Change the verb tense: She said, 'I visited my grandmother yesterday.'

49It is thought that the government was building new schools.

50Correct the reported speech: "He said, 'I saw that movie last week.'"

51Change the provided speech into indirect.The boy said, " the man in the picture is a thief " .

52Pam said, " I have a new job".

53He said, 'I can help you with the project.' How would you report this statement?

54Change the direct question 'Did you finish your homework?' into a reported question.

55Choose the correct indirect speech form for: She said, "I am going to the market."

56Lisa said, "I have been working on this project for a month."

57Choose the best reported speech: 'We will win the game,' they said.

58She said she ..... the answer.

59"I have visited Europe many times." She said that she ..... Europe many times

60"I am a nurse," she said.

61The policeman was questioning the drivers and searching their vehicles.= The drivers ..... and their vehicles .....