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Tense Backshift RulesSet 57

1I got a lift so I reached the school before the bell rang.

2The police officer stopped us and asked us where ......

3Patrick said, "Spongebob works in Krusty Krab."The indirect speech is .....

4'We were watching the news when you called.' They told me that they ..... when I had called.

5"I am leaving the city tomorrow," the lecturer said. He said ..... leaving the city ......

6Jimmy complained, "I have already written this invitation twice."

7Indirect speech of the sentence is

8"What can we do to help Ukrainian refugees?"

9Direct: She said, "I will meet you tomorrow."

10She said, 'I am feeling unwell today.'

11He said " If I know her address, I would write to her" ..... >

12I am ill.

13"I didn't see David."

14Choose the correct sentence: Direct: "I will call you tomorrow," she said.

15The receptionist told us that from our room we ..... awonderful view over the sea.

16Choose the correct indirect speech form from the direct speech given.Jeff said, "I can't buy a new bicycle."

17Melissa said, "I have been to India three times." Change to indirect speech.

18Everybody claimed that Anna and Tom's wedding had been the best.-> Anna and Tom's wedding .....

19Change the tense: He said, 'I will go to the store.'

20He said, 'I have a dog'

21"I broke the glass", he admitted.Indirect: He admitted that ..... the glass.

22"Everyone is at home," mum said.Mum said that everyone ..... at home.

23We lost the keys ......

24DS: I am eating.RS: She told me she .....

25When converting direct speech in simple present to indirect speech (past reporting verb), the general rule is to change the verb to:

26He asked me ..... for him.

27Which sentence correctly transforms the direct speech 'He said, "It is raining"' into indirect speech?

28"How long have you been working at your present job?" she asked

29He said, "The storm destroyed the bridge last night."

30Tom said everything ..... ready when the match ..... A.will be/ starts B.would be/started C. is/ started D. will be/ started

31Why was he late? Can you tell me .....

32Change into reported speech. I will see you all later.

33"How did you sleep?"-asked Johnathan

34When changing from direct to indirect speech, what happens to the verb 'is'?

35I asked her what her job ......

36Which phrase correctly completes: "He said that he ..... the movie before" ?

37"Peter is having breakfast now."She said Peter ..... breakfast ......

38He said he ..... to his lawyer tomorrow.

39We were here 3 months ago.They said .....

40Direct speech: "I am tired," she said.Indirect speech:

41Choose the correct reported speech form.

42''I don't pay attention to this lesson." $\rightarrow$ He said that he ..... attention to this lesson.

43"I met Susan last Sunday and she was O.K."

44What is the correct reported Speech of the following sentence?An octupus has three hearts.

45The sister told me, "My daughters were helping me"

46"Do you like coffee?" he asked me. $\rightarrow$ He asked me if I ..... coffee.

47Diego: Julio is a good student.

48Indirect: She said she would call. Direct: "I ..... call."

49Change the reported speech to direct speech: I said that I wouldn't go swimming that day.

50"I take my little sister to school" Antony said

51He ..... me that he ..... a telegram from her.

52He says: "I have seen all the performances of DJ Avicii.

53"He works in a bank"

54He asked, "Where do you live?" $\rightarrow$ He asked where I .....

55Change the direct sentence into indirect: "He said, 'I have finished my homework.'"

56"I will call you".

57She told me she ..... to do it then.

58"I can't drive a lorry."What did she say?

59Dialog for number 28-30Joanne asked me, "Do you know Dave Clark?""Yes, I replied. "I have known him for many years. Why do you want to know?"Complete the sentences using the information in the dialogue. Using past verb form.Joanne asked me if I ..... Dave Clark

60They said, "We have finished our work." The correct indirect speech is .....

61Change the verb tense correctly when converting to indirect speech: Direct: She said, "I am reading a book."