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Tense Backshift RulesSet 63

1She asked him why he ..... late for the meeting.

2Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.D-The peon said, "I was ringing the bell when it started raining." I-The peon said that he ..... ringing the bell when it ..... raining.

3Which of the following sentences shows an incorrect conversion from direct to reported speech?

4Direct speech: "I'm waiting for my English exam result," Chimgee said. Reported speech: Chimgee said (that) .....

5Tanis said, "I have a meeting at 4:00.

6The verb "going" becomes ..... in indirect speech

7Anaya: I ..... to the USA last year. I visited LA and Chicago. ..... been there?Erika: Yes. I went to the USA a few years ago

8Change the following sentence into reported speech: 'We are going to the beach.'

9Choose the sentence that correctly uses reported speech: "Emily said, 'I am going to the park.'"

10Reported speech: 'I will come tomorrow,' she said.-> She said that she ..... the next day.

11Kate said that: "I have studied English since I was in grade 3."Kate told me that "She ..... English since she ..... in grade 3.

12Ann said she ..... happy about going home that day.

13They said that they played football every day.

14He said that Chris had been busy.

15Change the verb tense in the reported speech: She said, 'I will visit my grandparents.'

16REPORTED STATEMENTS:Choose the correct answerPeter said: "I am buying a backpack" .Pete said that he ..... a backpack.

17They said, "We are playing soccer." $\rightarrow$ They said ..... A. they were playing soccer. B. they are playing soccer. C. they played soccer. D. they had played soccer.

18Katy said, " When Sonia comes, I'll tell her the news."

19What do we change the Present simple to in Reported Speech?

20"I will travel to Japan next year," she said.

21She said she ..... to France.

22The teacher said, "Boys fail because they do not study regularly."

23She told me that she'd had ..... with a titanium prosthesis.

24Select the correct sentence with reported speech:

25"I am calling my mum because of the boat trip," she said.

26HENRRY: "I WILL BE LATE"REPORTED SPEECH: HE SAID HE WOULD BE LATE

27"I was a doctor "=>She said she ..... a doctor

28Reported speech: PAST SIMPLE turns into .....

29We spent 5 hours getting to our home village.

30He said, "I have finished my work."

31Change the verb tense in the following sentence: "She said, 'I am reading a book.'"

32In reported speech, 'Where are you going?' becomes 'She asked where I am going.'

33Complete the sentence with the correct verb phrase. The students said, "We practiced for the concert yesterday." The students said that they ..... for the concert the day before.

34Somebody built this house in 1920.

35They thought the journey ..... dangerous.

36I spoke to my girlfriend last week.He said .....

37He said/ there/ be/ accident/ outside/ supermarket.

38Mother said, "I will cook noodles."

39Tom said, "I can help you with your homework."

40Rahul said, "I will manage hereafter."

41"I am reading a book," she said. She said that she .....

42'I'm acting strangely because I expect a bribe.'Lustig told him he:

43I wondered if she (make) ..... that delicious chocolate cake

44'The Eiffel Tower is becoming too expensive to maintain.' Lustig told the men that the Eiffel Tower:

45I said " He won the race"

46She said that she ..... that movie the day before.

47Change the sentencce into indrect or reported speech.He said to me, " my father will go abroad."

48Choose the correct option:Reporter: 'The police are questioning the suspect this morning.'

49"We watched a film."Tom said (that) ..... a film

50Choose the correct indirect speech for: He said, "I have been working all day."

51She said that she ..... (not/visit) the UK before.

52Boris asked me if I ..... a rock band concert.

53Roger felt the outside (A) of his pocket to make (B) sure his (C) wallet is still (D) there.

54If I had passed my driving test, I would be driving to Bangkok now.

55Direct: She said, "I don't understand you."

56He said: "I will study hard for the exam." $\rightarrow$ He said that he ..... hard for the exam.

57If Susan ..... toschool yesterday, she ..... us.

58How would you translate the following sentence? If it hadn't been raining then, the match would have taken place.

59ANNA: "IT IS NOT RAINING"

60The students said, "It is very hot."INDIRECT:The students said that it ..... very hot.

61Correct the mistakes in the sentences.Harry asked me what am I going to do after school.