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Tense Backshift RulesSet 65

1Lisa said: 'I am studying for my exams.'

2Andrea: "I don't like spinach."Jose Manuel: "Patricia said (that) she ..... like spinach."

3Rewrite the following direct speech into indirect speech: She said, 'I will visit my grandmother.'

4"I will be studying tomorrow". I told him that I ..... tomorrow.

5If you ..... (tell) us it was so bad, wewouldn't have seen the film.

6Complete the sentence: 'Have they finished the project?' becomes 'He asked if they ..... the project.'

7He Said " I write a lovely poem" a. He said that he wrote a lovely poem c. He said she wriiten a lovely poemb. He said that I wrote a lovely poem d. He said she wrote a lovely poem

8Rahul said, "I will do it now or never" .

9Direct Speech:"We will visit her next week", said Dad.

10Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."Javi: "Marcos said (that) he ..... in winter."

11Jugnu: "I am so tired of this work"Jugnu said that .....

12The teacher asked me if I ..... finished my homework.

13She said: "They will have dinner with us today."

14Convert to direct: She said that she would join us later.

15Change the following direct speech to indirect: 'I have seen that movie,' she said.

16"What are you talking about?" said the teacher.

17"I haven't been to the cinema for a long time." Krit said he ..... to the cinema for a long time.

18"I visited Paris last year," she said.

19Change the speech. "I will finish the project by tomorrow," she said.

20She said she ..... me.

21Yesterday the teacher told us that Columbus ..... America.

22If the shop sold cheaper clothes, more people would come. The fact of the expression above is .....

23He said, "I will phone you when I get back."

24He said: "My life is full of music."

25Change the verb tense: 'He was reading a book.' to indirect speech.

26Report this: She said, "he had already left"

27She said she ..... (not see) him for a week.

28Angga said, "I buy an expensive toy"

29The usage of past perfect in the sentence below is used to ..... Ling said when she was little, she had wanted to become a teacher.

30"I'll see them soon" , he said.

31The boy feels that he might be able to escape if Mrs. Jones says that she needs something from the store

32Direct: She said, "I will help you."

33Convert the following direct speech into reported speech: They wondered, "When will the exam results be declared?"

34Mr. Jones said "My mother will be 50 years old this year."

35"What will you choose?" they asked me after a while.

36He said that he ..... to the meeting.

37My teacher said, "I am explaining now." My teacher said that she ..... explaining then.

38What happens to the verb 'am' in indirect speech?

39She said, "I like playing football." What is the correct indirect speech?

40Sequence of Tense. Indirect question in the past. What is your favourite music?

41Instructions: Change the following direct speech into reported speech. "Ali said, 'I can swim very well.'"

42She said, " The sun rises in the East."

43Charlie said, "I've been playing tennis a lot recently"

44Identify the correct reported speech form: "Anna said, 'I saw a movie last night.'"

45Create the correct indirect speech version of the sentence: "I am watching TV now," Tom said.

46Upin said, "I like banana cake." ."

47Elisa said: "I'm listening to the teacher."What is the correct form in the reported speech?

48If the Direct Speech uses "Simple Present (V1)", it changes in Indirect Speech into .....

49Evelyn said, "It is cold now." Evelyn said that .....

50He said: "I had won the jackpot."

51She said to me, "What can I do for you?"

52DIRECT SPEECH: WILL INDIRECT SPEECH: .....

53Choose the correct answer from the given indirect speech options.(Remember the rule: If the reporting verb is in the Present or Future Tense (e.g., say, will say) there is no change in the tense of the verb in the Indirect speech.)1) Aksa says, "I eat a mango" .

54How did the magician do that amazing trick?I haven't a clue .....

55Father: What is the matter with him?Doctor: He has a cold. He shouldn't ...... He should have a rest.

56What is the indirect speech for 'He said, "I am learning French"'?

57"I will go to the party," he said.

58Direct: Present Continuous tense=> Indirect: .....

59Direct Speech: I said, "I have already eaten."

60She said she ..... find the solution to the problem quickly.

61Fely said, "I've been on the web since 2018."