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Tense Backshift RulesSet 7

1Summarize: For the simple future tense ('will') in direct speech, what is the standard transformation rule when the reporting verb is in the past (e.g., said, told)?

2Mark said, "I have completed the assignment."

3Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: "He said, 'I have finished my homework.'"

4Becky told Ron that she ..... busy becauseshe didn't want to go to the cinema with him.

5Eric said, "I eat a bowl of salad."

6"I have been in Boracay," Kitty told me.

7DS: She said, "I won the game." IS: She said that I won the game.

8"I'm a student." Sam said he .....

9Choose the correct form: He said that he ..... finished the project.

10'I have to pass the English exam,' said John.

11Alok says, "4x4 Cube is easy to solve"

12The principle says " students must come on time" .

13She said to me that she ..... her assignment on time.

14I can't answer question 1.

15Instructions: Change the following direct speech into reported speech. "He said, 'I have been working all day.'"

16I think it is going to rain.Tim said .....

17Which sentence correctly reports the speech: "Laura said, 'I don't want to go.'"

18My mother told me that if I ..... too much, I would feel ill.

19She said that she ..... blueberry tart.

20Transform the direct speech into reported speech or vice versa.John said he had been studying for his final exams every day.

21Don Anselmo said, "The tree ..... (be + plant) in the name of new born child and it ..... (belong) to them"

22Direct Speech: SIMPLE PRESENTIndirect Speech: .....

23Which sentence shows the correct direct speech for this reported sentence: The girl said she had finished her homework the day before.

24She asked him if he ..... her name.

25Which sentence shows correct backshift of tenses in indirect speech?

26Judge which sentence correctly applies all indirect speech rules.

27He said, "I will go to the market tomorrow." What is the correct indirect speech?

28The porter said to me, "I'll wake you up, when the train arrives in Leeds."

29Direct: He said, "I am going out now."

30In reported speech, the verb typically shifts to a .....

31True or False: The following conversion is grammatically correct. Direct: "I saw that movie last week." Reported: "She said she had seen that movie the week before."

32Harry told us he ..... the first bus to New York the next day.

33Reported speech: "I'm studying now," she said.

34James thought that Amy ..... his proposal of marriage, but she accepted his offer and he was the happiest man in the world.

35"I work for a big company.", said Tom.=> Tom said .....

36Choose the correct reported sentence:

37"I am bored with my job." Moussa said that he was / has been / had been bored with his job.

38David: "I will start a new project next month."Sarah: "David said (that) he ..... a new project next month."

39Kate claims that if she got an MBA after finishing her bachelor's degree, she might have been considered for the position.

40"I am watching TV!" he shouted.

41Tom said, "We can't grow our business without extra funds."

42They said, "We have finished." $\rightarrow$

43Dexter said: 'I've bought a new car recently.' What was his statement?

44Lina: They didn't drink soda

45Change to Indirect Speech:He says, 'They are playing in the park.'

46" I am working here" -Robert.

47Translate: "Lisa menangis kemarin seolah-olah aku menyakitinya." Choose the best past-as-if construction.

48Direct Speech: He said, "I am going to buy a car."

49She said, "He was trying to help me".

50Michael said "I will try to cook".-> He promised me .....

51John said he ..... her since they ..... school. A. hasn't met-left B. hadn't met-had left C. hadn't met/ has left D. didn'tmeet-left

52Frank said that the phone had been ringing all day.Frank said, .....

53"I always go by car," says the man.What did the man say?

54I never said you would resign!

55He told me that he ..... to leave the city the following day.

56Zain said, "I will join the football team next month."

57Rudi said, "I will cook dinner for tonight."

58Convert into indirect speech "I'm waiting for Ann" , he said.

59'I will finish my homework later,' said Tom.

60Billy and Theo said, "We went to Spain."

61It rains, says the teacher