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Tense Backshift RulesSet 71

1"She will help us," they said.

2Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: She said, "I can solve the equation $x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0$

3Report what she said to you. I want to buy a painting

4"I see the clouds.". He told me that she ..... the clouds.

5Keith told me, " Ken has lived in Korea for five years and he hasn't been able to speak Korea."Keith told me .....

6He said, 'I have never seen such a beautiful place." ' $\rightarrow$ Indirect Speech:

7She said, "I woke up early."

8Bobby said, "The team was trying their best."

9I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London.

10'You failed your art exam.' You said that we ..... our art exam.

11Amy said, "Polly is learning her script upstairs."The indirect sentence is .....

12Change this direct speech into reported speech."We went out last night" She told me .....

13We ..... him that the coin ..... at the beginning of the street

14She said, "I have finished my report." She said that she ..... her report.

15What is the reported form of the sentence: "I missed the train."?

16How would you report the speech 'He said, "I will go to the store."' in indirect speech?

17Correct or Incorrect"I have to go now" she said.Indirect: she said that she had to go at the moment.

18In indirect speech, what is the typical change for the verb "does"?

19In the sentence "She said she ..... to the party," which form is correct in reported speech?

20Claire told me that her father ..... a race horse.

21Direct Speech:Sarah went to the playground three times last week.

22The company is said ..... millions last year.

23Jessie: "I'm going to go to Long Beach."

24The chef said, "I am preparing dinner for the guests"The direct voice above is a combination of .....

25Change this to indirect speech. "I don't know the answer," Hafsa said.

26Mary said, "I am listening to music"What did she say? .....

27He said that he ..... the movie already.

28Direct Speech: She said, "I will be busy tomorrow."

29They said, "We take yoga class."

30Emma reports, "Audra said she would never go to the mall so close to Boxing Day." What was the original direct speech sentence?

31They said, "We haven't been to the art gallery for a long time."They said that they ..... to the art gallery for a long time.

32Reported SpeechSheila " I had a meeting in the morning."She said that she ..... a meeting in the morning.

33Complete the sentence: She was happy because ..... a good grade. A) she got B) getting C) got D) she gets

34He said that she ..... to try harder if she wanted to succeed.

35She said that is the most delicious dinner she ever ate.

36She told me that she will come if she finishes her assignment earlier.

37He mentioned that he had finished his work.

38John said, "I am writing a new novel" . John said that .....

39Ms Nga said that she wants to visit Ha Noi the next week. (Find out the mistake).

40James and David said, "We have to go now." What did they say?

41I have been travelling around the world for over three years.

42They said, "We have finished our homework." What is the correct indirect speech?

43Transform the following statement into indirect speech: "We have prepared the salad," said the students.

44Direct Speech-Present Simple, becomes ..... in Reported Speech.

45Choose the correct direct to indirect speech conversion: Direct: "I will meet you at the station," he said.

46Tom said: "I have already had breakfast, so I am not hungry".

47Choose the correct option: Rahul said, "I will manage hereafter."

48"This letter has been opened." He told me that the leter ......

49Complete the reported sentence:Marcos: "I go camping with my family in winter."Juan: "Marcos said (that) he ..... camping with his family in winter."

50Present simpLe (S + V1) in the direct speech will be changed into .....

51He said, "I am learning Spanish." He said that he ..... Spanish.

52Do verb tenses change in reported speech?

53If the direct speech is in the past perfect tense, the reported speech should be in .....

54Part 1-Multiple Choice (10 points): The manager said the team ..... submit the report before Friday.

55Poppy's trying to paint the wall.

56Jonathon said he ..... a great time at the party at your place.

57The nurse checked her wound. $\rightarrow$ She ..... her wound .....

58Choose the correct indirect speech: They said, "We have completed our work."

59He said he ..... by 9 PM.

60He said, "She had already left for the airport."

61If the sentence in direct speech is using present tense, then in indirect speech, what tense will be used?