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Tense Backshift RulesSet 8

1Complete the sentence to report what she said: She said, 'I am finishing my homework now.' She said that she ..... her homework then.

2The captain said, " This is an occasion to celebrate" .

3You said, "I lost my bag yesterday." (indirect speech)

4The teacher said yesterday she ..... us a test soon.

5There was an accident outside the supermarket'.

6She said, "I was sick yesterday."

7They asked me ..... in Paris then.

8Convert from direct to indirect speech.Laura said, "I go to the market every Sunday."Hint: This is a habitual fact.

9WHEN REPORTING, THE PAST SIMPLE CHANGES TO .....

10Rachel: 'I'm playing the piano now.' How did she report it?

11I thanked the boy .....

12'You look nice.' He told me that I ..... nice.

13She speaks as though she ..... everything.

14Rewrite the following direct speech into indirect speech: 'I will visit my friend tomorrow,' said John.

15Mrs White told us, "I will stay at home next weekend."

16Kay: "I'll be there at eight. Is it all right?" Kay said he ..... there at eight. Then he asked ..... all right.

17Direct: The librarian: 'The books are on the second floor.'The librarian said that the books ..... on the second floor.

18Direct: "I like apples," he said. $\rightarrow$ Reported:

19Mr Tang's assistant:Mr Tang left Hong Kong three days ago. He will be back next Tuesday.$\rightarrow$ Mr Tang's assistant said that Mr tang ..... Hong Kong ..... and he would be back .....

20He asked me, "Why did not you answer my question?"

21'We played well in the match.'He said they ..... well in the match.

22John said that he wouldn't email you unless .....

23True or False:When reporting something that was said in the past, the verb tense in the reported clause usually moves one step back into the past.

24Everyone thought the painting had been destroyed in the fire. $\rightarrow$ The painting .....

25What is the correct indirect speech form of: "They said, 'We will travel tomorrow'"?

26Tom told me he ..... call me at the airport when I .....

27Direct Speech: "I will help you with your project," he promised.

28He asked if I ..... (see) the book he gave me.

29I will become a rock star.

30Fill the blank: He said, "I am writing a test." He said that he ..... writing a test.

31Choose the correct form to complete: He told me that I (have) to learn by heart twenty lines every day to know English well.

32"Where have you been?" she asked him. She asked him .....

33"We prepared the trap carefully yesterday"

34Change the direct speech 'I am reading a book' to reported speech using the appropriate tense.

35I moved out of my apartment last week.

36They said they are going to visit last week.

37Kurt ..... if his friend knew when the soccer game started.

38She said to me, "I met your brother yesterday."

39I haven't seen David since Friday

40What tense is used in reported speech when the verb in direct speech is in the present tense?

41Direct: My teacher asked, "Why were you absent two days in a row?" Indirect: My teacher asked me why I ..... absent two days in a row.

42Harrison Ford had wanted to make a new Star Wars flm for ages. (claim)

43My brother said, "We were playing at the park" .

44REPORTED SPEECH-Choose the correct option"My friend gave me a bar of chocolate" She said that her friend ..... her a bar of chocolate

45"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west," the teacher said.

46Direct speech: "Why is Julie sad?"Reported speech: .....?

47She said she ..... the letter.

48My father said that he ..... about buying me a scooter.

49In Reported Speech, "am/is/are going to" becomes

50"I will call you later," John said.

51Convert to reported speech: Rajvir said, "I hope to learn much more while I am here."

52Choose the correct reported speech sentence. Direct: The teacher said, "I went to Tokyo last year."

53Direct: "I didn't see him yesterday," she said.

54She said, "I am reading a book." $\rightarrow$ She said (that) ..... A. she reads a book. B. she was reading a book. C. she has been reading a book. D. she had read a book.

55Choose the correct reported speech: "She said, 'I am happy.'"

56Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech.Sarah said,' I want to go out today.'

57Complete the sentence with the correct verb phrase. The students explained, "We have completed the assignment." In reported speech, this becomes: The students explained that they ..... the assignment.

58"I have a lot of homework to do," Ha said.

59Fill in the blank: She said, "I ..... my lunch." (Convert to indirect speech)

60Change the direct sentence into indirect: "The teacher said, 'You must complete your assignments.'"

61We usually have our dinner at 6:30.