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Tense Backshift RulesSet 9

1My English teacher is the best!

2True or False: The following sentence is a grammatically correct conversion to reported speech.Direct Speech: "We will go to the game tomorrow."Reported Speech: "They said they will go to the game the next day."

3The maths teacher said, "Three divided by three is one."

4"I am writing an email to my girlfriend."He told me that he ..... an email to his girlfriend.

5Convert the following sentences from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech. They said, "We have seen that movie."

6The farmer said, "The goat died in the night."

7Jessica: I am calling my mumJessica said .....

8Change this statement into INDIRECT SPEECH.She said, "I'll go shopping."

9Match the sentence halves.Daisy said she had .....

10They said, 'We are planning a trip to the beach.'

11David said: 'I will call you tomorrow'.

12Nobody knows what ..... at this meeting but she ..... to him since.

13Report the speech: She said, 'I will go to the store.'

14Correct or Incorrect"I've been waiting for too long" she said.Indirect: She said that she had been waiting for too long

15He said that he ..... the sea bus the following day.

16He said, 'I am learning to play the guitar.'

17I told him that it would rain the next day

18Which of the following is a correct reported speech?She said, "I'll go shopping."

19Change the direct speech to indirect speech.Raju said, "I have many toys."

20He thought ......

21Jhon: "I am so tired of this work"Jhon said that .....

22John said, "I have done my homework."

23Choose the correct reported speech form.Direct speech: "I love chocolate," she said.

24What is the correct Indirect Speech for 'I said, "I will leave the country."'?

25Direct: "I saw a ghost last night," he exclaimed. Indirect: He exclaimed that he ..... a ghost the previous night.

26Changing tenseHenry said, "Sue was walking to the library."Henry said that Sue ..... walking to the library.

27A: Does Josh like singing?B: Yes, he said that he ..... doing it.

28How did you travel to school yesterday?

29"We are learning English," they said.

30We get home / Mum finish preparing dinner

31Mary: "I have had three cars."She said (that) she ..... three cars.

32Choose the correct option:The missing files, discovered by authorities, were reported ..... years before anyone noticed they were gone.

33She said that she ..... (finish) her project by tomorrow.(Note:They should be finite verbs)

34Hannah: 'I want to go to the football match, but I don't have enough money'Hannah said that she ..... to go to the football match, but she didn't have enough money.

35Direct to indirect speech. Choose the correct answer.Steve said that he ..... to Beijing to continue his study the following week.

36Change the following direct speech to reported speech: 'He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?"

37I want to learn Spanish but I don't have time.

38Anna said, "I will call you when I arrive."

39Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: "He said, 'I will help you tomorrow.'"

40Choose the correct reported speech for: She said, "Everyone knows the truth."

41Sarah said: "I read this book last year."

42I would listen

43Audra says, "I moved to the US." How would Emma report this? Which of the following sentences is correct?

44"I haven't seen the film yet." She said she ..... the film yet.

45Direct SpeechThe foreigner complained, "I am homesick."Indirect SpeechThe foreigner complained that he ..... homesick.

46He says that he (see) that man before.

47Mary warned her parents that she ..... home late.

48Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes.

49John said, "I am going to the theatre" .

50"I will go to my village next week." Mr. Nick said. A. Mr. Nick said that he would to go to his village the following week. B. Mr. Nick said that he would go to his village the following week. C. Mr. Nick said that he would go to my village the following week.D. Mr. Nick said that he would went to his village the following week

51Direct Speech: The Giant asked, "Where are you going?" Indirect Speech: The Giant asked Timun Mas where she ..... going.

52"We aren't going to the library"

53"He is sleeping," she said.

54Direct: She said, "I am cooking dinner." Indirect: She said that she ..... dinner.

55They said, "We are happy." They said that they ..... happy.

56John said"I know how to make pancakes for breakfast"

57Direct: "I am learning Chinese."Indirect: Ann said that ..... Chinese.

58He said that he .....

59Maria said that she ..... preparing for her final exams at the university.

60Choose the right answer The speaker pointed out that the building of the house ..... by the end of May.

61I thought I ..... never see you again.