Indirect Speech

In indirect speech reporting verbs are used quite often. For example: to say, to tell, to answer,...

• Right

• Wrong

If the introductory/reporting verb is in the present tense ...

• … there is a backshift of time.

• … there is no backshift of time.

The backshift of tenses only takes place when….

• … the introductory verb is in the past tense

• … the introductory verb is in the present tense.

Backshift of tenes:

The simple present is changed into...

• the simple past

• the past perfect

• the past progressive

• the present perfect

Which is the wrong pair of backshift?

• simple past - past perfect

• present perfect - present perfect

• going-to-future - was/were going to + infinitive

• can/may - could/might

if/whether is used in yes/no questions

• right

• wrong

Tick the correct statements

• 1st person pronoun is changed into 3rd person pronoun

• yesterday is changed into the day before

• tomorrow is changed into the following day

• 2nd person pronoun is changed into 3rd person pronoun

• today is changed into the previous day

She said, "I saw him."

• She said who she had seen him

• She said she saw him

• She said that she had seen him

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

They said, “They take exercise every day.”

• They said that they took exercise every day.

• The said they take exercise every day.

• They said that they will take exercise every day.

They said, “She has traveled to Asia.

• They said that she traveled to Asia.

• They said that she had travel to Asia.

• They said that she had traveled to Asia.