1) "I'm tired" -> He said he ___ tired a)  is b) was c) will be 2) "I'm going to watch TV all day" -> He said he ___ to watch TV all day. a) was going b) is going c) had gone 3) "They haven't bought this house" -> I said that they ___ this house. a) haven't bought b) didn't buy c) hadn't bought 4) "We will be late" -> We said we ___ late. a) would be b) will be c) are going to be 5) "She overslept for school" -> He said that she ___ for school a) have overslept b) did overslept c) had overslept 6) "Are you hungry?" -> Grandma asked if I ___ hungry. a) am b) was c) had been 7) "I can't swim very well" -> She said she ___ very well. a) couldn't swim b) can't swam c) can't swimming 8) "This film isn't a waste of time" -> He said this film ___ a waste of time. a) isn't b) wasn't c) won't be 9) "I didn't make dinner today" -> My mum said she ___ dinner that day. a) hadn't made b) haven't make c) haven't made 10) "Can you repeat that, please?" -> She asked if I ___ that. a) can repeat b) could repeat c) can't repeat 11) "You can't go out tonight" -> My mum said I ___ out tonight. a) couldn't go b) can't go c) couldn't went 12) "What are you doing here?" -> She asked what I ___ there. a) am doing b) have done c) was doing 13) "Do you like listening to music?" -> He asked if I ___ listening to music. a) like b) liked c) did like 14) "I work in a bank." -> He said he ___ in a bank. a) has worked b) worked c) will work 15) "I had never been there before." -> She said she ___ there before. a) had never been b) has never been c) was never been 16) "You should go to bed early." -> She said that I ___ go to bed early. a) had should go b) was should go c) should go 17) "Sun rises in the East." -> He explained that sun ___ in the East. a) risen b) rose c) rises 18) "Two and two make four." -> She explained that two and two ___ four. a) made b) make c) will make

Reported Speech: Backshift of tenses

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