Fill in the Blanks Your grammar: Blue Line 6 - Unit 3 IIOnline version Practice the grammar of your unit! Get a better grade in the unit test! by Mittelschule Landau 1 Indirekte Rede mit Zeitverschiebung ( reported speech with backshift ) Beginnt die Indirekte Rede in der Vergangenheit , müssen Zeiten verschoben werden . Gegenwart wird zu Vergangenheit , Vergangenheit wird zur Vorvergangenheit , will zu would simple present to simple past simple past , present perfect , past perfect to past perfect will to would z . B . Peter " I work in the garden tomorrow " - Peter said , that he worked in the garden the next day . Statements Direct Speech : " I am busy now , " he says . Reported Speech : He stated that he busy . Direct Speech : " She leaves for Paris tomorrow , " they say . Reported Speech : They mentioned that she for Paris the . Direct Speech : " We had a meeting last weekend , " the manager says . Reported Speech : The manager declared that they a meeting the previous . Direct Speech : " It is cold today , " she says . Reported Speech : She affirmed that it cold day . Direct Speech : " They were here a week ago , " he says . Reported Speech : He claimed that they here a earlier . Questions Direct Speech : " Do you like it now ? " she says . Reported Speech : She asked if you it . Direct Speech : " Have they arrived this evening ? " he says . Reported Speech : He inquired whether they evening . Direct Speech : " Will you help me tomorrow ? " she says . Reported Speech : She questioned if you her the day . Direct Speech : " Did he call last weekend ? " they say . Reported Speech : They wondered if he the previous . Direct Speech : " Are we meeting today ? " he says . Reported Speech : He questioned whether they day . Commands Direct Speech : " Come here now , " she says . Reported Speech : She told you to here . Direct Speech : " Please finish this by tomorrow , " he says . Reported Speech : He requested that you finish it by the day . Direct Speech : " Stop talking these days , " the teacher says . Reported Speech : The teacher instructed them stop talking during days . Direct Speech : " Help her this evening , " she says . Reported Speech : She asked you help her evening . Direct Speech : " Call me a week ago , " he says humorously . Reported Speech : He jokingly told you have called him a earlier . Mixed Direct Speech : " I will see you tomorrow , " she says . Reported Speech : She stated that she you the day . Direct Speech : " He studied hard these days , " they say . Reported Speech : They explained that he hard during days . Direct Speech : " I didn't know about this today , " he says . Reported Speech : He admitted that he about this day . Direct Speech : " I am starting a new job tomorrow , " she says . Reported Speech : She announced that she a new job the day . Direct Speech : " They celebrated last weekend , " he says . Reported Speech : He recounted that they celebrated the weekend .