Reported Speech (Direct Indirect Speech): All Mixed Exercise with Answers
Direct: "The weather is nice today", said George.
Indirect: George said that the weather was nice that day.
Direct: He asked her, “How often do you play?”
Indirect: He asked her how often she played.
Direct: She said’ “I can help you tomorrow.”
Indirect: She said that she could help me tomorrow.
Direct: My son says, “I will not eat food.”
Indirect: My son says that he will not eat food.
Direct: “Dance with me!” Maria said to me
Indirect: Maria told me to dance with her.
Direct: Must I do the city?
Indirect: My sister asked if she had to do the city.
Direct: Please wash your hands!
Indirect: My father told me to wash my hands.
Direct: She said, “I went to the shopping center.”
Indirect: She said that she had gone to the shopping center..
Direct: She said: “I would buy new house if I were rich”.
Indirect: She said that she would buy new house if she had been rich”.
Direct: She said, "May I go out?"
Indirect: She asked if she might go out.
Direct: "She is American", she said.
Indirect: She said she was American.
Direct: Samuel said to me, "I don’t know what to do".
Indirect: Samuel told me that he didn’t know what to do.
Direct: I am reading a book, he explained.
Indirect: He explained that he was reading a book.
Direct: My father said, “I am cooking dinner.”
Indirect: My father said he was cooking dinner.
Direct: My sister said, “I had already eaten.”
Indirect: My sister said she had already eaten.
Direct: My boyfriend asked, “Do you like horror films?”
Indirect: My boyfriend asked if I liked horror films.
Direct: I never get up late, my mother said.
Indirect: My mother said that she never got up late.
Direct: She said, “I might come early.”
Indirect: She said she might come early.
Direct: "I am leaving home now.”
Indirect: He said that he was leaving home then.
Direct: Are you living here?
Indirect: He asked me if I was living there.
Direct: I’m going to come.
Direct: I’m waiting for Michael, she said.
Indirect: She said (that) she was waiting for Michael”.
Direct: They said, “They have taken exercise.”
Indirect: They said that they had taken exercise.
Direct: I can speak perfect Spanish.
Indirect: He said he could speak perfect Spanish.
Direct: I haven’t seen Mary.
Indirect: He said he hadn’t seen Mary.
Direct: What is your name? she asked me.
Indirect: She asked me what my name was.
Direct: I was sleeping when Mary called.
Indirect: He said that he had been sleeping when Mary called.
Direct: Please help me!
Indirect: He asked me to help him.
Direct: “I’ve found a new job,” my mother said.
Indirect: My mother said that she had found a new job.
Direct: Go to bed! mother said to the children.
Indirect: The mother told the children to go to bed.
Direct: "Mark arrived on Sunday", he said.
Indirect: He said that Mark had arrived on Sunday.
Direct: Michael said, “I have finished my lunch.”
Indirect: She said that he had finished his lunch.
Direct: My brother said, “I met Alex yesterday.’
Indirect: My brother said that he had met Alex the day before.
Direct: The dentist said, “Your father doesn’t need an operation.”
Indirect: The dentist said that my father didn’t need an operation.
Direct: He said, “Man is mortal.”
Indirect: He said that man is mortal.
Direct: He said to Rahul, “When will you come?”
Indirect: He asked Rahul when he would come.
Direct: He said to us, “Will you come for the meeting?”
Indirect: He asked us if/whether we would come for the meeting.
Direct: The teacher said to Rehman, “Stand up right now.”
Indirect: The teacher ordered/instructed Rehman to stand up right then.
Direct: Doctor said to the patient, “Change your food habits”.
Indirect: Doctor suggested/advised the patient to change his food habits.
Direct: She said to her husband, “Please speak the truth.”
Indirect: She requested her husband to speak the truth.
Direct: She said to Boby, “Please give me a glass of water.”
Indirect: She requested Boby to give her a glass of water.
Direct: Boss said, “Follow me”.
Indirect: Boss ordered/instructed to follow him.
Direct: Anjali said to her boss, “Please grant me leave for a day.”
Indirect: Anjali requested her boss to grant her leave for a day.
Direct: She said to her friends, “Please do not tell a lie.”
Indirect: She requested her friends not to tell a lie.
Direct: The Principal said to us, “Don’t make a noise.”
Indirect: The Principal instructed/ordered us not to make a noise.
Direct: Ayansh said, “Fantastic! We have won the match.”
Indirect: Ayansh exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Direct: My uncle said, “Well done! You have done a good job.”
Indirect: My uncle exclaimed with joy that I had done a good job.
Direct: She said, “Oh! I lost my pen.”
Indirect: She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her pen.
Direct: Aman said, “Good bye, friends!”
Indirect: Aman bade his friends good bye.
Direct: Sachin said to me, “Good evening, Sir!”
Indirect: Sachin wished me good evening.
Direct: She said, "When I was swimming, I got a cramp.
Indirect: She said that when she was swimming, she got a cramp.
Direct: "What did you miss when you were in prison?" Mary asked
Jim.
Indirect: Mary asked Jim what he missed when he was in prison.
Direct speech: She said, "If it doesn’t rain, I’ll go for a walk".
Indirect speech: She said that if it didn’t rain, she’d go for a walk.
Direct: Sofia said, "If I had more money, I would buy a new car".
Indirect: Sofia said that if she had more money, she would buy a new car.
Direct: Tania said, "If I had seen him, I would have called him here".
Indirect: Tania said that if she had seen him, she would have called him there.
Change the following in-direct speech sentences to direct narration.
Read the below-mentioned statements and change them into Direct speech.
- She thanked me.
- She asked if I could swim ?
- He said that he never ate Indian food.
- She said that she had found a place to live.
- Aditi asked where she was going.
- Professor told everyone to sit down.
- The student asked if we could begin.
- The woman said she had to come.
- Tom said he might visit his hometown.
- He said that he was seeing his grandparents the following day.
- Shina asked if they resided there.
- Tim asked how they would reach here.
- The stranger asked the woman if she came from Asia.
- The beggar asked whether any one of them would help her.
- He said that he did not like the Pizza.
Note: Try changing the sentences to direct speech on your own, and then look at the answers to find out how many you changed correctly.
Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet- Answers to Part B
- She said, "Thank You!"
- She asked, "Can you swim?"
- He said, "I never eat Indian food."
- "I have found a place to live", she said.
- Aditi said, "Where is she going?"
- Professor said, "Sit down, everyone."
- The student said, "Shall we begin."
- The woman said, "I must come."
- Tom said, "I may visit my hometown."
- "I am seeing my grandparents tomorrow."
- Shina said, "Do they reside here?"
- Tim said, "How will they reach here.?"
- A stranger said to a woman, "Do you come from Asia?"
- The beggar said, "Will anyone of you help me?"
- He said, "I don't like Pizza."
thank you sir
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