Instructions: Convert between direct and indirect speech. Click "Show Answer" to check your answer.
Section A: Statements (10 Questions)
1. Convert to indirect: She said, "I am going to the market."
Answer: She said that she was going to the market. - Present continuous becomes past continuous, pronoun changes.
2. Convert to indirect: He said, "I have finished my homework."
Answer: He said that he had finished his homework. - Present perfect becomes past perfect.
3. Convert to indirect: They said, "We will help you."
Answer: They said that they would help me. - "Will" becomes "would", "you" becomes "me".
4. Convert to indirect: She said, "I can speak French."
Answer: She said that she could speak French. - "Can" becomes "could" in indirect speech.
5. Convert to indirect: He said, "I may come tomorrow."
Answer: He said that he might come the next day. - "May" becomes "might", "tomorrow" becomes "the next day".
6. Convert to indirect: She said, "I was reading a book."
Answer: She said that she had been reading a book. - Past continuous becomes past perfect continuous.
7. Convert to indirect: He said, "I have been waiting for an hour."
Answer: He said that he had been waiting for an hour. - Present perfect continuous becomes past perfect continuous.
8. Convert to indirect: They said, "We are playing football."
Answer: They said that they were playing football. - Present continuous becomes past continuous.
9. Convert to indirect: She said, "I must finish this work."
Answer: She said that she had to finish that work. - "Must" becomes "had to", "this" becomes "that".
10. Convert to indirect: He said, "I shall visit you next week."
Answer: He said that he would visit me the following week. - "Shall" becomes "would", "next week" becomes "the following week".
Section B: Questions (10 Questions)
11. Convert to indirect: She said to me, "Are you coming to the party?"
Answer: She asked me if I was coming to the party. - Yes/No question uses "if" or "whether", word order changes.
12. Convert to indirect: He said, "Where do you live?"
Answer: He asked where I lived. - WH-question keeps question word, changes to statement word order.
13. Convert to indirect: They said to her, "What are you doing?"
Answer: They asked her what she was doing. - Present continuous question becomes past continuous statement.
14. Convert to indirect: She said, "Did you complete your work?"
Answer: She asked if I had completed my work. - Past tense question becomes past perfect in indirect.
15. Convert to indirect: He said, "When will you return?"
Answer: He asked when I would return. - Future question becomes "would" in indirect speech.
16. Convert to indirect: The teacher said, "Who broke the window?"
Answer: The teacher asked who had broken the window. - Past tense in question becomes past perfect.
17. Convert to indirect: She said, "Can you help me?"
Answer: She asked if I could help her. - Modal question uses "if", "can" becomes "could".
18. Convert to indirect: He said, "Why are you crying?"
Answer: He asked why I was crying. - "Why" question keeps question word, tense changes.
19. Convert to indirect: They said, "Have you seen this movie?"
Answer: They asked if I had seen that movie. - Present perfect question becomes past perfect.
20. Convert to indirect: She said, "How old are you?"
Answer: She asked how old I was. - "How" question changes word order to statement form.
Section C: Commands & Requests (10 Questions)
21. Convert to indirect: He said to me, "Close the door."
Answer: He told me to close the door. - Imperative becomes infinitive with "told/asked to".
22. Convert to indirect: She said to him, "Please help me."
Answer: She requested him to help her. - Polite request uses "requested" instead of "told".
23. Convert to indirect: The teacher said, "Don't make noise."
Answer: The teacher told us not to make noise. - Negative command uses "not to" before infinitive.
24. Convert to indirect: Mother said, "Finish your homework first."
Answer: Mother told me to finish my homework first. - Imperative with object becomes infinitive.
25. Convert to indirect: He said to her, "Could you please pass the salt?"
Answer: He requested her to pass the salt. - Polite question form becomes "requested to".
26. Convert to indirect: The doctor said, "Take this medicine twice a day."
Answer: The doctor advised me to take that medicine twice a day. - Advice uses "advised to".
27. Convert to indirect: She said to the children, "Never tell lies."
Answer: She warned the children never to tell lies. - Negative imperative with "never" uses "warned".
28. Convert to indirect: The officer said to the soldier, "Stand at attention."
Answer: The officer commanded the soldier to stand at attention. - Strong command uses "commanded".
29. Convert to indirect: He said, "Let's go for a walk."
Answer: He suggested that we go for a walk. OR He suggested going for a walk. - "Let's" becomes suggestion.
30. Convert to indirect: The judge said, "Call the next witness."
Answer: The judge ordered to call the next witness. - Formal command uses "ordered".
