Indirect Speech Mastery


Indirect Speech MasteryOnline version Convert direct sentences to indirect speech. by arNas 1 Convert to indirect speech: 'I am tired,' she said. a She said that she was tired. b She said that I am tired. c She said that I were tired. d She says that I was tired. 2 Convert to indirect speech: 'I will finish the work tomorrow,' Tom said. a Tom said that he will finish the work tomorrow. b Tom says that he would finish the work the next day. c Tom said that he would finish the work the next day. d Tom said that he would finish the work today. 3 Convert to indirect speech: 'Where do you live?' Mary asked. a Mary asked me where I lived? b Mary asked me where I live. c Mary asked me where I lived. d Mary asked where you live. 4 Convert to indirect speech: 'I can swim fast,' he said. a He said that he could swim slow. b He says that he could swim fast. c He said that I can swim fast. d He said that he could swim fast. 5 Convert to indirect speech: 'We have finished the project,' they said. a They said that they have finished the project. b They said that they finished the project. c They said that they had finished the project. d They said that we had finished the project. 6 Convert to indirect speech: 'Did you read the report?' Sara asked. a Sara asked if I had read the report. b Sara asked did you read the report? c Sara asked if I have read the report. d Sara asked if you had read the report. 7 Convert to indirect speech: 'Open your books,' the teacher said. a The teacher told us to open my books. b The teacher said to open your books. c The teacher told us to open our books. d The teacher told to open our books. 8 Convert to indirect speech: 'We are leaving now,' Ivy said. a Ivy said that we were leaving now. b Ivy says that they were leaving then. c Ivy said that they were leaving then. d Ivy said that we will be leaving then. 9 Convert to indirect speech: 'Why did you miss the bus?' Alex asked. a Alex asked why you had missed the bus. b Alex asked why I had miss the bus. c Alex asked why I missed the bus. d Alex asked why I had missed the bus. 10 Convert to indirect speech: 'You must finish your homework before dinner,' my mother said. a My mother said that I must finish my homework before dinner. b My mother said that I had to finish my homework before dinner. c My mother said that I had to finish my homework after dinner. d My mother said that I had finished my homework before dinner.

1

Convert to indirect speech: 'I am tired,' she said.

a

She said that she was tired.

b

She said that I am tired.

c

She said that I were tired.

d

She says that I was tired.

2

Convert to indirect speech: 'I will finish the work tomorrow,' Tom said.

a

Tom said that he will finish the work tomorrow.

b

Tom says that he would finish the work the next day.

c

Tom said that he would finish the work the next day.

d

Tom said that he would finish the work today.

3

Convert to indirect speech: 'Where do you live?' Mary asked.

a

Mary asked me where I lived?

b

Mary asked me where I live.

c

Mary asked me where I lived.

d

Mary asked where you live.

4

Convert to indirect speech: 'I can swim fast,' he said.

a

He said that he could swim slow.

b

He says that he could swim fast.

c

He said that I can swim fast.

d

He said that he could swim fast.

5

Convert to indirect speech: 'We have finished the project,' they said.

a

They said that they have finished the project.

b

They said that they finished the project.

c

They said that they had finished the project.

d

They said that we had finished the project.

6

Convert to indirect speech: 'Did you read the report?' Sara asked.

a

Sara asked if I had read the report.

b

Sara asked did you read the report?

c

Sara asked if I have read the report.

d

Sara asked if you had read the report.

7

Convert to indirect speech: 'Open your books,' the teacher said.

a

The teacher told us to open my books.

b

The teacher said to open your books.

c

The teacher told us to open our books.

d

The teacher told to open our books.

8

Convert to indirect speech: 'We are leaving now,' Ivy said.

a

Ivy said that we were leaving now.

b

Ivy says that they were leaving then.

c

Ivy said that they were leaving then.

d

Ivy said that we will be leaving then.

9

Convert to indirect speech: 'Why did you miss the bus?' Alex asked.

a

Alex asked why you had missed the bus.

b

Alex asked why I had miss the bus.

c

Alex asked why I missed the bus.

d

Alex asked why I had missed the bus.

10

Convert to indirect speech: 'You must finish your homework before dinner,' my mother said.

a

My mother said that I must finish my homework before dinner.

b

My mother said that I had to finish my homework before dinner.

c

My mother said that I had to finish my homework after dinner.

d

My mother said that I had finished my homework before dinner.