Reported Speech

DIrect - She said,'I am busy'.

• Indirect - She said that she had been busy.

• ^{Indirect - She said that she is busy.}

• Indirect - She said that she has been busy

• Indirect - She said that she was busy.

^{Meenakshi - ' I have been to Switzerland.'}

^{Sonam - 'Meenakshi said that she ___________ been to Switzerland.'}

• has

• had

• have

John - 'I love singing.'

Jack - 'John said that he ___________ singing.'

• loved

• love

• loves

• loving

The boss will say to his staff, “We are going to throw a party on the golden jubilee, of our company.

• The boss will say We are going to throw a party on the golden jubilee,of our company

• The boss will say to his staff that they were going to throw a party on the golden jubilee,of their company,

• The boss had said to his staff that he they shall throw a party on the golden jubilee,of their company.

• The boss will say to his staff that they are going to throw a party on the golden jubilee, of their company.

The headmaster said, “The prize will be awarded to the meritorious students.”

• The headmaster has said that the prize will be awarded to the meritorious students

• The headmaster said that the prize would be awarded to the meritorious students

• The headmaster said that the prize had been awarded to the meritorious students

• The headmaster told that the prize would be awarded to the meritorious students

He said, “India became free on 15th August, 1947.”

• He said that India has become free on 15th August 1947

• He said that India had become free on 15th August 1947

• He said that India became free on 15th August, 1947.

• He said that India got free on 15th August 1947

^{The captain said to the soldiers, “Guard this village.”}

^{The captain commanded the soldiers to guard ____________________ village.}

• the

• that

• those

Amar said to Naman, “Why did you beat Tapan?”

Amar asked Naman why _______________ he beat Tapan .

• has

• have

• had

• did

The officer told the clerk, ‘Bring me that file.’

The officer ordered the clerk ___________________ file.

• to bring him the

• to bring him that

• to bring me the

• to bring me that

Susie said, “I had read this book before I gave it to you.

Susie said that _____________

• she had read that book before she gave it to me.

• she had read this book before she gave it to me.

• she has read that book before she gave it to me.

• she had read that book before she had given it to me.