Reported speech Class 10 CBSE examples

“You might post these letters for me.”

• He asked me to post these letters for him.

• He asked me to post those letters for him.

• He asked me to post these letters for me.

• He asked him to post those letters for me.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

"You ought to/ should/ must read the application carefully."

• She advised / urged/ warned me to read application carefully.

• She advised / urged/ warned to read application carefully.

• She advised / urged/ warned me to read the application with care.

• She advised / urged/ warned me to read the application carefully.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

He said, "When I was a boy, I could eat whatever I wanted."

• He said that when he had been a boy he could eat whatever he wanted.

• He said that when he is a boy he can eat whatever he wanted.

• He said that when she was a boy he could eat whatever he wanted.

• He said that when he was a boy he could eat whatever he wanted.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

He said, "I've decided to change my job."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

I said, "I cannot tolerate any delay."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

He said, “Let's have our lunch before starting the journey.”

• He suggested that they should have their lunch before starting the journey.

• He suggests that they should have their lunch before starting the journey.

• He suggested that they shall have their lunch before starting the journey.

• He suggested that they shall have their lunch before starting their journey.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

He said, "What a beautiful scene!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

He said, "Congratulations."

(Don't use any name; you may use me/ us/ them/ him/ her for the second person.)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

He said to us, "Welcome to our college."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

"The students will complain," the teacher said.

"Let them," said the Headmaster.

(Reported speech for the reply of Headmaster)

• The Headmaster disagreed that the students will complain.

• The Headmaster disagreed that students would complain.

• The Headmaster said that he did not mind if the students complained.

• The Headmaster said that she did not mind if the students complained.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A