Direct and Indirect Speech

John said, “I am very busy now.”

• John said that he was very busy then.

• John said that he is very busy now.

• John said that he was very busy now.

“It is too late to go out,” Alice said.

• Alice said it is too late to go out.

• Alice said that it was too late to go out.

• Alice is saying that it is too late to go out.

He told me that he didn’t believe me.

• He said to me that “He didn’t believe me.”

• He said to me, “I don’t believe you.”

• He told me, “He doesn’t believe you.”

He asked me if I would listen to him.

• He was saying to me, “Will you listen to me?”

• He is saying, "Will you listen to him?"

• He said, “Will you listen to me?”

John ordered Peter to go away.

• John is telling Peter to “Go away”

• John is saying to Peter to “Go away.”

• John said to Peter, “Go away.”

Example: Rita said, “Your painting is really nice.”

Which of the following is a correct reported speech?

• Rita said that his painting was really nice.

• Rita said that your painting is really nice.

• Rita said that my painting is really nice.

• None of these.

Change the following sentence to Reported Speech - "I will call you tomorrow," said the artist.

• The artist said that he would call me the tomorrow.
• The artist said that he would call me the next day.
• The artist said that he will call me the next day.
• The artist said that he will call me tomorrow.

Change the following sentence to Reported Speech - Mother said, "Tommy is writing a letter now."

• Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter now.
• Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter then.
• Mother said that Tommy was writing a letter then.
• Mother said that Tommy is writing a letter now.

Change the following sentence to Reported Speech - Fred says, "There is a monkey on that tree."

• Fred says that there was a monkey on that tree.
• Fred will say that there is a monkey on that tree.
• Fred said that there was a monkey on that tree.
• Fred says that there is a monkey on that tree.

Change the following sentence to Reported Speech - Mr. Henry said, "I will fix the sofa tomorrow."

• Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa tomorrow.
• Mr. Henry said that he will fix the sofa the next day.
• Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa tomorrow.
• Mr. Henry said that he would fix the sofa the next day.