Direct and Indirect Speech

Identify the direct speech: She said, 'I am going to the park.'

• 'I am going to the park.'

• I am going to the store.

• She said, 'I will go to the park.'

• She said she was going to the park.

Convert to indirect speech: 'I love reading,' he said.

• He said he loves to read.

• He mentioned that he enjoys reading.

• He claimed that he loved to read.

• He said that he loved reading.

Identify the direct speech: 'Can you help me?' she asked.

• 'Can you help me.'

• She asked if she could help.

• 'Can you help me?'

• 'Can you help me?' he asked.

Convert to indirect speech: 'We will finish our homework,' they said.

• They said they will finish their homework.

• They said that they would finish their homework.

• They said that they finished their homework.

• They said they would have finished their homework.

Identify the direct speech: 'What a beautiful day!' he exclaimed.

• 'What a wonderful day!'

• 'What a lovely day!'

• 'What a nice day!'

• 'What a beautiful day!'

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

• She said that she is tired.

• She said that she has been tired.

• She said that she was tired.

• She said that she was tiring.

Identify the direct speech: 'Please close the door,' he requested.

• 'Please close the door'.

• 'Please shut the door.'

• 'He requested to close the door.'

• 'Close the door, please.'

Convert to indirect speech: 'I have a pet cat,' she said.

• She said that she owns a pet cat.

• She mentioned that she had a cat as a pet.

• She said that she had a pet cat.

• She said that she has a pet cat.

Identify the direct speech: 'Are you coming to the party?' he asked.

• 'Will you attend the party?' he questioned.

• 'Are you going to the party?' he inquired.

• 'He asked if you are coming to the party.'

• 'Are you coming to the party?'

Convert to indirect speech: 'I will call you later,' she said.

• She said that she will call you later.

• She said that she would call me later.

• She said that she is calling me later.

• She said that she would have called me later.