Mastering Direct and Indirect Speech

Convert to indirect speech: He said, 'I will go to the market tomorrow.'

• He said that he was going to the market.

• He said that he would go to the market the next day.

• He said that he would go to the market tomorrow.

• He said that he will be going to the market the next day.

She said, "I can't believe it!"

• She exclaimed that I couldn't believe it.

• She muttered that she can't believe it.

• She asked if she could believe it.

• She exclaimed that she couldn't believe it.

Rohan said, "Listen to me."

• Rohan ordered them to listen to him.

• Rohan told them to listen to me.

• Rohan requested to listen to him.

• Rohan insisted that they listen to me.

Convert to indirect speech:

"Are you tired?" said Shruti.

• Shruti asked if he was tired?

• Shruti asked if he was tired.

• Shruti asked was he tired?

• Shruti asked that whether he was tired.

Ravi said to Shiv, "How could they do this to you?"

• Ravi asked Shiv how they could do that to him.

• Ravi said to Shiv how they could do this to him.

• Ravi asked Shiv how could they do that to you.

• Ravi told Shiv how they could do that to him.

Use an appropriate reporting verb:

"Please help me," he requested.

• He helped me.

• He thanked for helping.

• He requested help.

• He demanded help.

Convert to indirect speech:

The teacher said to us, 'You must study hard.'

• The teacher said that I must study hard.

• The teacher said that they must study hard.

• The teacher said that you should study hard.

• The teacher said that we must study hard.

Convert to indirect speech :

He said, "Don't worry."

• He asked me not to worry.

• He said don;t worry.

• He said to me to not worry.

• He said I should not worry.

"Why will he do this?" said Dhriti to Parth.

• Dhriti asked Parth why he would do it.

• Dhriti asked Parth why would he do that.

• Dhriti asked Parth why he would do that.

• Dhriti asked Parth why he did that.