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Worksheetsdirect and indirect speech
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 42mins
John, " I am going to visit my grandma next week". It means
John said that he was going to visit my grandma the following week
John said that he is going to visit his grandma the following week
John said that he will going to visit grandma next week
John said that he was going to visit his grandma the following week
John said that he will be going to visit his garndma the following week
John asked me, "What are you doing here?". It means ....
John said what are you doing here
John asked me what I am doing there?
John asked me what I was doing there
John asked me what I was doing here?
John asked me what I was doing there?
My mom told me last night if I had had a spare time. It means .....
My mom asked me, "Do you have a spare time?"
My mom asked me, "Have you had a spare time?"
My mom asked me, "Did you have a spare time?"
My mom asked me, Did I have a spare time?"
My mom asked me, " Had you had a spare time?"
The police told them not to drive too fast. The police said, "..............."
Not drive too fast please
Don't drive too fast in town
No drive too fast in town
Please don't drive slow in town
Don't drive to fast in town
Thalia said, “I have a doctor’s appointment at 2:00.
Thalia said that she has a doctor’s appointment at 2:00.
Thalia said that I have a doctor’s appointment at 2:00.
Thalia said that she had a doctor’s appointment at 2:00.
“I’ve always wanted to see the Great Wall of China,” Joey said.
Joey said he had always wanted to see the Great Wall of China.
Joey said he wanted to see the Great Wall of China.
Joey said he has always wanted to see the Great Wall of China.
“Why do you want to work here?” Morgan asked Jeff.
Morgan asked him why do you want to work here.
Morgan asked him why he wanted to work there.
Morgan asked him why he wanted to work here.
”Do you have any questions for me?” Maria asked the children.
Maria asked the children if they had any questions for her.
Maria asked the children do they have a question for her.
Maria asked the children if they have any questions for her.
“I’ve been to France only once,” said Jack.
Jack said he has been to France only once.
Jack said he had only been to France once.
Jack said he was in France once.
Diane said, “I love Indian food.”
Diane said that she loved Indian food.
Diane said that she hated Indian food.
Diane said that she loves Indian food.
“Do you plan to publish your poems?” Greg asked Jean.
Greg asked Jean if she planned to publish her poems.
Greg asked Jean do you plan to publish your poems.
Greg asked Jean if she plans to publish her poems.
The scientist said, “Global warming is causing many anomalies in weather patterns.”
The scientist said that global warming is causing many anomalies in weather patterns.
The scientist said that global warming was causing many anomalies in weather patterns.
The scientist said that global warming my cause many anomalies in weather patterns.
Paul said, “I’m reading a great book about Afghanistan.”
Paul said that I am reading a great book about Afghanistan.
Paul said he is reading a great book about Afghanistan.
Paul said he was reading a great book about Afghanistan.
The teacher said, “The next quiz will be on Friday.”
The teacher said that the next quiz will be on Friday.
The teacher said that the next quiz would be on Friday.
The teacher said that the next quiz is on Friday.
He said, "I like this song."
He said that I liked this song.
He said that he likes this song.
He said that he liked that song.
He said that he likes that song.
Khurt: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day.
Khurt said that he was writing a letter the day before.
Khurt said that he had written a letter before that day.
Khurt said that he wrote a letter the day before.
Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week."
Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.
Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.
Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.
Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.
Sandra said that she could play guitar.
Sandra said, "She can play guitar."
Sandra said, "I could play guitar."
Sandra said, "I can play guitar."
Sandra said, "She could play guitar."
Benedict said that he had studied since 2000.
Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000."
Benedict said, "I studied since 2000."
Benedict said, "I had studied since 2000."
Benedict said, "I have been studying since 2000."
Falisha said that I had given a quiz before their long test.
Falisha said, "I have given a quiz before their long test."
Falisha said, " You gave a quiz before our long test."
Falisha said, "You had given a quiz before our long test."
Falisha said, "I gave a quiz before your long test."
Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?"
Kevin asked who had opened the gate.
Kevin asked who opened the gate.
Kevin asked who went there to open the gate.
Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.
"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.
The stuntman told the audience not to try this at home.
The stuntman told the audience to try that at home.
The stuntman told the audience to try this at home.
In transforming direct to indirect speech, simple past tense goes to _______________________ tense.
simple past tense
simple present tense
past perfect
past progressive
All present tenses (simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive) go to ____________________________ tenses in transforming direct to indirect speech.
future
past
present
past modal
What word connects the reported and reporting speech in declarative sentences?
that
if
wh-questions
to
What word connects the reported and reporting speech in imperative sentences?
if
wh-questions
to
that
DIRECT: "Must I do the shopping?" Matthew asked his mom.
INDIRECT: Matthew asked his mom if he ____________________ do the shopping.
musted
had to
might
should
My sister asked me, "Why were you late last week?"
My sister asked me why I was late the week before.
My sister asked me why I was so handsome.
My sister is beautiful.
My sister asked me why I had been late the before.
"Are you okay, Ivanne?" asked Abegail.
Abegail asked if Ivanne is okay.
Abegail asked Ivanne if she was okay.
Ivanne is not okay.
Abegail asked Ivanne if she is okay.
Yuri asked, "Has Feiyin arrived?"
Yuri asked if had Feiyin arrived.
Yuri asked if Feiyin arrived.
Yuri asked if Feiyin has arrived.
Yuri asked if Feiyin had arrived.
"Why don't you go today?"I asked.
I asked why you did not go that day.
I asked why did you not go that day.
I asked why had you not gone that day.
I asked why you had not gone today.
Mateo asked Rainie, "Why are you sad?"
Mateo asked Rainie why she was sad.
Mateo asked Rainie why I was sad.
Mateo asked Rainie why she is sad.
Rainie smiled back to Mateo.
"I will give plus 20 if you answer this incorrectly," said Sir Mark to grade 9 students.
Sir Mark said to Grade 9 students that he would give plus 20 if they answered this incorrectly.
Not this.
Check letter A
Don't pick me.
"Stop this non-sense argument!" said my teacher.
My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument!
My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument.
My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument!
My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument.
She said, "He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ________ the next day.
is coming
will come
would come
Austin says, "I see the clouds.".
He tells me that he ________ the clouds.
had seen
sees
saw
see
Reinhart asked me where I worked.
Direct speech: ______________________
"Do you work there?"
"Where do I work?"
"Where do you work?"
She always asks me not to burn the cookies.
Direct speech: _____________________
"Not to burn the cookies!"
"Please don't burn the cookies."
"To not burn the cookies."
Felicia asked, “What is the matter?”
Indirect speech: ____________________
Felicia asked what the matter was.
Felicia asked what the matter is.
Felicia asked what is the matter.
I said to you, “I don’t believe you.”
Indirect speech: _________________
I said that I didn’t believe you.
I said I don’t believe you.
I said to you that I didn’t believe.
Jovanka asked her sister to bring her a colourful dress.
Direct speech: _______________________
Jovanka said, “Bring me a colourful dress.”
Jovanka says, “Bring me a colourful dress.”
Jovanka said, “She brings a colourful dress.”
Zoe says, “I went home.”
Indirect speech: ___________________
Zoe says that she went home.
Zoe says that she had gone home.
Zoe says that she goes home.
He said that he had come there long time before.
Direct speech: ___________________
He said, “I had come here long time ago.”
He said, “I come here long time ago.”
He said, “I came here long time ago.”
Kelly said I am feeling sick today.
Direct speech: __________________
Kelly said "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today?
What's missing from this sentence?
He said, “be quiet, please, and listen to my words.”
An exclamation mark
Quotation marks
A capital letter
Which is correct?
He said, “Could you please repeat the question?”
He said, "could you please repeat the question?”
He said, “Could you please repeat the question"?
What's wrong with this sentence?
I said to him, “Why are you working so hard”?
There should be a full-stop after "hard".
There should not be a comma before the spoken words begin.
The question mark should be enclosed by quotation marks.
"We are going to Dufan this Friday," said Sandy.
Sandy said that they are going to Dufan that Friday.
Sandy said that they was going to Dufan that Friday.
Sandy said that they were going to Dufan that Friday.
My mom told me, "Clean your room now."
My mom told me that clean my room now.
My mom told me to clean my room then.
My mom told me if clean my room then.
"Do you like chocolate?" asked Tom to her.
Tom asked her whether she liked chocolate.
Tom asked her if she liked chocolate.
Both are correct
Neither is correct
"I will call you tonight," said Sally to her brother.
Sally said to her brother that she would call him that night.
Sally said to her brother that he would call her that night.
Both are correct
Neither is correct
The children said to their mom, "We may go home late today."
The children said to their mom that we might go home late that day.
The children said to their mom that they might go home late that day.
No correct answer
"Come to my house, Marry," said Jane.
Jane asked Marry to come to my house.
Jane asked Marry to come to her house.
Marry asked Jane to come to her house.
The man asked the clerk, "Do you sell teapot in this store?"
The man asked the clerk if he sold teapot in that store.
The man asked the clerk that he sold teapot in that store.
No correct answer
His dad said, "I can pick you up today, my son."
His dad said to me that he could pick you up today.
His dad said to him that he could pick him up that day.
Both are correct
"Nobody likes that weird thing," said James.
James said that nobody liked that weird thing.
James said if nobody liked that weird thing.
James said whethere nobody liked that weird thing.
"Pass me the salad, Tom," asked her.
She asked Tom to pass her the salad.
She asked Tom to passed her the salad.
Both are correct
Susan told us, "Clean the table now."
Susan told us to clean the table then.
Susan told us to cleaned the table then.
We told Susan to clean the table then.
We told Susan to cleaned the table then.
Samuel asked his mom, "Is that a bird, mom?"
Samuel asked his mom to get the bird.
Samuel said to his mom that that is a bird.
Samuel asked his mom if that was a bird.
My brother says “I met Tom at the party last night”
My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.
My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.
My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.
My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night”
Mary told John “my father warned me last night”
Mary told John that her warned her last night.
Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.
Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.
Mary told John that her father warns her last night.
Demian said, “I am going out of town.”
Demian said that I am going out of town.
Demian said that he is going out of town.
Demian said that he went out of town.
Demian said that he was going out of town.
He asked me “Open your book!”
He asked me to open my book.
He asked me opening my book.
He asked me to open your book.
He asks me to open my book.
The teacher said to the students “Be quiet while I am talking”
The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she is talking.
The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking.
The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she told.
The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she talks.
Mother asked John, "Don't smoke too much!"
Mother asked John to do not smoke too much.
Mother asked John that not t smoke too much.
Mother asked John to not smoke too much.
Mother asked John to smoke too much.
John asked Mary, "Why do you get angry with me?"
John asked Mary why she got angry with him.
John asked Mary why she gets angry with him.
John asked Mary why she had gotten angry with him.
John asked Mary why she is angry with him.
Mr. Burchell asked the girl, "What is your name?"
Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is your name.
Mr. Burchell asked the girl what was your name.
Mr. Burchell asked the girl what is her name.
Mr. Burchell asked the girl what her name was.
We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?"
We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.
We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.
We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us.
We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us.
Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?"
Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.
Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.
Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.
Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.
Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?"
Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.
Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.
Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.
Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.
Direct Speech is..
the reporting of speech by using similar words to the speaker.
the reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said.
the reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker.
the reporting of speech at the exact time it was said.
Indirect speech is also known as what?
Repeated speech
Repeated statements
Reported speech
Reported statements
Speech marks are needed for what?
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
Convert the following sentence into indirect speech: The police man said to the boy, "Where do you live?"
"Where do you live?", the policeman asked the boy.
The policeman asked the boy where he lives.
When speaking to the boy, the policeman asked where do you live?
The policeman wanted to know where the boy lives.
Convert the followiing statement into direct speech: She asked the teacher when they could eat their snacks.
The teacher was asked when the girl could eat her snacks.
When can we eat our snacks?
"When can we eat our snacks? She asked"
She asked the teacher, "When can we eat our snacks?"
Speech marks are also known as what?
Inverted commas
Quotation marks
Both of the above
Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
Max shouted, "I'll eat you up!"
"Max shouted I'll eat you up!"
Max shouted I'll eat you up.
"Max shouted" I'll eat you up.
With direct speech you have...
quotation marks.
'that'.
a colon.
