Worksheetsdirect and indirect speech
Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
My father said to me, "You must work hard".
My father said to me that I must work hard.
My father said to me that you must work hard.
My father said to me that you have to work hard.
My father said to me that I had to work hard.
She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".
She said that my parents going to Karachi.
She said that my parents gone to Karachi.
She said that her parents were going to Karachi.
She said that her parents are going to Karachi.
Mother said, "Where are you going?"
Mother said me where I am going.
Mother said to me where are you going.
Mother asked where I was going
Mother asked me where I am going.
"Did you come from France"?, said Ketsana to boy.
Ketsana asked the boy if he had come from France.
Ketsana asked the boy if he come from France.
Ketsana asked the boy if he came from France.
Ketsana said the boy did he come from France.
Loungdavanh said," It is my car."
Loungdavanh said that it is my car
Loungdavanh said that it is her car.
Loungdavanh said that it was my car
Loungdavanh said that it was her car
Sonethip said," I work here everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked here yesterday."
Sonethip said that he worked there everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked here everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked everyday."
Micknaly said, " I have finished my homework."
Micknaly said that she had finished her homework."
Micknaly said that she had finished my homework."
Micknaly said that she has finished her homework."
Micknaly said that she has finished my homework."
She said to me, " I can sleep alone."
She said to me that she can sleep alone."
She told me that she can sleep alone."
She said to me that she could sleep alone."
She told me that she could sleep alone."
Somlit said, " My friend may come tonight."
Somlit said that his friend might come tonight.
Somlit said that his friend might come that night.
Somlit said that his friend might go that night.
Somlit said that his friend might go tonight.
He says, "They will hurt you".
He said to me that they will hurt me.
He said to me that he would be hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt me.
He said to me that they would hurt you.
Bi said: "I went to Nhi's party yesterday"
Bi said that I had gone to Nhi's party the day before.
Bi said that she had gone to Nhi's party the day before.
Bi said that she went to Nhi's party the day before.
Bi said that she had gone to Nhi's party yesterday.
In transferring direct into indirect speech, which features have been changed?
The Subject
The Content of the sentence
The Object
The Time
The Tense
Change into indirect speech: She says: "The sun rises on the East"
She says that the sun rose on the East.
She said that the sun rose on the East.
She says that the sun rises on the East.
She said that the sun rises on the East.
"If I had run, I could have caught the bus" He said.
He said that If he ran, he could catch the bus.
He said that he could have caught the bus if he ran
He said that If he had run, he could have caught the bus.
He said that If I had run, I could have caught the bus.
Change this sentence into direct speech:
'Susan told me to sit down'.
Susan told: "you sit down"
"Sit down" Susan told me.
Susan said: "Please, sit down"
Susan said: "You sit down"
"If I were you, I would do this game twice"
He told me that if he were me, he would do that game twice.
He told me if he had been me, he would have done that game twice.
If he were me, I would have done that game twice, he told me.
He told me that if he had been me, he would do that game twice.
"Let's eat out tomorrow" She said
She said that we could eat out the next day.
She suggested that we should eat out the next day.
She suggested eating out tomorrow.
She suggested that we ate out the next day.
"I don't bring enough money now" she said.
She told me not to bring enough money now.
She told me that she don't bring enough money then.
She told me that she didn't bring enough money then.
She said she didn't bring enough money.
Which one is NOT changed from direct to indirect speech?
Pronouns
Tense
Subject of the introductory clause
Place
Which word will be CHANGED from direct to indirect speech?
could
should
shall
must
"Do you like him?"she asked
She asked did you like him?
She asked whether you liked him
She asked if I liked him?
She asked if I liked him.
"don't try this at home" the MC speaks to the audiences.
The MC warned that we should not do this at home.
The MC warns the audiences not to try that at home.
The MC warns that audiences didn't try that at home.
The MC warned the audiences not to try that at home
In which cases there is no backshift?
situational unchanged or certainly agree
Introductory clause is in future I tense (will say)
Introductory clause is in simple presents tense
Sentence is in future I tense
"Will you be my date?" He asked
He asked me if I will be his date
He asked me to date him
He asked me if I would be his date
He asked to be his date.
"When shall we start?" She asked me
She asked me when we shall start.
She asked if we should start.
She asked me when we start.
She asked me when we should start.
1. How do we write the following in direct speech? Kelly said I am feeling sick today.
Kelly said "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today".
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today."
2. Which of the following sentences is correct?
Mai said, "My family is going to the market today."
Chloe asked, "where is my timetable."
"I told you not to go there." My father said.
What's missing from this sentence? He said, “be quiet, please, and listen to my words.”
Quotation mark
A capital letter
A question mark
4.What needs to be corrected? Kiran asked, "did you see the match on television last night"
add a question mark at the end.
capitalize did and add an exclamation mark at the end.
capitalize did and add a question mark after night.
5.Speech marks are needed for what?
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
6.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.
7.Convert the following statement into direct speech: She asked the teacher when they could eat their 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?"
8.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.
9.Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
Watch out for “that puddle!” Dad yelled.
“Watch out for that puddle!” Dad yelled.
“Watch out for” that puddle! Dad yelled.
10.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 is angry with him.
11.She said, "I am working in a hospital."
She told me that I was working in a hospital.
She told me that she was working in a hospital
12.Melissa said, "I have been to India three times.”
Melissa said that I had been to India three times.
She said that she has been to India three times.
She said that she had been to India three times.
13.Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?
She asked if I am busy tonight.
She asked if I was busy that night.
14. The teacher told me, "You must pay attention."
The teacher told me that you had to pay attention.
The teacher told me that I had to pay attention.
The teacher told me that I have to pay attention.
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.
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.
Change to indirect speech. Eric said, "I eat a bowl of salad."
Eric said that he eats a bowl of salad.
Eric said that he ate a bowl of salad.
Eric said he ate a bowl of salad.
Eric said that he eat a bowl of salad.
Prince Harry said, "I bought a beautiful ring for Meghan yesterday."
Prince Harry said that he had bought a beautiful ring for Meghan yesterday.
Prince Harry said that he had bought a beautiful ring for Meghan the previous day.
Prince Harry said that he bought a beautiful ring for Meghan the previous day.
Prince Harry said he had bought a beautiful ring for Meghan yesterday.
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
X : "What does she say to you?"
Y : She told me ......
She needed help
She needs help
She had needed help
She has needed help
Which indirect speech statement reports this: Lana said, "I am leaving New York City."
Lana said that she is leaving New York City.
Lana will be leaving New York City.
Lana said that she was leaving New York City.
I asked, "Mom, can I have some ice-cream?"
I asked mom to have some ice-cream.
I asks whether mom can have some ice-cream.
I asked mom whether I could have some ice-cream.
I asks mom whether I can have some ice-cream.
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.
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
He said, ‘I have read this novel.’
He said that he has read this novel.
He said that he had read that novel.
He said that he read that novel.
He said that he had read this novel.
Rita said, ‘I may go there.’
Rita says that she may go there.
Rita says that she Is going there.
Rita said that she will go there.
Rita said that she might go there.
He says that he is very sorry.
He said, ‘He was very sorry’.
He says, ‘I am very sorry’.
He said, ‘He is very sorry’.
He told me. ‘I felt sorry’.
Daman says, ‘Priya is working in Ahmedabad.’
Daman say that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
Daman said that Priya works in Ahmedabad.
Daman said that Priya was working in Ahmedabad.
Daman says that Priya is working in Ahmedabad.
Iba said that she might go home the next day with her sister.
Iba said, “I may just go home tomorrow with my sister.”
Iba said, “I could go home tomorrow with my sister.”
Iba said, “I can go home tomorrow with my sister.”
Iba said, “I will go home tomorrow with my sister.”
He said, “I was doing it.”
He said that he had been doing it.
He said that he had done it.
He said that he has done it.
He said that he did it.
He said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
He said that honesty is the best policy.
He said that honesty had been the best policy.
He said that honesty has been the best policy.
He said that honesty was the best policy.
He said, “I am buying a new pen”.
He said that he bought a new pen.
He said that he was buying a new pen.
He said that he had been buying a new pen.
He said that he is buying a new pen
“I can play with my friends in the ground,'' he said.
He said that he could play with his friends in the ground.
He said that he would play with my friends in the ground.
He told I can play with my friends in the ground.
He tell that he could play with his friends in the ground.
“Catherine is completing her homework,” she said.
She says that Catherine would completing her homework.
She said that Catherine is completing her homework.
She said that Catherine will complete her homework.
She said that Catherine was completing her homework.
He _____________ he didn’t care about that job anymore.
said
told
My mom __________ that I had to find a new girlfriend.
said
told
She ___________ him to stop following them.
said
told
I ______________:”I can’t stay here anymore.”
said
told
The doctor ___________ that there’s nothing wrong with me.
said
told
I like strawberries ________ bananas on my cereal.
nor
but
and
or
Bob does not like broccoli _________ do I.
yet
nor
and
but
Jill likes oranges BUT does not like apples. The connective BUT represents:
addition
alternative
contrast
result
Subordinating conjunctions:
connect two dependent clause.
connect a dependent clause to an independent clause.
connect two independent clauses.
There are ___________ coordinating conjunctions.
six
five
eight
seven
Sam drank some water, FOR he was thirsty. The connective FOR can be replaced by_______.
but
nor
because
and
Which alternative has only coordinating conjunctions?
FOR - AND - SO
FOR - NOR - SINCE
AFTER - BEFORE - IF
YET - BUT - EVEN THOUGH
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."
"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.
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.
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.
My father said to me, "You must work hard".
My father said to me that I must work hard.
My father said to me that you must work hard.
My father said to me that you have to work hard.
My father said to me that I had to work hard.
She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".
She said that my parents going to Karachi.
She said that my parents gone to Karachi.
She said that her parents were going to Karachi.
She said that her parents are going to Karachi.
Mother said, "Where are you going?"
Mother said me where I am going.
Mother said to me where are you going.
Mother asked where I was going
Mother asked me where I am going.
Loungdavanh said," It is my car."
Loungdavanh said that it is my car
Loungdavanh said that it is her car.
Loungdavanh said that it was my car
Loungdavanh said that it was her car
Sonethip said," I work here everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked here yesterday."
Sonethip said that he worked there everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked here everyday."
Sonethip said that he worked everyday."
Indirect speech is also known as what?
Repeated speech
Repeated statements
Reported speech
Reported statements
