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WorksheetsDirect - Indirect Speech
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
She said, “It is cold now.”
She said that ___
it is cold now
it was cold then
it has been cold then
“it is cold now”
it was cold now
My father asked me at home, “How long have you worked there?”
My father asked me ___
How long have you worked there
How long you worked there
How long I have worked there
How long I worked there
How long I had worked there
Michael told me, “I will teach English tomorrow.”
Michael told me that ___
I would teach English tomorrow.
he will teach English tomorrow.
I would teach English the following day.
he would teach English now.
he would teach English the next day.
Sofi said to me: “Why do you go to Bandung?”
Sofi asked me _____.
if I go to Bandung
why I go to Bandung
why did I go to Bandung
why I went to Bandung
if I went to Bandung
The girl begged her father _____.
don’t take me to city
not taking me to city
not to take her to city
he didn’t take her to city
he’d better not take her to city
I asked my friend, “How do you go to school?”
I wanted to know _____
how I go to school.
how she goes to school.
how she went to school.
if she went to school.
if she goes to school
When I went home, ___.
she shouted at me, don’t leave the door open!
she shouted at me, “Don’t leave the door open!”
she shouted at me: ‘don’t leave the door open’!
she shouted at me “don’t leave the door open!”
she shouted at me: Don’t leave the door open!
As there were many pupils crossing the road, I told him _____.
not to speed
do not speed
not speeding
let us not speed
he does not speed
I warned her _______ after 8.
not called me
not calling me
not to call me
not call me
do not call me
Lukman said, “I can improve my English by practicing a lot with my friends.”
He said that ___
he can improve his English by practicing a lot with his friends.
I can improve my English by practicing a lot with his friends.
he could improve my English by practicing a lot with his friends.
he improved my English by practicing a lot with his friends.
he could improve his English by practicing a lot with his friends.
“I’ve been living here for ten years,” She told me.
It means:
She told me that she had lived there for ten years.
She told me that she had been living here for ten years.
She told me that she had been living there for ten years.
She told me that she has been living there for ten years.
She told me that she had lived here for ten years.
She said, "I have already been teaching for five minutes."
She said that ___
she already been teaching for five minutes.
I had already been teaching for five minutes.
she had already been teaching for five minutes.
I had already been teaching for five minutes.
she has already been teaching for five minutes.
She said, “I got an exam a week ago.”
She said that ___
I would got an exam a week ago.
I got an exam a week before.
she had got an exam a week before.
she got an exam a week ago.
she had got an exam a week later.
Firman : “Do you close the windows at night?”
Firman asked me _____ at night.
that closed the windows
if I closed the windows
when I closed the windows
that you closed the windows
whether you closed the windows
Astrid : “Where can you keep your money safely?”
Astrid asked me ______
where can I keep my money safely.
where I can keep my money safely.
where I could keep my money safely.
where could you keep your money safely.
where you can keep your money safely.
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...
expresses what was said without using the exact words.
expresses what was said using the exact words.
where someone else expresses what was said.
where someone expresses their own words.
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 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
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.
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.
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?
Mr. Bill asked the students ................... their test.
Have they finished
Have they finish
If they have finished
Whether they had finished
Whether they have finished
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?"
Bagas, "How is your life today?". Bagas wants to know .....
How is your life today
How are you at that time
How I am fine at that time
How I was that time
How was my life that 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
Elena said that she had met him in 1960.
A) «I was meeting him in 1960.»
B) «I has met him in 1960.»
C) «I had been meeting him in 1960.»
D) «I met him in 1960.»
A) «I meet him in 1960.»
Maqtaqyz … the cat … her some yoghurt.
A) said to … bringing
B) ordered … brought
C) wanted … brings
D) asked … if to bring
E) told … to bring
«How old are you?» asked Hannah.
A) Hannah asked me how old I am.
B)Hannah asked me how she was.
C) Hannah asked me how old I was.
D) Hannah asked me how old you are
E) Hannah asked me how old was she.
«What shall I do with these old clothes?» he said.
Mark asked me …
A) what he would do with these old clothes
B) what should he do with those old clothes
C) what to do with these old clothes
D) what he should do with those old clothes
E) what he shall do with these old clothes
He said to her: «The letter was written yesterday.»
He told her that the letter … .
A) had been written the day before
B) was written the previous day
C) was writing yesterday
D) has been written the day before
A) was written before yesterday
«Don’t make so much noise, Michael», said she.
Janet told Michael … so much noise.
A) to not make
B) not to make
C) didn’t make
D) not making
E) don’t make
They wanted to know where … her holiday
A) would she spend
B) she was going to spend
C) is she spending
D) she will spend
E) she is going to spend
He read: «Apples are 25% air».
A) He read that apples are 25% air.
B) He read that apples was 25% air.
C) He read that apples are being 25% air.
D) He read that apples would be 25% air
A) He read that apples had been 25% air.
«I’ll help you with your work,» said Dana.
A) Dana said she will help me with my work.
B) Dana said she would help me with my work.
C) Dana said she helps me with my work.
D) Dana said she helped me with my work.
E) Dana said she helps me with my work.
«Were you at zoo yesterday or not?» asks Jane.
Jane asks me … at zoo yesterday or not.
A) whether was I
B) that I was
C) if I had been
D) whether I was
E) if were I
Lucy asked Rose if her sister was good at math.
Lucy asked Rose: …
A) «Is your sister mathing well?»
B) «Was your sister good at math?»
C) «Is your sister good at math?»
D) «Had your sister been good at math?»
E) «If your sister is good at math?»
Ann said: «My mother bought this dress for me.»
Ann said … for her.
A) my mother had bought this dress
B) to buy this dress
C) her mother bought that dress
D) her mother had bought this dress
E) her mother had bought that dress
Dan: «Don’t forget to send me the parcel, Nick!»
Dan asked Nick … .
A) that he doesn’t forget to send him the parcel
B) to didn’t forget to send him the parcel
C) to don’t forget to send him the parcel
D) that he didn’t forget to send him the parcel
E) not to forget to send him the parcel
What is Aizhan’s phone number?» asked he.
«Timur asked me … .
A) if what was Aizhan’s phone number
B) what Aizhan’s phone number was
C) which Aizhan’s phone number is
D) if it was Aizhan’s phone number
G) if what Aizhan’s phone number was
The kid asked her: «Have you ever seen a UFO?»
The kid asked her … a UFO.
A) if she has ever seen
B) had she ever seen
C) if she had ever seen
D) if she had ever been seeing
E) has she ever seen
Teacher asks kids: «Are the questions difficult?»
Teacher asks kids … difficult.
A) are the questions
B) were the questions
C) if the questions are
D) whether are the questions
E) whether the questions were
«Where has Isabel come from?» asked he.
He asked where Isabel … from.
A) had come
B) comes
C) has come
D) came
F) had been coming
The interviewer asked if I was interested in arts.
The interviewer asked me:
A) «If you are interested in arts?»
B) «Were you interested in arts?»
C) «Had you been interested in arts?»
D) «Are you interested in arts?»
E) «If were you interested in arts?»
«You must be 18 to drive», the police said.
A) The police said that I must to be 18 to drive.
B) The police says that I was 18 to drive.
C) The police said that I must be 18 driving.
D) The police said that I had to be 18 to drive.
E) The police said that I would be 18 to drive.
John said he had lived in Kazakhstan for 10 years.
C) «I have lived in Kazakhstan for 10 years.»
A) «I would live in Kazakhstan for 10 years.»
D) «I will have lived in Kazakhstan for 10 years.»
E) «I lived in Kazakhstan for 10 years.»
G) «I had lived in Kazakhstan for 10 years.»
