Q. Convert the following to indirect speech: 'They asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'
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A.
They asked if I was coming to the party.
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B.
They asked if you are coming to the party.
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C.
They asked if you were coming to the party.
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D.
They asked if I am coming to the party.
Solution
In indirect speech, the question format changes to a statement, and the tense shifts accordingly.
Correct Answer:
A
— They asked if I was coming to the party.
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Q. Identify the correct indirect speech for: 'John said, 'I am studying now.'
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A.
John said that he was studying now.
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B.
John said that he is studying now.
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C.
John said that he was studying then.
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D.
John said he studies now.
Solution
In indirect speech, present continuous 'am studying' changes to past continuous 'was studying'.
Correct Answer:
C
— John said that he was studying then.
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He asked me where I am going.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'am' to 'was'.
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C.
Change 'asked' to 'ask'.
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D.
Change 'where' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'am going' should change to 'was going' to reflect the past.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'am' to 'was'.
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He said that he can swim.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'said' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'that' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: He said that he can swim.
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'said' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'that' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: She asked me if I can help her.
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'asked' to 'ask'.
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D.
Change 'if' to 'that'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the indirect speech form of the sentence: 'She said, 'I will go to the market.'
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A.
She said that she will go to the market.
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B.
She said that she would go to the market.
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C.
She said she goes to the market.
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D.
She said she is going to the market.
Solution
In indirect speech, the future tense 'will' changes to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said that she would go to the market.
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Q. What is the correct direct speech for: He said that he would help us?
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A.
He said, I will help you.
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B.
He said, I would help you.
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C.
He said, I help you.
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D.
He said, I helped you.
Solution
In direct speech, 'would' changes to 'will' to reflect the original statement.
Correct Answer:
A
— He said, I will help you.
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Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'He asked, Are you coming to the party?'?
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A.
He asked if I was coming to the party.
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B.
He asked if I am coming to the party.
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C.
He asked if I will come to the party.
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D.
He asked if I come to the party.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present continuous 'are coming' changes to the past continuous 'was coming'.
Correct Answer:
A
— He asked if I was coming to the party.
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Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'He said, I can help you.'?
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A.
He said that he could help you.
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B.
He said that he can help you.
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C.
He said that he helps you.
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D.
He said that he helped you.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' changes to 'could' to reflect the past.
Correct Answer:
A
— He said that he could help you.
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Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'I will call you tomorrow.'?
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A.
He said that he will call me tomorrow.
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B.
He said that he would call me tomorrow.
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C.
He said that he calls me tomorrow.
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D.
He said that he called me tomorrow.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— He said that he would call me tomorrow.
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Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'She exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'?
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A.
She exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
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B.
She exclaimed what a beautiful day it was.
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C.
She exclaimed that it is a beautiful day.
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D.
She exclaimed that it was beautiful day.
Solution
Exclamatory sentences in direct speech are often converted to statements in indirect speech.
Correct Answer:
A
— She exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
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Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, I will call you tomorrow.'?
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A.
She said that she would call me tomorrow.
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B.
She said that she will call me tomorrow.
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C.
She said that she called me tomorrow.
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D.
She said that she calls me tomorrow.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would' to reflect the past.
Correct Answer:
A
— She said that she would call me tomorrow.
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Q. What is the correct indirect speech for: 'They said, We are happy.'?
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A.
They said that they are happy.
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B.
They said that they were happy.
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C.
They said that they happy.
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D.
They said that they were hapy.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense 'are' changes to the past tense 'were'.
Correct Answer:
B
— They said that they were happy.
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Q. What is the correct punctuation for the sentence: 'He said, 'I will be there soon.'?
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A.
He said, 'I will be there soon.'
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B.
He said 'I will be there soon.'
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C.
He said, 'I will be there soon
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D.
He said, 'I will be there soon'.
Solution
The punctuation must be correctly placed inside the quotation marks.
Correct Answer:
A
— He said, 'I will be there soon.'
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Q. Which of the following is a correct transformation to indirect speech?
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A.
'I can swim,' she said.
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B.
She said that she can swim.
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C.
She said that she could swim.
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D.
She said she can swim.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' changes to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
C
— She said that she could swim.
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Q. Which of the following is an error in the sentence: 'He said that he is happy.'?
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'is' to 'was'.
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C.
Change 'said' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'that' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, present tense 'is' should be changed to past tense 'was'.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'is' to 'was'.
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Q. Which of the following is the correct direct speech for: 'She said that she would help us.'?
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A.
She said, I will help you.
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B.
She said, I would help you.
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C.
She said, I help you.
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D.
She said, I am helping you.
Solution
The correct direct speech form is 'I will help you' as it reflects her intention.
Correct Answer:
A
— She said, I will help you.
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Q. Which of the following is the correct direct speech for: She told me that she was tired?
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A.
She said, I am tired.
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B.
She said, I was tired.
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C.
She said, I will be tired.
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D.
She said, I tired.
Solution
In direct speech, 'was' changes to 'am' to reflect the current state.
Correct Answer:
A
— She said, I am tired.
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Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'He said, I am learning Spanish.'?
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A.
He said that he is learning Spanish.
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B.
He said that he was learning Spanish.
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C.
He said that he learns Spanish.
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D.
He said that he learned Spanish.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present continuous 'am learning' changes to the past continuous 'was learning'.
Correct Answer:
B
— He said that he was learning Spanish.
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Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, I am going to the market.'?
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A.
She said that she is going to the market.
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B.
She said that she was going to the market.
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C.
She said that she goes to the market.
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D.
She said that she went to the market.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense 'am going' changes to the past tense 'was going'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She said that she was going to the market.
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Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, I have finished my work.'?
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A.
She said that she had finished her work.
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B.
She said that she has finished her work.
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C.
She said that she finished her work.
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D.
She said that she was finishing her work.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'have finished' changes to 'had finished' to reflect the past.
Correct Answer:
A
— She said that she had finished her work.
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Q. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech for: 'The teacher said, You must complete your homework.'?
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A.
The teacher said that we must complete our homework.
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B.
The teacher said that we had to complete our homework.
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C.
The teacher said that we must completed our homework.
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D.
The teacher said that we have to complete our homework.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'must' changes to 'had to' to reflect the past.
Correct Answer:
B
— The teacher said that we had to complete our homework.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses direct speech?
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A.
He said that he will go.
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B.
He said, he will go.
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C.
He said, I will go.
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D.
He said that he would go.
Solution
Direct speech requires quotation marks around the spoken words.
Correct Answer:
C
— He said, I will go.
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Q. Which sentence correctly uses indirect speech?
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A.
She asked if I am coming.
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B.
She asked if I was coming.
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C.
She asked if I will come.
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D.
She asked if I come.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense 'am' changes to the past tense 'was'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She asked if I was coming.
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