Question: Choose the correct indirect speech for: \'I am reading a book,\' she said.
Options:
She said that she is reading a book.
She said that she was reading a book.
She said that she reads a book.
She said that she read a book.
Correct Answer: She said that she was reading a book.
Solution:
In indirect speech, \'am reading\' changes to \'was reading\' to reflect the past.
Choose the correct indirect speech for: 'I am reading a book,' she said.
Practice Questions
Q1
Choose the correct indirect speech for: 'I am reading a book,' she said.
She said that she is reading a book.
She said that she was reading a book.
She said that she reads a book.
She said that she read a book.
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Choose the correct indirect speech for: 'I am reading a book,' she said.
Step 1: Identify the direct speech: 'I am reading a book,' she said.
Step 2: Note the reporting verb: 'she said'.
Step 3: Change the pronoun 'I' to 'she' because we are reporting what she said.
Step 4: Change the present tense 'am reading' to past tense 'was reading'.
Step 5: Combine the changes to form the indirect speech: 'She said that she was reading a book.'
Indirect Speech – Indirect speech involves reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words, often requiring changes in verb tense, pronouns, and other elements.
Tense Change – When converting direct speech to indirect speech, present continuous tense ('am reading') typically changes to past continuous tense ('was reading').
Soulshift Feedback×
On a scale of 0–10, how likely are you to recommend
The Soulshift Academy?
