Direct and Indirect Speech – Set 1

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1) The convict said, “Let me speak freely please.”

The convict suggested that he must be allowed to speak freely.

The convict requested that he must be allowed to speak freely.

The convict requested that he be allowed to speak freely.

The convict proposed that he might be allowed to speak freely.

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2) You said to me, “Why are you talking so much?”

You asked me why he was talking so much.

You asked me why I was talking so much

You asked me why was I talking so much.

You asked me why I had been talking so much.

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3) The student said,”I am doing my homework.”

The student said that she was doing her homework.

The student said that she has been doing her homework.

The student said that she is doing her homework.

The student said that she did her homework.

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4) “I’m tired,” he says every evening.

Every day in the evening he is getting tired.

Every evening he says (that) he is tired.

He is getting tired every evening.

Every evening he says that he was getting tired.

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5) He said, “I have done my job.”

He said that he had been doing his job.

He said that he had done his job.

He said that he have done his job.

He said that he has done his job.

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6) Nisha told Monica, “What a beautiful dress you are wearing!”

Nisha exclaimed that Monica was wearing a very beautiful dress.

Nisha exclaimed that it is a very beautiful dress.

Nisha exclaimed that Monica is wearing a very beautiful dress.

Nisha told Monica that was a beautiful dress.

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7) The girl wondered where the sparrows had gone.

The girl said, "Oh! Where the sparrows have gone?"

The girl said, "Oh! Where are the sparrows?"

The girl said, "Oh! Where had the sparrows gone?"

The girl said, "Oh! Where have the sparrows gone?"

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8) Mohan says that the teacher is not at home.

Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home."

Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home."

Mohan says,"Teacher was not at home."

Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home."

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9) “I finished it several days ago,” said Jack.

Jack said that he finished it several days previously.

Jack said that he finished it several days earlier.

Jack said that he finish it several days ago.

Jack said that he had finished it several days earlier.

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10) John said to me, “Do you play cricket?”

John told me whether he played cricket.

John asked me whether I play cricket.

John asked me whether he played cricket.

John asked me whether I played cricket.

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11) The Professor said, “Have you cleared your last semester papers?”

The Professor asked whether I cleared my last semester papers.

The Professor asked if I had cleared my previous semester papers.

The Professor asked whether I have cleared my last semester papers.

The Professor asked if I have cleared my previous semester papers.

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12) “Call the witness”, said the magistrate.

The magistrate requested to call the witness.

The magistrate begged for calling the witness.

The magistrate ordered to call the witness.

The magistrate prayed to call the witness.

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13) Raju said to me that he was going to read a book that week.

Raju said, "I am going to read a book this week."

Raju said, "I will be reading a book this week."

Raju said, "I would be reading a book this week."

Raju said, "I may read a book this week."

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14) She said, “I will now take rest for sometime.”

She said that I would now take rest for some time.

She said that she will then take rest for some time.

She said that she would then take rest for some time.

She said that he will then take rest for some time.

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15) “I will put this key here,” said the caretaker.

The caretaker says that he would put the key there.

The caretaker said that he would put the key there.

The caretaker says that he would put the key here.

The caretaker said that he will put the key there.

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16) She asked, “Is the secretary coming to the meeting?”

She asked that the secretary was corning to the meeting.

She asked that if the secretary was coming to the meeting.

She asked if the secretary is coming to the meeting.

She asked if the secretary was corning to the meeting.

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17) You said, “They were busy the whole day.”

You said that they had busy the whole day.

You said that they were busy the whole day.

You said that they had been busy the whole day.

You said that they have been busy the whole day.

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18) She wanted to know whether butterflies drank water.

She wanted to know "Do butterflies drink water?"

She asked, "Do butterflies drink water?"

She asked, "Did butterflies drank water?"

"Does butterflies drinks water?", she asked

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19) You said to me, “She is my sister”.

You said to me that she was my sister.

You told me that she was your sister.

You said to me that I was her sister.

You said to me that she is my sister

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20) Mary said, “I am sorry.”

Mary said that she was sorry.

Mary said that she will be sorry.

Mary says that she is sorry.

Mary said that she is sorry.

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21) Janet exclaimed that she had lost all her belongings at the airport that morning.

Janet said, "I had to lose all my belongings at the airport this morning."

Janet said, "I lost all my belongings at the airport that morning."

Janet said, "I had lost all my belongings at the airport that morning."

Janet said, "I lost all my belongings at the airport this morning."

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22) The boys respectfully wished their teacher good mornings.

"Good morning," said the boys to their teacher.

"Good morning," said the boys to the teacher.

"Good morning,Madam," said the boys to the teacher.

"Good morning,Madam," said the boys to their teacher.

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23) “Be careful; the steps are very slippery”, I warned him.

I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.

I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery.

I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery.

I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery.

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24) “I shall go tomorrow,” he said.

He said that he would go the next day.

He said that he should go tomorrow.

He said that he would go tomorrow.

He said that he shall go the next day.

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25) “Call the first witness,” said the judge.

The judge ordered that the first witness be called.

The judge asked them to call the first witness.

The judge requested them to call the first witness.

The judge said to them to call the first witness.

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26) The girl said, “How happy I am!”

The girl exclaimed that she is very happy.

The girl said that she is very happy.

The girl exclaimed that she was very happy.

The girl said how happy she was.

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27) Walter said, “I cannot do it now.”

Walter says that he cannot do it now.

Walter says that he cannot do it then.

Walter said that he could not do it then.

Walter said that he could not do it now.

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28) My mother said to me, “Wish you a happy and prosperous life!”

My mother wished me a happy and prosperous life.

My mother told me that I should lead a happy and prosperous life.

My mother wished that I enjoy a happy and prosperous life.

My mother wished that I should be living a happy and prosperous life.

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29) John said to me, “where have you been last night?”

John asked me where had I been the previous night.

John asked me where I have been the previous night.

John asked me where I am the previous night.

John asked me where I had been the previous night.

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30) I said to her, “Do you know how to dance?”

I asked her if she does know dancing.

I asked her if she had known how to dance.

I asked her if she was known how to dance.

I asked her if she knew how to dance.

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31) Kala said to Radha, “who were you speaking to over the phone?”

Kala asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.

Kala asked Radha who she has been speaking to over the phone.

Kala asked Radha that who she was speaking to over the phone.

Kala asked Radha that who she had been speaking to over the phone.

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32) Sitara asked me, “Have you taken your laptop?”

Sitara asked me in had taken the laptop.

Sitara asked me if we had taken the laptop.

Sitara asked me whether I had taken my laptop.

Sitara asked me if suppose I have taken my laptop.

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33) The beggar said, “Poverty is a great curse.”

The beggar said poverty has a great curse.

The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.

The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.

The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.

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34) She said to me, “It has been raining heavily and you cannot go”.

She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.

She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.

She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.

She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.

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35) He said to his son, “Do not smoke.”

He advised his son do not smoke.

He advised his son to not smoke.

He advised his son not to smoke.

He advised his son that he should not smoke.

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36) Tanishq asked whether anyone had seen her pet.

Tanishq asked, "Did you see my pet?"

Tanishq asked, "Is the pet here?"

Tanishq asked, "Has anyone seen my pet?"

Tanishq, "Have you see any pet?"

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37) Kannan said to Subha, “I’ll return the book after I have read it.”

Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he has read it.

Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he has read it.

Kannan told Subha that he will return the book after he read it.

Kannan told Subha that he would return the book after he had read it.

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38) He asked me if I had been ill.

He said to me, "Are you ill?"

He said to me, "Were you ill?"

He said to me, "Had you been ill?"

He said to me, "Have you been ill?"

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39) Sandy said, “I have already written a letter to my family.”

Sandy said that she had already written a letter to her family.

Sandy said that she wrote a letter to her family.

Sandy said that she was writing a letter her family.

Sandy said that she will write a letter to her family.

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40) She said, “My brother is expected to be back today.”

She said that her brother was expected to be back that day.

She said her brother was expected to be back today.

She said that her brother was expected to be back today.

She said that her brother was expected to be back this day.

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41) “I came home last night”, said he.

He told that he had come home last night.

He said that he came home last night.

He said that he had come home the previous night.

He says that he came home the previous night.

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42) He said, “I am writing a poem.”

He said that I am writing a poem.

He said that he is writing a poem.

He said that the poem is being written.

He said that he was writing a poem.

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43) My brother said that honesty is the best policy.

My brother said that, "Honesty is the best policy."

My brother told me, "Honesty is the best policy."

My brother said, "Honesty was the best policy."

My brother said, "Honesty is the best policy."

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44) He bade his love goodbye.

He said, "Goodbye".

He exclaimed, "Goodbye, love".

He said, "Goodbye, my love".

He wished his love, "Goodbye".

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45) The teacher said to me, “What is your name?”

The teacher told me what my name was.

The teacher asked me what my name was.

The teacher asked me what my name is.

The teacher asked me what was my name.

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46) I asked him where he would stay.

I said to him, "Where you will stay?"

I asked him, "Where will you stay?"

I said to him, "Where I will stay?"

I said to him, "Where will I stay?"

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47) He said to me, “You need not worry.”

He said to me that he need not worry.

He told me that I shall need not worry.

He said to me that you need not worry.

He assured me that I need not worry.

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48) “You are all doing very well,” said Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones said that we are all doing well.

Mr. Jones said that they were all doing very well.

Mr. Jones said that you are all doing very well.

Mr. Jones said that they were all doing well.

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49) The ox asked the dog not to sit there.

The ox said to the dog, "Not to sit here."

The ox said to the dog,"Do not sit here."

The ox said to the dog, "Does not sit here."

The ox said to the dog,"Did not sit here."

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50) “You did not return your book yesterday,” said the librarian.

The librarian said that he had not returned his book the previous day.

The librarian said the book not been returned the previous day.

The librarian said that you had not returned you book yesterday.

The librarian said that he had not returned his book yesterday.

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