Q.1 Convert the following sentence into indirect speech: She said, 'I am going to the market.'
She said that she was going to the market.
She says that she is going to the market.
She said that I am going to the market.
She told that she goes to the market.
Explanation - In indirect speech, the present tense 'am going' changes to past tense 'was going' and pronoun 'I' changes to 'she'.
Correct answer is: She said that she was going to the market.
Q.2 Convert into indirect speech: He said, 'I will help you tomorrow.'
He said that he would help me the next day.
He said that he will help me tomorrow.
He said he helps me tomorrow.
He said he is helping me tomorrow.
Explanation - 'Will' changes to 'would' in indirect speech, 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day', and pronoun 'you' changes to 'me'.
Correct answer is: He said that he would help me the next day.
Q.3 Choose the correct indirect speech: She asked, 'Where are you going?'
She asked where I was going.
She asked where I am going.
She asked where I had gone.
She asked where I will go.
Explanation - In indirect speech, present continuous 'are going' changes to past continuous 'was going'.
Correct answer is: She asked where I was going.
Q.4 Convert to indirect speech: 'Don't touch the books,' he said.
He told not to touch the books.
He said to not touch the books.
He told me not to touch the books.
He said do not touch the books.
Explanation - Imperative sentences in direct speech are converted using 'told' or 'asked' plus 'not to' for negative commands.
Correct answer is: He told me not to touch the books.
Q.5 Convert to indirect speech: 'Please help me,' she said.
She asked to help her.
She requested me to help her.
She requested that I help her.
She asked me help her.
Explanation - Polite requests are usually converted using 'requested that' followed by the base form of the verb.
Correct answer is: She requested that I help her.
Q.6 Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'I have finished my homework.'
He said that he had finished his homework.
He said that I have finished my homework.
He said that he has finished his homework.
He told that he finished his homework.
Explanation - Present perfect tense 'have finished' changes to past perfect 'had finished' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: He said that he had finished his homework.
Q.7 Convert to indirect speech: 'I can solve this problem,' said the boy.
The boy said that he can solve that problem.
The boy said that he could solve that problem.
The boy said he can solve this problem.
The boy said that I could solve this problem.
Explanation - 'Can' changes to 'could' in indirect speech and 'this' changes to 'that'.
Correct answer is: The boy said that he could solve that problem.
Q.8 Choose the correct indirect speech: She said to me, 'Have you completed the work?'
She asked me if I had completed the work.
She asked me have I completed the work.
She said me if I have completed the work.
She asked me that I completed the work.
Explanation - Yes/no questions in direct speech are converted using 'asked if/whether' and verb tense is adjusted to past.
Correct answer is: She asked me if I had completed the work.
Q.9 Convert to indirect speech: 'Why did you leave the party?' he asked.
He asked why I had left the party.
He asked why I left the party.
He asked why I have left the party.
He asked why I would leave the party.
Explanation - Past simple 'did leave' changes to past perfect 'had left' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: He asked why I had left the party.
Q.10 Choose the correct indirect speech: 'Let's go to the park,' she said.
She suggested that we go to the park.
She said to go to the park.
She suggested us to go to the park.
She said that let's go to the park.
Explanation - 'Let's' is used for suggestions and is converted into indirect speech using 'suggested that' + subject + base verb.
Correct answer is: She suggested that we go to the park.
Q.11 Convert to indirect speech: 'I am reading a book,' he said.
He said that he was reading a book.
He said that he is reading a book.
He told that he was reading a book.
He said he reads a book.
Explanation - Present continuous 'am reading' changes to past continuous 'was reading' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: He said that he was reading a book.
Q.12 Convert to indirect speech: 'Who is knocking at the door?' she asked.
She asked who was knocking at the door.
She asked who is knocking at the door.
She asked who had knocked at the door.
She asked who knocked at the door.
Explanation - Present continuous 'is knocking' changes to past continuous 'was knocking' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: She asked who was knocking at the door.
Q.13 Choose the correct indirect speech: 'I must leave now,' he said.
He said that he must leave now.
He said that he had to leave then.
He said he must leave now.
He said that he has to leave now.
Explanation - 'Must' changes to 'had to' and 'now' changes to 'then' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: He said that he had to leave then.
Q.14 Convert to indirect speech: 'I bought a new car,' he said.
He said that he had bought a new car.
He said he bought a new car.
He said that I bought a new car.
He told that he has bought a new car.
Explanation - Past simple 'bought' changes to past perfect 'had bought' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: He said that he had bought a new car.
Q.15 Convert to indirect speech: 'Why are you crying?' asked the mother.
The mother asked why I was crying.
The mother asked why I am crying.
The mother asked why I had cried.
The mother asked why I cried.
Explanation - Present continuous 'are crying' changes to past continuous 'was crying' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: The mother asked why I was crying.
Q.16 Choose the correct indirect speech: 'I will call you when I reach home,' he said.
He said he will call me when he reaches home.
He said he would call me when he reached home.
He said he calls me when he reaches home.
He said he would call me when he reaches home.
Explanation - 'Will' changes to 'would' and future simple remains conditional with sequence of tenses.
Correct answer is: He said he would call me when he reached home.
Q.17 Convert to indirect speech: 'I have been working all day,' he said.
He said that he had been working all day.
He said that he has been working all day.
He said that I have been working all day.
He said he is working all day.
Explanation - Present perfect continuous 'have been working' changes to past perfect continuous 'had been working'.
Correct answer is: He said that he had been working all day.
Q.18 Choose the correct indirect speech: 'Do not make noise,' said the teacher.
The teacher said not to make noise.
The teacher told us not to make noise.
The teacher said do not make noise.
The teacher asked not make noise.
Explanation - Imperative sentence converted using 'told' + object + 'not to' + base verb.
Correct answer is: The teacher told us not to make noise.
Q.19 Convert to indirect speech: 'Can you help me?' he asked.
He asked if I could help him.
He asked if I can help him.
He asked can I help him.
He asked whether I help him.
Explanation - Modal 'can' changes to 'could' in indirect speech, and yes/no question is converted with 'if'.
Correct answer is: He asked if I could help him.
Q.20 Convert to indirect speech: 'I am learning English,' she said.
She said that she was learning English.
She said that I am learning English.
She told that she is learning English.
She said she learned English.
Explanation - Present continuous 'am learning' changes to past continuous 'was learning' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: She said that she was learning English.
Q.21 Choose the correct indirect speech: 'I might visit the museum tomorrow,' he said.
He said he might visit the museum the next day.
He said he may visit the museum tomorrow.
He said he will visit the museum the next day.
He said he could visit the museum tomorrow.
Explanation - 'Might' remains 'might', and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: He said he might visit the museum the next day.
Q.22 Convert to indirect speech: 'Where have you been?' asked John.
John asked where I had been.
John asked where I have been.
John asked where I was.
John asked where I had went.
Explanation - Present perfect 'have been' changes to past perfect 'had been' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: John asked where I had been.
Q.23 Choose the correct indirect speech: 'I enjoy reading books,' he said.
He said that he enjoyed reading books.
He said that I enjoy reading books.
He said that he enjoys reading books.
He said he was enjoying reading books.
Explanation - Simple present 'enjoy' changes to simple past 'enjoyed' in indirect speech.
Correct answer is: He said that he enjoyed reading books.
Q.24 Convert to indirect speech: 'Will you come to my party?' she asked.
She asked if I would come to her party.
She asked if I will come to her party.
She asked will I come to her party.
She asked that I come to her party.
Explanation - Future simple 'will' changes to 'would' in indirect speech, and yes/no question uses 'if'.
Correct answer is: She asked if I would come to her party.