Reported Speech (Direct and Indirect Speech) Exercise-1

Grammar: Reported Speech (Direct and Indirect Speech)Exercise-1

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. My brother said, "I've been staying here for a week."

... Answer:
My brother said that he’d been staying there for a week.

2. The teacher said, "Have you seen my pen anywhere?"

... Answer:
The teacher asked if I had seen his pen anywhere.

3. He said to me, "Do you learn from your mistakes?"

... Answer:
He asked me if I learnt from my mistakes.

4. She said to me, "May God help us to win the match!"

... Answer:
She prayed that God might help them to the match.

5. She said to them, "Let us go for trekking to Muktinath."

... Answer:
She suggested them that they should go for trekking to Muktinath.

6. Mother said to her son, "Don't tease animals in the zoo."

... Answer:
Mother told her son not to tease animals in the zoo.

7. Ritu said to me, "Don't waste your time in idle gossip."

... Answer:
Ritu told me not to waste my time in idle gossip.

8. He said to me, "Did you see your friend two days ago?"

... Answer:
He asked me if I had seen my friend two days before.

9. I said to them, "Are you well-prepared for your next exams?"

... Answer:
I asked them if they were well-prepared for your next exams.

10. The boss said, "Bring a glass of water at once, Ramu."

... Answer:
The boss told Peter to bring a glass of water at once.

11. They said, "We're not American, actually. We're Canadian."

... Answer:
They said that they were not American, actually and added that they’re Canadian.

12. John said, "Don't forget to come here today at 10'clock."

... Answer:
John told me not to forget to come there that day at 10 o’clock.

13. She said to me, "I'm not your friend but he is your friend."

... Answer:
She told me that she was not my friend but he was my friend.

14. Rosa said to them, "I didn't make you do anything."

... Answer:
Rosa told them that she hadn’t make them do anything.

15. She said to us, "Why don't you come tomorrow to meet me?"

... Answer:
She asked us why we didn’t come the following day to meet her.

16. He said to them, "May you get what you want!"

... Answer:
He wished them that they might get what they wanted.

17. Harry said, "I just bought this new radio."

... Answer:
Harry said that he had just bought the new radio.

18. My sister said, "Wow! That's totally awesome!"

... Answer:
My sister exclaimed with delight that it was totally awesome.

19. Krish said, "I feel awful about forgetting her birthday."

... Answer:
Krish said that he felt awful about forgetting her birthday.

20. Her brother said, "I realized I was babbling like an idiot."

... Answer:
Her brother said that he had realized he had been babbling like an idiot.

21. Bina said, "Have I come at an awkward time?"

... Answer:
Bina asked if she had come at an awkward time.

22.He said to him, "What a surprise he gave me yesterday!"

... Answer:
He exclaimed him with surprise that he had given me a surprise the previous day.

23.She said, "I knocked on the door but nobody answered."

... Answer:
She said that she had knocked on the door but nobody had answered.

24. Mira said to them, "Call your parents tomorrow to my home."

... Answer:
Mira told them to call their parents the following to her home.

25. "Do people worship God in every country?" Muna said.

... Answer:
Muna asked if people worshiped God in every country.

26. The teacher said, "You all have done well in your exams."

... Answer:
The teacher said that I all had done well in my exams.

27. "You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies," Riya said to him.

... Answer:
Riya told him that he should be ashamed of himself for telling such lies.

28. The head teacher said, "Stand aside and let these people pass."

... Answer:
The head teacher told me to stand aside and let the people pass.

29. "I'll tell you something tomorrow myself," Hari said to me.

... Answer:
Hari told me that he would tell me something himself.

30. Father said to son, "Did you meet your friend yesterday?"

... Answer:
Father asked son if he had met his friend the previous day.

31. Peter said to his mother, " I will visit my friend next week."

... Answer:
Peter told his mother that he would visit his friend the following week.

32. Her mistress said to her, "Alberta, bring a cup of tea at once."

... Answer:
Her mistress told Alberta to bring a cup of tea at once.

33. Roomy said to the doctor, "Please give me some medicines.”

... Answer:
Roomy requested the doctor to give him some medicines.

34. The mother said to her son, "May you succeed in your work!"

... Answer:
The mother wished her son that he might succeed in his work.

35. They said to me, "Bravo! You have done well in the exam.”

... Answer:
They exclaimed me with joy that I had done well in the exam.

36. The headmaster said, "Kamal, what did you run away for?"

... Answer:
The headmaster asked Kamal what he had run away for.

37. My brother said, "Julie, would you please dance with me?”

... Answer:
My brother requested Julie if she would dance with him.

38. "Will you please take a little more with me?" he said to her.

... Answer:
He asked her if she would take a little more with him.

39. Robert said to Anil, "My father has gone to Pokhara.”

... Answer:
Robert told Anil that his father had gone to Pokhara.

40. She said, "When are you coming back from your school?"

... Answer:
She asked when I was coming back from my school.