A) He said that he would go to the market the next day.
B) He said that he will go to the market tomorrow.
C) He said that I will go to the market the next day.
D) He said that he would go to the market tomorrow.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he would go to the market the next day.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, the future tense “will” changes to “would,” and “tomorrow” changes to “the next day.”
A) She asked if you are coming to the party.
B) She asked if you were coming to the party.
C) She asked are you coming to the party.
D) She asked whether I am coming to the party.
Correct Answer: B) She asked if you were coming to the party.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, “Are” changes to “were,” and the question format changes to a statement with “if” or “whether.”
A) The teacher said to do your homework.
B) The teacher told the students to do their homework.
C) The teacher says to do your homework.
D) The teacher told the students that they do their homework.
Correct Answer: B) The teacher told the students to do their homework.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, commands are often changed using “told” and the infinitive form of the verb (to do).
A) John said that he had been sleeping when you called.
B) John said that I was sleeping when you called.
C) John said that he was sleeping when you called.
D) John said that he had slept when you called.
Correct Answer: A) John said that he had been sleeping when you called.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, past continuous tense changes to past perfect continuous tense.
A) She said that she couldn’t find her keys.
B) She said that she can’t find her keys.
C) She said that I can’t find my keys.
D) She said that she could not found her keys.
Correct Answer: A) She said that she couldn’t find her keys.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, “can’t” changes to “couldn’t” as the reporting verb is in the past tense.
A) They asked where was the station.
B) They asked where is the station.
C) They asked where the station was.
D) They asked where the station is.
Correct Answer: C) They asked where the station was.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, the question word remains the same, but the verb follows the subject.
A) The manager said that the report must be completed by Friday.
B) The manager said the report must completed by Friday.
C) The manager said that the report had to be completed by Friday.
D) The manager said the report must have completed by Friday.
Correct Answer: C) The manager said that the report had to be completed by Friday.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, “must” often changes to “had to.”
A) She exclaimed that what a beautiful dress it was.
B) She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful dress.
C) She exclaimed what a beautiful dress it was.
D) She exclaimed that the dress is very beautiful.
Correct Answer: B) She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful dress.
Explanation: Exclamations are reported by using expressions like “exclaimed” and changing the sentence structure to a statement.
A) He said that he has been waiting for you for an hour.
B) He said that I had been waiting for you for an hour.
C) He said that he had been waiting for me for an hour.
D) He said that he had been waiting for you for an hour.
Correct Answer: D) He said that he had been waiting for you for an hour.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, present perfect continuous changes to past perfect continuous.
A) She said that she would help me if she could.
B) She said she will help you if she can.
C) She said that she would help you if she could.
D) She said that she will help me if she can.
Correct Answer: C) She said that she would help you if she could.
Explanation: In Indirect Speech, “will” changes to “would,” and “can” changes to “could.”
A) He said, “I lost my keys.”
B) He said, “I have lost my keys.”
C) He said, “I had lost my keys.”
D) He said, “I lost his keys.”
Correct Answer: B) He said, “I have lost my keys.”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, past perfect tense often changes back to present perfect tense, and the possessive pronoun matches the speaker.
A) She asked, “Are you going to the party?”
B) She asked, “Was he going to the party?”
C) She asked, “Is he going to the party?”
D) She asked, “Are you going to the party.”
Correct Answer: A) She asked, “Are you going to the party?”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, the question form is restored with a question mark.
A) The teacher said, “Sit down, students.”
B) The teacher told, “Sit down.”
C) The teacher said, “You all sit down.”
D) The teacher said, “Sit down.”
Correct Answer: D) The teacher said, “Sit down.”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, commands are direct and often use the imperative form without addressing the students directly.
A) He mentioned, “I was working all night.”
B) He mentioned, “I had been working all night.”
C) He mentioned, “I have been working all night.”
D) He mentioned, “I had worked all night.”
Correct Answer: B) He mentioned, “I had been working all night.”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, the past perfect continuous tense remains the same when expressing a completed action with a focus on duration.
A) She exclaimed, “The view is breathtaking.”
B) She exclaimed, “The view was breathtaking.”
C) She exclaimed, “What a breathtaking view!”
D) She exclaimed, “How breathtaking the view is!”
Correct Answer: C) She exclaimed, “What a breathtaking view!”
Explanation: Exclamations are often expressed with “what” or “how” in Direct Speech, emphasizing emotion.
A) They asked me, “What are you doing?”
B) They asked me, “What were you doing?”
C) They asked me, “What am I doing?”
D) They asked me, “What are you doing.”
Correct Answer: A) They asked me, “What are you doing?”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, the question form is restored with a question mark.
A) The manager said, “Complete the project by Friday.”
B) The manager said, “The project must be completed by Friday.”
C) The manager insisted, “Complete the project by Friday.”
D) The manager said, “You have to complete the project by Friday.”
Correct Answer: B) The manager said, “The project must be completed by Friday.”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, the sentence can directly express the necessity or requirement.
A) She claimed, “I see a ghost.”
B) She claimed, “I had seen a ghost.”
C) She claimed, “I saw a ghost.”
D) She claimed, “I have seen a ghost.”
Correct Answer: D) She claimed, “I have seen a ghost.”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, present perfect tense is used to describe an experience that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
A) He wondered, “Would it rain?”
B) He wondered, “Will it rain?”
C) He wondered, “Is it going to rain?”
D) He wondered, “Will it rains?”
Correct Answer: B) He wondered, “Will it rain?”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, future tense “would” changes back to “will” when expressing a future event or condition.
A) She promised, “I will call you later.”
B) She promised, “I would call you later.”
C) She promised, “I am going to call you later.”
D) She promised, “I called you later.”
Correct Answer: A) She promised, “I will call you later.”
Explanation: In Direct Speech, “would” changes to “will” to indicate a future action.
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