Indirect Speech

Commands, Requests,Suggestions

100

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

"Go to bed," father said to me. 

Father told me to go to bed.

200

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

"Please, help me!", Granny said to the boy.

Granny asked (told) the boy to help her.

300

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

Bob said, "Mary, don’t worry."

Bob told Mary not to worry.

400

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

"Don’t make such a noise," the teacher said.

The teacher asked (ordered) not to make such a noise.

500

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

"Let’s play hockey," they said.

They suggested playing hockey.

Statements

100

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

He said, "I began to study English in 2020."

He said (that) he began to study English in 2020.

200

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

The teacher said, "Students, a cobra is really dangerous."

The teacher told the students (that) a cobra is really dangerous.

300

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

She said, "Chinese is difficult to learn."

She said (that) Chinese was difficult to learn.

400

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

He said to me, "I will see you tomorrow." 

He told me that he would see me the next day (the following day).

500

Convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

Matt said, "I’ve never seen this movie before."

Matt said (that) he had never seen that movie before.

General Questions

100

Convert the question into Indirect Speech:

She said to me, "Do you know him?"

She asked me if (whether) I knew him.

200

Convert the question into Indirect Speech:

I said to Ben, "Have you finished reading my book?"

I asked Ben if he had finished reading my book.

300

Convert the question into Indirect Speech:

Mary said, "Is it you, Bob?" 

Mary asked if (whether) it was Bob. 

Mary asked Bob if (whether) it was him.

400

Convert the question into Indirect Speech:

Sally said to me, "Can I borrow your pen?"

Sally asked me if (whether) she could borrow my pen.

500

Change the following sentence into Direct Speech:

Dave asked us if he was singing that song correctly then.

Dave said to us, "Am I singing this song correctly now?"