Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.

1. ‘Did you see the exhibition?’ the teacher said to me.

2. ‘My son, when will you come back?’ said the mother.

3. ‘Can I get supper and lodging here for a night?’ said Jean Valjean.

4. ‘Who had dared to wound you?’ said the giant.

5. ‘That is just where I want to go,’ said Lincoln.

6. ‘I am a humble servant ready to obey orders,’ said Madam Magloire to the Bishop.

7. He said, ‘Alice, even if there are only two of us, let’s have a Christmas of our own.’

8. Rob’s father said to Mary, ‘I hate to call Rob in the mornings.’

9. The teacher said to the boys, ‘If you do your best, you will definitely pass.’

10. My father said to me, ‘Don’t be late and miss the train.’

11. ‘Ravi, have you finished writing?’ asked the teacher.

12. ‘I have something to show you.’ Sati told her friend.

Answers

1. The teacher asked me if I had seen the exhibition.

2. The mother asked her son when he would come back.

3. Jean Valjean asked if he could get supper and lodging there for a night.

4. The giant asked who had dared to wound him.

5. Lincoln said that that was just where he wanted to go.

6. Madam Magloire told the Bishop that she was a humble servant ready to obey orders.

7. He told Alice that even if there were only two of them, they should have a Christmas of their own.

8. Rob’s father told Mary that he hated to call Rob in the mornings.

9. The teacher reassured the boys that if they did their best, they would definitely pass.

10. My father advised me not to be late and not to miss the train.

11. The teacher asked Ravi if / whether he had finished writing.

12. Sati told her friend that she had something to tell her.

Exercise 2

Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect / reported speech.

1. ‘Have you seen my glasses?’ mother said to me.

2. ‘I don’t know what I am supposed to do,’ she said.

3. ‘We are leaving in the afternoon,’ the girls said.

4. ‘I don’t trust Rohan,’ Rani said to Deepika.

5. ‘How can we get out of this mess?’ they said.

6. ‘I am not satisfied with my job. I want to quit,’ my sister said.

7. ‘Do you know where Rahul works?’ the woman asked me.

8. ‘How do you know Ravi?’ she asked me.

9. She said, ‘If I have more money, I will buy a car.’

10. ‘I am feeling sick. Please call the doctor,’ father said.

11. ‘Why don’t you find a good job?’ she asked me.

12. The traveler asked, ‘Is there a good restaurant here?’

Answers

1. Mother asked me if/whether I had seen her glasses.

2. She said that she didn’t know what she was supposed to do.

3. The girls said that they were leaving in the afternoon.

4. Rani told Deepika that she didn’t trust Rohan

5. They wondered how they could get out of that mess.

6. My sister said that she was not satisfied with her work and added that she wanted to quit.

7. The woman asked me if I knew where Rahul worked.

8. She asked me how I knew Ravi.

9. She said that if she had more money, she would buy a car.

10. Father said that he was feeling sick and told us to call the doctor.

11. She asked me why I didn’t find a good job.

12. The traveler asked if / whether there was a good restaurant there.

Worksheet 3

Read the piece of conversation given below and fill in the blanks.

Chiki: Have you bought a birthday gift for Pooja?
Miki: Yes, but I don’t know when and how to give it.
Chiki: Hello, I don’t get you.
Miki: I mean, I am new to such functions.
Chiki asked Miki ………(a)…………… Miki ……….(b)………… A surprised Chiki commented ………….(c)……….. Miki defended him by saying ………(d)…………….

Answer

Chiki asked Miki if he had bought a birthday gift for Pooja. Miki said Yes and added that he didn’t know when and how to give it. A surprised Chiki commented that she didn’t get him. Miki defended him by saying that he was new to such functions.