DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Change the following sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:

John said, “I’m not playing football.”

• John said that he is not playing football.

• John said that he was not playing football.

• John said that he has not been playing football.

• John said that he did not play football.

Change the following sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:

Jane said, “I don’t like living in Paris.”

• Jane said that she didn’t like living in Paris.

• Jane said that she doesn’t like living in Paris.

• Jane said that she hasn’t liked living in Paris.

• Jane says that she didn’t like living in Paris.

Change the following sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:

Jaya said, “I was taking medicine on time”.

• Jaya said that she had taken medicine on time.

• Jaya said that she had been taking medicine on time.

• Jaya said that she was taking medicine on time.

• Jaya said that she has taken medicine on time.

Change the following sentence from direct speech to indirect speech:

He said, “I went to Tokyo last week”.

• He said that he has gone to Tokyo the week before.

• He said that he had gone to Tokyo the week before.

• He said that he went to Tokyo the week before.

• He said that he went to Tokyo the last week.

Change the following sentence from indirect speech to direct speech:

Teresa said that she didn’t feel well.

• “I didn’t feel well”, Teresa said.

• “I don’t feel well,” Teresa said.

• “She don’t feel well,” Teresa said.

• “She doesn’t feel well”, Teresa said.

Christopher said, "Do you want to dance?"

• Christopher asked me if I want to dance.

• Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.

• Christopher asked me do you want to dance.

• Christopher asked me whether he wanted to dance.

Rony asked, "Where does Maria park her car?"

• Rony asked me where did Maria parked her car.

• Rony asked me where Maria had parked her car.

• Rony asked me where does Maria park her car.

• Rony asked me where Maria parked her car.

Fred said, "Wash your hands!"

• Fred instructed that wash your hands.

• Fred instructed me to wash my hands.

• Fred said me to wash his hands.

• Fred told me that I have to wash my hands.

Anna said, "Don't open the window."

• Anna told me don't open the window.

• Anna requested me not to open the window.

• Anna told me that not open the window.

• Anna told I didn't open the window.

1. The captain said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.” 

• The captain said that they have won the match.

• The captain exclaimed with joy that they have won the match.

• The captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match

• The captain said that we had won the match.