Direct and Indirect Speech

Change the speech.

He said, “The horse died in the night.”

• He said that the horses had died in the night.

• He said that the horse had died in the night.

• He said that the horse died in the night.

• He said that horse had died in the night.

Change the speech.

The teacher said, “The earth goes around the sun.”

• The teacher said the earth go around the sun.

• The teacher said the earth has gone around the sun.

• The teacher said the earth goes around the sun.

• The teachers said the earth goes around the sun.

Change the speech.

The teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before.

• The teacher asked me, "Were you absent the day before?"

• The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent the day before?"

• The teacher asked me, "Why are you absent yesterday?"

• The teacher asked me, "Why were you absent yesterday?"

Change the speech.

Ramesh informed his friend that he could make use of his car while he was away.

• Ramesh asked his friend, "Will you make use of my car while I am away?"

• Ramesh said to his friend, "you can make use of my car while I am away".

• Ramesh said to his friend, "Use my car while I go away"

• Ramesh said to his friend, "You will make use of my car while I was away".

Change the speech.

"Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said and paused for a reply.

• He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.

• He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.

• He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.

• He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.

I said to the boy, "Will you step with me into the garden?"

• I requested the boy to step with me in the garden

• I said to the boy if he would like to step with me in the garden.

• I said to the boy if he would step with me in the garden

• I asked the boy if he would step with me into the garden.

He said to us, "What did he have last night?"

• He asked us what had he had the last night.

• He asked us that what did he have the previous night.

• He asked us what he had had the previous night.

• He inquired of us what had he have last night.

The girl said, "How happy I am!"

• The girl said how happy she was.

• The girl exclaimed that she was very happy.

• The girl said that she is very happy.

• The girl exclaimed that she is very happy.

Mohan says that the teacher is not at home.

• Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home."

• Mohan says, "Teacher was not at home."

• Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home.

• Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home."

"Be careful; the steps are very slippery", I warned him.

• I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery.

• I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery.

• I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery.

• I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.