Direct-Indirect Speech

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - Father said, “I told you to play outside, Suresh.”

I - Father said that he ____________ Suresh to play outside.

• told

• has told

• had told

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - The lion said, “Dear Fox, I am very weak, and all my teeth have fallen out.”

I - The lion told the fox that he ___________ very weak and that all his teeth ___________ out.

• was / have fallen

• was / had fallen

• is / were fallen

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - Mihir says, “I will watch a very interesting movie next Sunday.”

I - Mihir says that he _________ a very interesting movie the following Sunday.

• would watch

• watch

• will watch

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - “I am here to meet my best friend, Sara,” said Harita.

I - Harita said that she _________ there to meet her best friend, Sara.

• was

• is

• had come

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - Our teacher will come and say, “I will give you the result tomorrow as I still have to check a few papers.”

I - Our teacher will come and say that she will give us the result the next day as she still ______________ a few papers.

• have to check

• has to check

• had to check

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - The peon said, “I was ringing the bell when it started raining.”

I - The peon said that he ______________ ringing the bell when it ___________ raining.

• had been / started

• was / started

• had been / had started

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - “The train is leaving the platform slowly,” said Mihir to Sunil.

I - Mihir told Sunil that the train ________________ the platform slowly.

• was leaving

• is leaving

• left

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - The old woman always tells me, “I will do whatever it takes to remain healthy.”

I - The old woman always tells me that she __________________ whatever it takes to remain healthy.

• would do

• will do

• does

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - Mother said, “I used to read books to increase my vocabulary.”

I - Mother said that she ______________ read books to increase her vocabulary.

• was used to

• had used to

• used to

Choose the correct verb from the options, and fill in the blanks.

D - “This is my house and I will protect it with my intelligence,” said Jackie.

I - Jackie said that that _______________ his house and he _____________ protect it with his intelligence.

• was / would

• was / will

• is / should