Direct / Indirect Speech - Questions and Commands

He asked me “Open your book!”

• He asked me to open my book.

• He asked me opening my book.

• He asked me to open your book.

• He asks me to open my book.

The teacher said to the students “Be quiet while I am talking!”

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she was talking.

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while I am talking.

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she told.

• The teacher said to the students to be quiet while she talks.

Mother asked John, "Don't be mischievous with your sister!"

• Mother asked John to do not be mischievous with his sister

• Mother asked John that not to be mischievous with your sister

• Mother asked John not to be mischievous with his sister

• Mother asked John to be mischievous with your sister.

"Don't try this at home!" the stuntman told the audience.

• The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

• The stuntman told the audience not to try this at home.

• The stuntman told the audience to try that at home.

• The stuntman told the audience to try this at home.

"Stop this non-sense argument!" said my teacher.

• My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument!

• My teacher commanded to stop that non-sense argument.

• My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument!

• My teacher commanded to stop this non-sense argument.

Ana said to Andi" Don't open your window!"

• Ana said to Andi not to open his window.

• Ana said to Andi not to open her window.

• Ana said to Andi not to open my window.

• Ana said to Andi to not open his window.

"Come to my house, Marry!" said Jane.

• Jane asked Marry to come to my house.

• Jane asked Marry to come to her house.

• Marry asked Jane to come to her house.

• Marry asked Jane to come to my house.

"Pass me the salad, Tom!" asked Anna.

• Anna asked Tom to pass her the salad.

• Anna asked Tom to passed her the salad.

• Tom asked Anna to pass him the salad

• Tom asked Anna that passed the salad

Susan told us, "Be on time tomorrow!"

• Susan told us to be on time the day after.

• Susan told us to be on time tomorrow.

• We told Susan to be on time the day after.

• We told Susan to be on time tomorrow.

Don’t turn off the light now.

The indirect speech is.........

• He told me not to turn off the light at that time.

• He told me didn’t turn off the light at now.

• He told me didn’t turn off the light at that time.

• He told me don’t turn off the light at that time.