Changing Indirect to Direct

Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "She said that she was going to the store," to direct speech?

• a) She said, "She is going to the store."

• b) She said, "She was going to the store."

• c) She said, "She will go to the store."

• d) She said, "She goes to the store."

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "He told me that he had finished his homework," to direct speech?

• a) He said to me, "I have finished my homework."

• b) He said to me, "He has finished his homework."

• c) He said to me, "I had finished my homework."

• d) He said to me, "He had finished his homework."

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "She asked if I had seen her book," to direct speech?

• a) She asked, "Had I seen her book?"

• b) She asked, "Did I see her book?"

• c) She asked, "Have I seen her book?"

• d) She asked, "Do I see her book?"

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "They said that they would come tomorrow," to direct speech?

• a) They said, "They come tomorrow."

• b) They said, "They will come tomorrow."

• c) They said, "They came tomorrow."

• d) They said, "They were coming tomorrow."

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "He told us that he might attend the party," to direct speech?

• a) He said to us, "I might attend the party."

• b) He said to us, "He might attend the party."

• c) He said to us, "I may attend the party."

• d) He said to us, "He may attend the party."

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "She asked if I could help her with the project," to direct speech?

• a) She asked, "Can I help her with the project?"

• b) She asked, "Could I help her with the project?"

• c) She asked, "Will I help her with the project?"

• d) She asked, "Do I help her with the project?"

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "He mentioned that he had visited London," to direct speech?

• a) He said, "He visited London."

• b) He said, "He had visited London."

• c) He said, "He visits London."

• d) He said, "He will visit London."

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "She informed us that she would arrive late," to direct speech?

• a) She said, "She arrives late."

• b) She said, "She will arrive late."

• c) She said, "She arrived late."

• d) She said, "She is arriving late."

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "He explained that he had lost his wallet," to direct speech?

• a) He said, "He has lost his wallet."

• b) He said, "He had lost his wallet."

• c) He said, "He loses his wallet."

• d) He said, "He will lose his wallet."

1. Which of the following correctly changes the indirect speech "She told me that she was going to visit her grandparents," to direct speech?

• a) She said to me, "I am going to visit my grandparents."

• b) She said to me, "She is going to visit her grandparents."

• c) She said to me, "I was going to visit my grandparents."

• d) She said to me, "She was going to visit her grandparents."