Mastering Reported Speech

Identify the direct speech: She said, 'I am going to the market.'

• She said, 'I will go to the market.'

• 'I am going to the market.'

• She said, 'I went to the market.'

• She said, 'I am going to the store.'

Convert to reported speech: He said, 'I will finish my homework.'

• He said that he will finish his homework.

• He said that he had finished his homework.

• He said that he would finish his homework.

• He said that he is finishing his homework.

Change the verb tense: 'They are playing football.' to reported speech.

• They said they were playing football.

• They said they play football.

• They said they had played football.

• They are playing football.

Identify the direct speech: John exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'

• John exclaimed, 'It is raining today!'

• John said, 'What a beautiful day!'

• 'What a lovely evening!'

• 'What a beautiful day!'

Convert to reported speech: She asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'

• She asked if I am coming to the party.

• She asked if I was going to the party.

• She asked if I was coming to the party.

• She asked whether I will come to the party.

Change the verb tense: 'I have seen that movie.' to reported speech.

• He/She said that he/she has seen that movie.

• He/She said that he/she saw that movie.

• He/She said that he/she had seen that movie.

• He/She said that he/she will see that movie.

Identify the direct speech: 'I can help you with that,' he said.

• 'He said he can help you with that.'

• 'I can help you with that.' she replied.

• 'He mentioned that he could assist you.'

• 'I can help you with that.'

Convert to reported speech: They said, 'We are leaving now.'

• They said that they are leaving now.

• They said that they were leaving then.

• They said they were leaving now.

• They said that they will leave now.

Change the verb tense: 'She was reading a book.' to reported speech.

• She said she was reading a book.

• She said she is reading a book.

• She said she had been reading a book.

• She said she will read a book.

Identify the direct speech: 'Please close the door,' she requested.

• 'Please close the door'.

• 'Please close the door.'

• 'She requested to close the door.'

• 'Close the door, please.'