Understanding Direct and Indirect Speech

Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: He said, 'I will go to the market.'

• 'I will go to the market.'

• He mentioned, 'I will be at the market.'

• He exclaimed, 'I am going to the market.'

• He said that he would go to the market.

Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: She said, 'I am studying for my exams.'

• She said that she was studying for the test.

• She said that she studies for her exams.

• She said that she is studying for her exams.

• She said that she was studying for her exams.

What is the correct indirect speech for: 'They are playing football,' he said.

• He said that they were playing football.

• He said they are playing football.

• He said that they play football.

• He said that they were played football.

Change the following sentence to indirect speech: 'I will help you,' she promised.

• She said she will help you.

• She promised that she would help you.

• She promised to help you now.

• She assured that she helps you.

Identify the tense change in this sentence: He said, 'I am happy.'

• He said, 'I was happy.'

• He said, 'I am sad.'

• He said, 'I was sad.'

• He said, 'I will be happy.'

Convert this direct speech into indirect speech: 'We will meet tomorrow,' they said.

• They said they will meet tomorrow.

• They said they would meet today.

• They said that they would meet the next day.

• They said that they met the next day.

What is the indirect speech of: 'Do you like ice cream?' she asked.

• She asked whether she liked ice cream.

• She asked if she liked the ice cream.

• She asked if she liked ice cream.

• She asked if she likes ice cream.

Identify the direct speech in this sentence: 'I love reading,' he exclaimed.

• 'I love to read,' he said.

• 'Reading is my favorite,' he exclaimed.

• 'He exclaimed that he loves reading.'

• 'I love reading.'

Change the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'I can swim,' she said.

• She said that she swims.

• She said she could swim.

• She said that she could swim.

• She said that she can swim.

What tense change occurs when converting: 'I was eating,' he said to indirect speech?

• will be eating

• had been eating

• was eating

• is eating