SDM'S KEY TO DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH FOR THE BEGINNERS

 

SDM’S ANSWER KEY DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH FOR THE BEGINNERS

Exercise: 1

1. He says, "I like animals."
Answer: He says that he likes animals.

2. Misha will say, "She is busy now."
Answer: Misha will say that she is busy now.

3. Pritam says, "I cannot help you."
Answer: Pritam says that he cannot help me.

4. He has told you, "I am coming."
Answer: He has told you that he is coming.

5. Raman will say to you, "I am tired of this work."
Answer: Raman will tell you that he is tired of this work.

6. Anil says, "We are now ready."
Answer: Anil says that they are now ready.

7. Kitty says, "I have a toy for you."
Answer: Kitty says that she has a toy for me/him.

8. Leela is saying to her mother, "I have learnt my lesson."
Answer: Leela is telling her mother that she has learnt her lesson.

9. Mohan says, "I have been working since morning."
Answer: Mohan says that he has been working since morning.

10. Mrs. Das says, "I will give Sunita a new frock."
Answer: Mrs. Das says that she will give Sunita a new frock.

11. The magician says, "I will show you a new trick."
Answer: The magician says that he will show us/them a new trick.

12. The teacher has said to him, "You are not working hard enough."
Answer: The teacher has told him that he is not working hard enough.

13. My servant says, "I will answer the phone."
Answer: My servant says that he will answer the phone.

14. He will say, "I do not know you."
Answer: He will say that he does not know me/him.

15. Mohan says, "I am giving a party this week to all my friends."
Answer: Mohan says that he is giving a party this week to all his friends.

Exercise 2

1. I said to my teacher, "I need your help, sir."
Answer: I told my teacher that I needed his help.

2. He said to me, "You are wasting your time."
Answer: He told me that I was wasting my time.

3. The boy said to his mother, "I have spoken the truth."
Answer: The boy told his mother that he had spoken the truth.

4. He said, "My cow died last week."
Answer: He said that his cow had died the previous week.

5. He said to her, "I shall go to Delhi tomorrow."
Answer: He told her that he would go to Delhi the next day.

6. Sheela said to me, "You may stay here."
Answer: Sheela told me that I might stay there.

7. I said to her, "Mohan met me last year."
Answer: I told her that Mohan had met me the previous year.

8. She said to her husband, "They will be here soon."
Answer: She told her husband that they would be there soon.

9. Rama said to me, "I can't come the next week."
Answer: Rama told me that he could not come the following week.

10. Misha said to her, "I am living in Delhi."
Answer: Misha told her that she was living in Delhi.

11. He said, "I can come any time next week."
Answer: He said that he could come any time the following week.

12. The mother said, "They went away yesterday."
Answer: The mother said that they had gone away the previous day.

13. He said to the doctor, "I fell downstairs."
Answer: He told the doctor that he had fallen downstairs.

14. I said to him, "I'll leave it on the table."
Answer: I told him that I would leave that on the table.

15. She said, "I have been very stupid."
Answer: She admitted that she had been very stupid.

16. He said to the teacher, "I'm sorry I'm late."
Answer: He told the teacher that he was sorry that/because he was late.

17. She said, "I have broken my glasses."
Answer: She said that she had broken her glasses.

18. Mohan said, "I was ill yesterday."
Answer: Mohan said that he had been ill the previous day/the day before.

19. The boy said, "I have never been here before."
Answer: The boy said that he had never been there before.

20. She said to her teacher, "I have done my homework."
Answer: She told her teacher that she had done her homework.

21. The doctor said to her, "You may have to stay in bed for a week."
Answer: The doctor told her that she might have to stay in bed for a week.

22. I said to her, "I don't know what he'll say."
Answer: I told her that I didn't know what he would say.

Exercise 3

1. He said to the beggar, "Go away."
Answer: He ordered the beggar to go away.

2. I said to her, "Come here."
Answer: I asked her to go there.

3. The teacher said to the boys, "Run away."
Answer: The teacher ordered the boys to run away.

4. The Principal said to him, "Pay the fees at once."
Answer: The Principal ordered him to pay the fees at once.

5. They said to her, "Play the piano."
Answer: They asked her to play the piano.

6. She said to me, "Have a cup of tea."
Answer: She proposed to me to have a cup of tea.

7. I said to my servant, "Clean my shoes."
Answer: I ordered my servant to clean my shoes.

8. The mother said to her son, "Wash your face."
Answer: The mother asked her son to wash his face.

9. He said to us, "Give me another."
Answer: He asked us to give him another.

10. She said to her friend, "Come at five o'clock."
Answer: She asked her friend to come at five o'clock.

11. He said to me, "Clean it yourself."
Answer: He asked me to clean that myself.

12. I said to the shopkeeper, "Wrap it up in a piece of paper."
Answer: I asked the shopkeeper to wrap that up in a piece of paper.

13. The teacher said to Arun, "Do your buttons up."
Answer: The teacher asked Arun to do his buttons up.

14. I said to Misha, "Leave it on the piano."
Answer: I asked Misha to leave that on the piano.

15. The officer said to the clerk, "Mind your language."
Answer: The officer warned the clerk to mind his language.

16. He said to me, "Shut the door."
Answer: He told me to shut the door.

17. My father said to me, "Trust in God."
Answer: My father advised me to trust in God.

18. The boy said to his father, "Forgive me this time."
Answer: The boy asked his father to forgive him that time.

19. The teacher said to the boys, "Be attentive in the class."
Answer: The teacher asked the boys to be attentive in the class.

20. The beggar said to me, "Give me a piece of bread."
Answer: The beggar asked me to give him a piece of bread.

21. Mohan said to his servant, "Go and post this letter at once."
Answer: Mohan ordered his servant to go and post that letter at once.

22. He said to her, "Get your hair cut."
Answer: He suggested to her to get her hair cut.

23. The teacher said to the boys, "Look at the blackboard."
Answer: The teacher asked the boys to look at the blackboard.

24. My father said to me, "Do not waste your time."
Answer: My father advised me not to waste my time.

25. She said to him, "Don't sit on my bed."
Answer: She asked him not to sit on her bed.

Answer: She forbade him to sit on her bed.

Answer: She prevented him from sitting on her bed.

26. I said to Mohan, "Don't try to be funny."
Answer: I told Mohan not to try to be funny.

Answer: I forbade Mohan to try to be funny.

Answer: I prevented Mohan from trying to be funny.

27. The officer said to him, "Don't put your elbow on the table."
Answer: The officer warned him not to put his elbow on the table.

Answer: The officer forbade him to put his elbow on the table. Answer: The officer prevented him from putting his elbow on the table.

28. The father said to the children, "Don't spill it on the carpet."
Answer: The father told the children not to spill that on the carpet.

Answer: The father forbade the children to spill that on the carpet.

Answer: The father prevented the children from spilling that on the carpet.

Exercise 4

1. I said to her, "Have you lost your pen?"
Answer: I asked her if she had lost her pen.

2. Mohan said to his driver, "Is the car ready?"
Answer: Mohan asked his driver if the car was ready.

3. The teacher said to John, "Do you know Hindi?"
Answer: The teacher asked John if he knew Hindi.

4. She said to me, "Are you going to school today?"
Answer: She asked me if I was going to school that day.

5. I said to Abdul, "Are you coming to the meeting?"
Answer: I asked Abdul if he was coming to the meeting.

6. She said to Richa, "Are you enjoying yourself?"
Answer: She asked Richa if she was enjoying herself.

7. I said, "Does she always wear silk stockings?"
Answer: I asked if she always wore silk stockings.

8. She said to me, "Are you going for a walk?"
Answer: She asked me if I was going for a walk.

9. Misha said, "Do I look all right?"
Answer: Misha asked if she looked all right.

10. The girls said, "Are the grapes sour?"
Answer: The girls asked if the grapes were sour.

11. He said, "Is it time to go now?"
Answer: He asked if it was time to go then.

12. I said, "Will the taxi be here at eight o'clock?"
Answer: I asked if the taxi would be there at eight o'clock.

13. He said to me, "Can you hear that noise?"
Answer: He asked me if I could hear that noise.

14. I said to my servant, "Have you cleaned my shoes?"
Answer: I asked my servant if he had cleaned my shoes.

15. She said, "May I use your telephone?"
Answer: She asked if she might use my telephone.

16. The traveller said, "Do you sleep in the afternoons?"
Answer: The traveller asked if I slept in the afternoons.

17. The traveller said to me, "Can you tell me the way to the station?"
Answer: The traveller asked me if I could tell him the way to the station.

18. Hari said to his father, "May I go to the pictures tonight?"
Answer: Hari asked his father if he might go to the pictures that night.

19. Pran said to Prem, "Were you present at the meeting last night?"
Answer: Pran asked Prem if he had been present at the meeting the previous night.

20. I said to her, "Do you want my help?"
Answer: I asked her if she wanted my help.

21. She said to her maid, "Have you cleaned the room?"
Answer: She asked her maid if she had cleaned the room.

22. He said to her, "Is it raining very heavily now?"
Answer: He asked her if it was raining very heavily then.

Exercise 5

1. My father said to me, "Where are you going?"
Answer: My father asked me where I was going.

2. The teacher said to her, "How did you do that?"
Answer: The teacher asked her how she had done that.

3. The inspector said, "What is the matter?"
Answer: The inspector asked what the matter was.

4. She said, "Who will come to the pictures with me?"
Answer: She asked who would come to the pictures with her.

5. The old man said to me, "Where is the station?"
Answer: The old man asked me where the station was.

6. She said to her brother, "Which is your pen?"
Answer: She asked her brother which was his pen.

7. My father said to me, "Why have you failed in your test?"
Answer: My father asked me why I had failed in my test.

8. The teacher said to Mohan, "Why are you telling a lie!"
Answer: The teacher asked Mohan why he was telling a lie.

9. The policeman said to me, "What are you doing here?"
Answer: The policeman asked me what I was doing there.

10. I said to him, "Why did you not tell me the truth?"
Answer: I asked him why he had not told me the truth.

11. I said to the tailor, "When will my dress be finished?"
Answer: I asked the tailor when my dress would be finished.

12. My sister said to me, "Why are you so sad?"
Answer: My sister asked me why I was so sad.

13. The librarian said to Misha, "Which book are you taking?"
Answer: The librarian asked Misha which book she was taking.

14. My friend said to me, "Where shall we meet tonight?"
Answer: My friend asked me where we/they should meet that night.

15. She said to me, "How do you know that?"
Answer: She asked me how I knew that.

16. I said to Manu, "How do you like this cake?"
Answer: I asked Manu how he liked that cake.

17. He said, "Where shall I go?"
Answer: He asked where he should go.

18. He said to me, "Where have you put my pencil?"
Answer: He asked me where I had put his pencil.

19. I said to her, "What is he thinking?"
Answer: I asked her what he was thinking.

Exercise 6

1. The father said to his son, "Honesty is the best policy."
Answer: The father told his son that honesty is the best policy.

2. My friend said, "I never tell lies."
Answer: My friend said that he never tells lies.

3. He said, "Truth always wins."
Answer: He said that truth always wins.

4. My friend said to me, "I go out for a walk daily."
Answer: My friend told me that he goes out for a walk daily.

5. The teacher said to us, "The earth moves around the sun."
Answer: The teacher told us that the earth moves around the sun.

6. I said to him, "Might is right."
Answer: I told him that might is right.

 

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