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

 

Put the following Direct Speech sentences into Indirect Speech:

Exercise: 1

1. He says that he likes animals.

2. Misha will say that she is busy now.

3. Pritam says that he cannot help me/him.

4. He has told you that he is coming.

5. Rama will tell you that he is tired of this work.

6. Anil says that they are now ready.

7. Kitty says that she has a toy for me/him.

8. Leela is telling her mother that she has learnt her lesson.

9. Mohan says that he has been working since morning.

10. Mrs. Das says that she will give Sunita a new frock.

11. The magician says that he will show us/them a new trick.

12. The teacher has told him that he is not working hard enough.

13. My servant says that he will answer the phone.

14. He will say that he doesn't know me/him.

15. Mohan says that he is giving a party this week to all his friends.

Exercise: 2

1. I told my teacher that I needed his help, sir.

2. He told me that I was wasting my time.

3. The boy told his mother that he had spoken the truth.

4. He said that his cow had died last week.

5. He told me that he would go to Delhi the next day.

6. Sheela told me that she might stay there.

7. I told her that Mohan had met me the previous year.

8. She told her husband that they would be there soon.

9. Rama told me that he could not come next week. 

10. Misha told her that she was living in Delhi.

11. He said that he could come any time next week.

12. The mother said that they had gone away the previous day.

13. He told the doctor that he had fallen downstairs. 

14. I told him that I should leave it on the table.

15. He said that he had been stupid. 

16. He told the teacher that he was sorry for he was late.

17. She said that she had broken her glasses.

18. Mohan said that he had been ill the previous day.

19. The boy said that he had never been there before. 

20. She told her that she had done her homework. 

21. The doctor told her that she might have to stay in bed for a week.

22. I told her that I didn't know what he would say.

Exercise: 3

1. He asked the beggar to go away. 

2. I asked her to go there.

3. The teacher asked the boys to run away. 

4. The principal asked him to pay the fees at once. 

5. They asked her to play the piano. 

6. She asked me to have a cup of tea.

7. I asked my servant to clean my shoes. 

8. The mother asked her son to wash his face

9. He asked us to give him another. 

10 she asked her friend to come at 5 O, clock. 

11. He asked me to clean that myself. 

12. I asked the shopkeeper to wraped that up in a piece of paper.

13. The teacher asked Arun to do his buttons up.

14. I asked misha to leave that on the piano.

15. The officer asked the clerk to mind his language.

16. He asked me to hut the door.

17. My father asked me trust in God.

18. The boy asked his father to forgive him that time.

19. The teacher asked the boys to be attentive in the class.

20. The beggar asked me to give him a piece of bread.

21. Mohan asked his servant to go and post that letter at once.

22. He asked her to get her hair cut.

23. The teacher asked the boys to look at the blackboard.

24. My father asked me not to waste my time.

25. She asked him not to sit on her bed.

26. I asked Mohan not to try to be funny.

27. The officer asked him not to put his elbow on the table.

28. The father asked the children not to spill that on the carpet.

 

Exercise: 4

1. I asked her if she had lost her pen.

2. Mohan asked his driver if the car was ready.

3. Teacher asked john if he knew Hindi.

4. She asked me if I was going to school that day. 

5. I asked Abdul if he was coming to the meeting. 

6. She asked Richa if she was enjoying herself. 

7. I asked if she always wears silk stockings. 

8. She asked me if I was going for a walk.

9. Misha asked if she looks all right. 

10. The girls asked if the grapes were sour.

11. He asked if it was the time to go then.

12. I asked it the taxi would be there at eight o'clock.

13. He asked me if I could hear that noise. 

14. I asked my servant if he had cleaned my shoes. 

15. She asked if she might use his/my telephone.

16. The traveller asked if I/he slept in the afternoons.

17. The traveller asked me if I could tell him the way to the station.

18. Hari asked his father if he could go to the pictures that night.

 19. Pran asked Prem if he had been present at the meeting the previous night.

20 I asked her if she wanted my help.

21. She asked her maid if she had cleaned the room.

22. He asked her if it was raining very heavily then.

 

Exercise: 5

1. My father asked me where I was going.

2. The teacher asked her how she had done that.

3. The inspector asked what the matter was.

4. She asked who would go to the pictures with him.

5. The old man asked me where the station was.

6. She asked her brother which was his pen.

7. My father asked me why I had failed in my test.

8. The teacher asked Mohan why he was telling a lie.

9. The policeman asked me what I was doing there.

10. I asked him why he had not told me the truth.

11. I asked the tailor when my dress would be finished.

12 My sister asked me why I was so sad.

14. The librarian asked Misha which book I was taking.

15. My friend asked me where they would meet that night.

16. She asked me how I knew that.

17. I asked Manu how he liked that cake.

18. He asked where I would go.

19. He asked me where I had put his pencil.

20. I asked her what he was thinking.

 

Exercise : 6

1. The father told his son that honesty is the best policy.

2. My friend said that he never tells lies.

3. He said that truth always wins.

4. My friend told me he goes out for a walk daily.

5. The teacher told us that he earth moves around the sun.

6. I told him that might is right.