Indirect to Direct Speech

1. Indirect: She said that she was going to the market. Direct: She said, “___ going to the market.”
   • A) I was
   • B) I am
   • C) She is
   • D) She was
2. Indirect: John asked if I could help him with that. Direct: John asked, “___ help me with this?”
   • A) Can you
   • B) Could you
   • C) Will you
   • D) Shall you
3. Indirect: She promised that she would call me the next day. Direct: She said, “I ___ call you tomorrow.”
   • A) shall
   • B) can
   • C) will
   • D) would
4. Indirect: The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Direct: The teacher said, “The Earth ___ around the Sun.”
   • A) revolved
   • B) revolves
   • C) revolve
   • D) revolving
5. Indirect: He asked why I was late. Direct: He asked, “___ late?”
   • A) Why were you
   • B) Why you were
   • C) Why are you
   • D) Why you are
6. Indirect: She said that she had finished her homework. Direct: She said, “I ___ my homework.”
   • A) have finished
   • B) had finished
   • C) finished
   • D) will finish
7. Indirect: He requested me to open the window. Direct: He said, “___ open the window.”
   • A) Can you
   • B) Could you
   • C) Please
   • D) Would you
8. Indirect: They said that they would meet me at the airport. Direct: They said, “We ___ you at the airport.”
   • A) will meet
   • B) would meet
   • C) are meeting
   • D) meet
9. Indirect: He replied that he didn’t know the answer. Direct: He said, “I ___ the answer.”
   • A) don’t know
   • B) didn’t know
   • C) doesn’t know
   • D) know
10. Indirect: She told me that she wanted to speak to me. Direct: She said, “I ___ to speak to you.”
    • A) want
    • B) wanted
    • C) am wanting
    • D) have wanted

Answers:

1. B) I am
2. A) Can you
3. C) will
4. B) revolves
5. A) Why were you
6. A) have finished
7. C) Please
8. A) will meet
9. A) don’t know
10. A) want