direct & indirect speech section section 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

He requested the boss to let him go on with his project.

a) He said to the boss “Let me go on with my project please”.

b) He told the boss "Go on with my project please"

c) He told the boss “Please go on with my project".

d) He said to the boss "You better let me go on with my project”.

Question : 2

John said to me, "Where have you been last night ?"

a) John asked me where I am the previous night.

b) John asked me where I had been the previous night

c) John asked me where I have been the previous night.

d) John asked me where had I been the previous night.

Question : 3

He said, "Ravi, why are you sounding so dejected today ?"

a) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so dejected today

b) He asked Ravi why he was sounding so dejected that day.

c) He asked to Ravi why he was sounding so dejected that day.

d) He asked Ravi why he sounded so dejected that day ?

Question : 4

Do as you wish, but don’t come and ask me for help if you get into difficulties.

a) He ordered me to do as I wished but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.

b) He told me that unless I did as I wished he would not come and help me if I got into difficulties where had he been all those

c) He told me to do as I wished but not to go and ask him for help if I got into difficulties.

d) He told me to do as he wished or he wouldn't come and help me if I got into difficulties.

Question : 5

He said to me, "I have often told you not to play with fire."

a) He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.

b) He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire

c) He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.

d) He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.

Question : 6

Tinu, where have you been all these days ? asked the Principal.

a) The Principal asked Tinu where had he been all those days.

b) The Principal asked to Tinu where was he all those days.

c) The Principal asked Tinu where he has been all those to remove the watermark

d) The Principal asked Tinu where he had been all those days.