direct & indirect speech section section 9 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

“I went for a long walk yesterday”, said Monikaviya.

a) Monikaviya said that she had gone for a long walk the day before.

b) Monikaviya said that she had gone for a long walk yesterday.

c) Monikaviya said that she went for a long walk the day before.

d) Monikaviya said that I went for a long walk yesterday.

Question : 2

Babu said, “I’ve told my friends you’ll be here.”

a) Babu said that he has told his friends that I will be here.

b) Babu said that he told his friend that I will be there.

c) Babu said that he had told his friends that I would be there.

d) Babu said that he had told his friends that I would be here.

Question : 3

Martha said, “I am going to Mexico next year.”

a) Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.

b) Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.

c) Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.

d) Martha said that she had been going to Mexico next year.

Question : 4

I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?"

a) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.

b) I asked him where had he lost the pen I had brought him the previous day.

c) I asked him where he had lost the pen I have brought for him the previous day

d) I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought him yesterday.

Question : 5

You said, ‘They were busy the whole day.”

a) You said that they had been busy the whole day.

b) You said that they have been busy the whole day.

c) You said that they were busy the whole day.

d) You said that they had busy the whole day.

Question : 6

“What a stupid fellow you are I” she remarked.

a) She exclaimed in disgust how he could be so stupid.

b) She asked him what a stupid fellow he was.

c) She exclaimed that he was a very stupid fellow.

d) She exclaimed that what a stupid fellow he was