Direct and indirect speech practice questions

• Direct speech: Do you want to come with me? • Reported speech: She asked me if I wanted to come with her. • Direct speech: Where did you go last weekend? • Reported speech: Dave asked me where I had gone the previous weekend. • Direct speech: Why are you studying English? • Reported speech: She asked me why I was studying English. • I'm working in Dallas today. / He said he _____ (work) in Dallas that day. • I think he will win the election. / She said she _____ (think) he _____ (win) the election. • Anna lives in London. / Peter says Anna _____ (live) in London. • My father is going to visit us next week. / Frank said his father ______ (visit) them the following week. • They bought a brand new Mercedes! / She said they _____ (buy) a brand new Mercedes. • I have worked at the company since 1997. / She said she _____ (work) at the company since 1997. • They are watching TV at the moment. / She said they _____ (watch) TV at that moment. • Francis drives to work every day. / He said Francis _____ (drive) to work every day. • Alan thought about changing his job last year. / Alan said that he _____ (thought) about changing his job the previous year. • Susan is flying to Chicago tomorrow. / Susan said she _____ (fly) to Chicago the next day. • George went to the hospital last night. / Peter said that George _____ (go) to the hospital the preceding night. • I enjoy playing golf on Saturdays. / Ken says that he _____ (enjoy) playing golf on Saturdays. • I will change jobs soon. ...

This is a part of 75 day plan (Click here) . To download these questions as pdf (Click Here) or Attempt this as Quiz (Click Here) Answers to all the questions are provided at the bottom of the Blog. To get daily updates about practice problems join our Telegram group and WhatsApp group . Practice Problems In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech Question 1: She asked me, “How is your father?” A: She asked me how was my father B: She asked me how my father is C: She asked me how my father was D: She asked me about the condition of my father Question 2: My uncle said, ‘I will be here again tomorrow” A: My uncle said that he would be there again tomorrow B: My uncle said that he would be here again tomorrow C: My uncle said that he will be here again the next day D: My uncle said that he would be there again the following day Question 3: Nita said to the teacher, “Could you please repeat the question?” A: Nita requested the teacher whether she could please repeat the question B: Nita asked the teacher whether she could please repeat the question C: Nita requested the teacher to repeat the question D: Nita asked the teacher if she could please repeat the question Question 4: Mohan’s father asked him, “Have you passed the examination?” A: Mohan’s father asked him whether he had passed the examination B: Mohan was asked b...

About This Quiz & Worksheet Our fun worksheet/quiz combo tests your knowledge regarding both direct and indirect speech. When taking this quiz, you'll be asked questions about the characteristics of indirect and direct speech, how they're similar and different and how to transform sentences using direct speech into sentences using indirect speech. Quiz & Worksheet Goals Our quiz checks your ability to: • Define direct speech and its characteristics • Explain what indirect speech is • Transform sentences using direct speech into sentences using indirect speech Skills Practiced • Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding what characterizes indirect speech • Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related direct speech vs. indirect speech lesson • Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer questions about how sentences using direct speech can be transformed into indirect speech • Making connections - use understanding of the concept of how indirect and direct speech differ from one another Additional Learning If you'd like to learn more about this topic, be sure to take a look at the informative lesson titled Direct vs. Indirect Speech: Definition, Rules & Examples. By reviewing this lesson, you'll learn how to: • Identify the other name for direct speech • Give another name for indirect speech • Explain what happens to the verb when changing a direct speech phrase into indirect speech • What Are t...

Look at these examples to see how we can tell someone what another person said. direct speech: 'I love the Toy Story films,' she said. indirect speech: She said she loved the Toy Story films. direct speech: 'I worked as a waiter before becoming a chef,' he said. indirect speech: He said he'd worked as a waiter before becoming a chef. direct speech: 'I'll phone you tomorrow,' he said. indirect speech: He said he'd phone me the next day. Try this exercise to test your grammar. Grammar test 1 Read the explanation to learn more. Grammar explanation Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel. indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank. In indirect speech, we often use a tense which is 'further back' in the past (e.g. worked) than the tense originally used (e.g. work). This is called 'backshift'. We also may need to change other words that were used, for example pronouns. Present simple, present continuous and present perfect When we backshift, present simple changes to past simple, present continuous changes to past continuous and present perfect changes to past perfect. 'I travel a lot in my job.' • Jamila said that she travelled a lot in her job. 'The baby's sleeping!' • He told me the baby was sleeping. 'I've hurt my leg.' • She said she'd hurt her leg. Past simple and past continuous When we backshift, past simple usually changes to past ...