Direct And Indirect Speech Quiz: Test Your Skills

In converting direct speech to indirect (or reported) speech, the tense usually shifts back one level to reflect the time elapsed from the original statement. Therefore, "I have finished" (present perfect tense) becomes "she had finished" (past perfect tense) in reported speech. Additionally, the pronoun changes from "I" to "she" to match the subject "Monica," and the verb "said" is followed by "that" to introduce the reported clause.

When we report someone's words without directly quoting them, we make a few changes. The verb tense shifts back in time, so "am going" becomes "was going." Pronouns also change to reflect who is speaking, so "I" becomes "she." And since it's not happening "now" anymore, we change that to "then." This keeps the meaning the same but shows it's a report of what was said.  

When we tell someone about a promise made in the past, we change "will" to "would." This shows the promise was made earlier. Also, instead of "tomorrow," we use "the next day" because it's not "tomorrow" from when we're speaking.  

Reporting verbs are the words we use to show that someone said something. They're like "said," "asked," "told," "explained," and so on. "Because" is different – it explains why something happens, not that someone said it.  

The correct answer is, "Martin said that he worked there every day." In indirect speech, we change the pronouns and tenses to reflect the perspective of the speaker. Since The speaker  is referring to a place Martin  is not currently in, "here" is changed to "there." Additionally, the present tense "work" is changed to past tense "worked" to match the context of the speaker’s statement being reported. The phrase "every day" remains unchanged as it is a time adverb that does not require any modification.

In indirect speech, we report what someone said without directly quoting them. This involves changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions. The verb "went" shifts to "had gone" (past perfect), "I" becomes "he," and "yesterday" changes to "the previous day" to maintain consistency with the past tense reporting verb "said."

The correct answer is, "Maria said that it was her car." In indirect speech, we change the pronouns and verb tenses to match the perspective of the person reporting the speech. Since the speaker  is referring to Maria  in the third person, the pronoun "my" changes to "her." Additionally, the present tense "is" changes to the past tense "was" to reflect the change in time.

In indirect speech, the tense of the verb often changes from present to past, and words like "this" and "these" shift to "that" and "those" to reflect the shift in perspective. In this case, "have to" becomes "had to," and "this game" becomes "that game." Therefore, the correct indirect speech is: "Jullie told me that she had to win that game."

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, certain changes need to be made to pronouns, tenses, and time expressions. In this case:

The pronoun "my" changes to "his" to reflect the change in speaker.

The modal verb "may" changes to "might" to indicate a shift from direct to indirect speech.

The time expression "tonight" changes to "that night" to reflect the past context.

The other options are incorrect because they either do not make all the necessary changes or introduce inaccurate information.

In transforming direct to indirect speech, Matthew's statement "I will go to school next year" becomes "Matthew said that he would go to school the following year." This conversion involves adjusting the tense and pronoun to reflect the reporting perspective while maintaining the essence of the original message.

In indirect speech, we report what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. Instead, we use a reporting verb (in this case, "said") and adjust the statement to fit within the context of reporting. So, in the original direct speech, your daughter said, "I can sleep alone." When converting it to indirect speech, we report that she made this statement by saying, "My daughter said that she could sleep alone."

When we report commands or requests, we use the infinitive form of the verb, like "to touch." And to make it negative, we put "not" before the infinitive. So, "Don't touch that!" becomes "She exclaimed not to touch that."  

Indirect questions are tricky! We change the word order so it's not like a question anymore. Instead of "Where is the library?" it becomes "where the library was." We also change the verb tense to the past ("was") to show that the question was asked in the past.

To correctly form the indirect speech of "He said, 'I am a man'," we need to make two key changes. First, we shift the tense of the verb "am" to "was" because the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense. Second, we change the pronoun "I" to "he" to reflect that we are reporting someone else's statement. This gives us the final indirect speech form: "He said that he was a man."