Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:
Charu said to her friend, “I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.”
Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting
Option (a) is correct. The tense is correctly changed, “I want” becomes “she wanted”, and time reference “tomorrow” is changed to “the next day”.
Convert from indirect speech to direct speech:
The teacher asked her students why they had been quiet in the previous class.
Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:
Nitin said to his brother, “What a beautiful painting it is!”
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
| I. The policeman said to us, "Where are you going?" | The policeman asked where were we going. |
| II. "Call the first witness", said the Judge. | The Judge said them to call the witness first. |
Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The lion asked the lioness, "Where will you hide yourself, until I return?”
Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
Sushant said to the elderly lady, “Madam, you can take my place and stand here in the queue.”
Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
Dev said to his mother, “Don’t worry we’ll soon find a way out of this crisis.”
Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Neha said to me, “I am going to see a movie today.”
Direction: Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Frank said to Albert, “ How is your search for a new house coming along?”