The document provides examples of direct and indirect speech. It includes sentences in direct speech and their equivalent conversions to indirect speech. There are multiple examples provided with the direct speech followed by the indirect speech version. The document aims to demonstrate how to properly change direct quotations into indirect reported statements, questions and commands through various examples.

1. DIRECT AND INDIRECT
SPEECH
EXERCISES

2. Change the sentences into Indirect Speech.
• Jahnavi said, “I have completed my work just now.”
• Nandini said to me, “you have to complete your work.”
• She said, “he and you are good friends.”
• He said, “I can understand the poem.”
• Suseela said to her mother, “I am too busy to help you now.”
• The farmer said, “there were no rains last year.”
• She said to her son, “Is there sufficient water in the tank?”
• The driver said , “Did the passenger take his ticket?”
• The stranger said, “Have you seen my glasses?”

3. Answers :
• Jahnavi said that she had completed her work just then.
• Nandini told me that I had to complete my work.
• She said that he and I were good friends.
• He said that he could understand the poem.
• Suseela told her mother that she was too busy to help her then.
• The farmer said that there had been no rains the previous year.
• She asked her son if there was sufficient water in the tank.
• The driver enquired whether the passenger had taken his ticket.
• The stranger enquired if I had seen his glasses.

4. • The principal said to peon, “why are you standing here?”
• “Where did you buy this system?” said my friend to me.
• My teacher said, “How did they finish the work in two hours?”
• The old man said, “show me the way to a vegetable market place.”
• The policeman said to me, “walk on your left side.”
• The passenger said to the driver, “stop the bus. I must get down here.”
• Annapurna said to her daughter, “Don’t talk to strangers unless it is necessary.”
• The librarian said, “Don’t shout here. It will disturb others.”
• “Don’t spoil my drawing please,” Archimedes said to the Sicilian soldiers.

5. Answers :
• The principal asked the peon why he was standing there.
• My friend asked me where I had bought that system.
• My teacher enquired how they had finished the work in two hours.
• The old man requested me to show him the way to a vegetable market.
• The policeman ordered me to walk on my left side.
• The passenger asked the driver to stop the bus there because he must get down
there.
• Annapurna asked her daughter not to talk to strangers unless it was necessary.
• The librarian ordered us not to shout there as it would disturb others.
• Archimedes requested the

6. • “Help me please, I have no food for two days,” said he.
• The old man said to me, “Help me to cross the road please.”
• The villager said, “What a tall building it is”!
• He said, “Alas, I have committed a sin.”
• The villagers said “Oh God, we have lost all our hopes.”
• Shaw says, “if you don’t try to get what you like, you will be forced to like what you
get.”
• My mother always says to me, “you don’t know anything about the society.”

7. Answers :
• He requested me to help him as he had no food for two days.
• The old man requested me to help him to cross the road.
• The villager exclaimed that it was a tall building.
• He regretted that he had committed a sin.
• The villagers bemoaned that they had lost all their hopes.
• Shaw says that if we don’t try to get what we like, we will be forced to like what we
get.
• My mother always tells me that I don’t know anything about the society.

8. • He says, “life is dull.”
• He said, “the earth moves around the sun.”
• Kavitha said, “Kamakshi works very hard.”
• “Do you know when she will go home?” I said to him.
• Radha said, “I am busy?”
• Swapna said to me, “you are wrong.”
• Narmada said to me, “he is ill.”

9. Answers :
• He says that life is dull.
• He said that the earth moves around the sun.
• Kavitha said that Kamakshi worked very hard.
• I asked him if he knew when she would go home.
• Radha said that she was busy.
• Swapna told me that I was wrong.
• Narmada told me that he was ill.

10. • Rama said to Arjun, “go away.”
• He said to him “please wait here till I return.”
• He said to me “who lives in this house?”
• “May you live long”, she said.
• He said “Alas! I am undone”.
• He said “May your daughter recover soon.”

11. Answers :
• Rama ordered Arjun to go away.
• He requested him to wait there till he returned.
• He asked me who lived in that house.
• She wished that I might live long.
• He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.
• He prayed that my daughter might recover soon.

12. • “Put the books back,” said the librarian to Nandita.
• The doctor said to him, “what did you eat this morning?”
• “How cool the house is!” she said.
• Salil told his friend, “I do not enjoy reading science fiction.”
• “Ouch, the injection hurts!” the patient said.
• The teacher said, “Is anyone absent?”
• “Do you speak Marathi?” the girl asked me.
• “Where are my glasses?” she asked Rachel.
• “please make a skirt for my daughter,” the woman told the tailor.
• The captain said to the crew, “clear the deck.”
• He said, “the bell rings at 9 am”.

13. Answers :
• The librarian ordered Nandita to put the books back.
• The doctor asked him what he ate that morning.
• She exclaimed that the house was cool.
• Salil told his friend that he did not enjoy reading science fiction.
• The patient cried that the injection hurt.
• The teacher asked whether anyone was absent.
• The girl asked me if I spoke Marathi.
• She asked Rachel where her glasses were.
• The woman asked the tailor to make a skirt for her daughter.
• The captain ordered the crew to clear the deck.
• He said that the bell rang at 9 a.m.

14. • He said, “the bell rang.”
• He said, “the bell will ring.”
• He said, “Alex can ring the bell.”
• You said, “I want to get my sister a book.”
• We said to the hotel manager, “we are happy with our room.”
• He told her, “Where are you staying?”
• I told myself, “you must be brave.”
• I said, “she is in her room.”
• He said to me, “How delighted they are to be home!”
• Kamala said to her husband, “I cannot find the garden hose. Did you take it?”
• The fisherman said to his companions, “what a terrible storm! Let us wait for a while
though before returning to the store.

15. Answers :
• He said that the bell had rung.
• He said that the bell would ring.
• He said that Alex could ring the bell.
• You said that you wanted to get your sister a book.
• We said to the hotel manager that we were happy with our room.
• He asked her where she was staying.
• I told myself that I must be brave.
• I said that she was in her room.
• He exclaimed that they were delighted to be home.
• Kamala told her husband that she could not find the garden hose and asked him if
had taken it.
• The fisherman cried that it was a terrible storm but suggested to him companions
that they wait for a while before returning to the shore.

16. • Hasan said, “I am returning to Nagpur next Saturday.”
• “If I see Jai, I shall certainly bring him here,” said Dr Singh.
• “Helen writes very well,” said her friend.
• I said to the men, “you can keep your boxes in the room.”
• The nurse said to the patient, “Has the pain become worse?”
• Tony said to his teacher, “please give me another day to complete my work. I promise
to hand it in tomorrow morning.”
• “Take the certificates that you left here two days ago,” said the principal to the
student.
• “Don’t eat fruits and vegetables without first washing them,” said Lola to us.

17. Answers :
• Hasan said that he was returning to Nagpur the following Saturday.
• Dr. sing said that if he saw jai, he should certainly bring him there.
• Helen friend said that she wrote very well.
• I told the men that he could keep his boxes in the room.
• The nurse asked the patient that whether the pain had became worse.
• Tony asked his teacher to give him another day to complete his work and he
promised to hand it in the next day morning.
• The principal told the student to take the certificates that he left there two days
before.
• Lola told us to did not eat fruits and vegetables without first washing them.

18. • “Ramu has solved all the problems,” said the teacher.
• “Smoking is,” said the doctor, “injurious to health.”
• My brother said to me “give me a glass of water.”
• The boy said, “this plant has grown very tall.”
• The voter said, “we have a lot of problems.”
• The voter said, “Oh! They have come again!”
• The voter said to the leader “listen to us first.”
• The voter said to the leader “will you solve this problem?”
• The voter said to the leader, “when will you come again?”

19. Answers :
• The teacher said that Ramu had solved all the problems.
• The doctor said that smoking is injurious to health.
• My brother requested me to give him a glass of water.
• The boy said that that plant had grown very tall.
• The voter said that they had a lot of problems.
• The voter exclaimed that they had come again.
• The voter asked the leader to listen to them first.
• The voter asked the leader if /whether he would solve that problem.
• The voter questioned the leader when he would come again.

20. • The teacher said to you, “you are late again.”
• The teacher said to me “you have improved your performance.”
• The teacher said to Geetha, “you have to submit your assignments tomorrow.”
• The teacher said to Prudhvi, “when will you finish your computer course?”
• The teacher said to the students, “you must consult your parents.”

21. Answers :
• The teacher told you that you were late again.
• The teacher told me that I had improved my performance.
• The teacher told Geetha that she had to submit her assignments the
day.
• The teacher asked Prudhvi when he would finish his computer course.
• The teacher told the students that they should consult their parents.

22. • He said to me, “I am happy to be here this evening.”
• He said to her, “I bought a house.”
• He said to me, “I shall pay your fees tomorrow.”
• He said, “the sun rises in the east.”
• He said, “How many brothers have you?”
• “Have you no sense?” shouted the man.
• The student asked “where can I get an application form?”
• John said “will you play chess with me?”
• The doctor asked the patient, “what did you eat today?”
• “Are you the manager?” I said

23. Answers :
• He told me that he was happy to be there that evening.
• He told her that he had bought a house.
• He told me that he would pay my fees the next day.
• He said that the sun rises in the east.
• He asked me how many brother I had.
• The man shouted if he had any sense.
• The student enquired where he could get an application form.
• John asked me whether I would play chess with him.
• The doctor enquired the patient what he had eaten that day.
• I asked whether he was the manager.

24. • The teacher said to the boy, “Get out of the room.”
• The doctor said to the patient, “Do not smoke.”
• “Please take me to the officer”, said the visitor.
• Polonius said to Laertes, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”
• He said, “Let us wait for an hour.”
• He said to her, “Don’t go out now.”

25. Answers :
• The teacher asked / ordered the boy to get out of the room.
• The doctor advised the patient not to smoke.
• The visitor requested them to take him to the officer.
• Polonius advised Laertes to be neither a borrower nor a lender.
• He proposed that they should wait for an hour.
• He asked her not to go out then.

26. • He said “what a fool I am!”
• “How selfish I have been !” he said.
• He said, “Alas, I am ruined!”
• He said, “God save the king!”
• “What a lazy girl you are !” he said to Judy.
• “May our country be peaceful!” said they.
• “Hurrah! I have won again,” he said.
• He said, “Alas! How foolishly have I acted!”
• The captain said to the goalie, “Bravo! Well done.”
• The frank said, “what a feast it was!”

27. Answers :
• He exclaimed that he was a fool.
• He exclaimed that he had been very selfish.
• He exclaimed that he was ruined.
• He prayed that God might save the king.
• He exclaimed to Judy that she was a very lazy girl.
• They expressed their wish that their country might be peaceful.
• He exclaimed with joy tat he had won again.
• He exclaimed with regret that he had acted very foolishly.
• The captain applauded the goalie.
• The frank exclaimed that it was a great feast.

28. • I said, “my homework is over.”
• The committee stated “33% of the candidates have passed the exam.”
• He said, “Praveen is going to learn programming.”
• His sister said, “I have never seen a tiger.”
• My teacher said, “the revolves round the sun.”
• The student said, “oil floats on water.”
• Prasanth said to me, “I have passed the intermediate exam in first division.”

29. Answers :
• I said that my homework was over.
• The committee revealed that 33% of the candidates had passed the exam.
• He said that Praveen was going to learn programming.
• His sister said that she had never see a tiger.
• My teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun.
• The student said that oil floats on water.
• Prasanth told me that he had passed the Intermediate exam in first division.

30. • Srinu said, “I’ll cone tomorrow.”
• Javan said, “I have read this book.”
• Javan said, “These papers have to be removed from the table.”
• He said, “I saw your purse here on the table yesterday.”
• The girl asked him, “Can you sing with me?”
• The teacher asked the students, “Are you all going to the picnic?”
• The teacher said, “where did you go?”

31. Answers :
• Srinu said that he would come tomorrow.
• Javan said that he had read that book.
• Javan said that those papers had to be removed form the table.
• He said that he had seen my purse there on the table the previous day.
• The girl asked him if he could sing with her.
• The teacher asked the students whether they were all going to the picnic.
• The teacher asked them where they had gone.

32. • Lata’s father said, “when are you going to college?”
• I asked him, “who is the teacher?”
• She asked me, “what is your name?”
• He asked me, “where does your brother live?”
• He asked me, “Do you know Hindi?”
• He asked me, “why didn’t you go back to college?”
• He said, “please come with me.”

33. Answers :
• Lata’s father asked her when she was going to college.
• I asked him who the teacher was.
• She asked me what my name was.
• He asked me where my brother lived.
• He asked me if I knew Hindi.
• He asked me why I had not gone back to college.
• He asked me to go with him.

34. • The teacher said, “you may go home”.
• She said, “I’ll take you to the zoo.”
• He said, “close the door please.”
• The policeman said, “hands up!”
• Rajeev said “I have posted the letters.”
• Balu said “I am reading a book now.”
• Sonal said to me “I work in this office.”

35. Answers :
• The teacher permitted me to go home.
• She offered to take me to the zoo.
• He asked me to close the door.
• The policeman ordered him to put up his hands.
• Rajeev said that he had posted the letters.
• Balu said that he was reading a book then.
• Sonal told me that he worked in that office.

36. • The traveller said, “Can you tell me the way to the railway station?”
• Abhi said to Nayana, “please don’t go there.”
• “I’ve acted foolishly,” he said.
• “I’ve just received my progress report. Would you like to see it?” asked my younger
brother.
• Suman asked Goldie, “When did you arrive?”
• “Don’t go out too far in the jungle,” the villager said to the stranger.
• The teacher said to me, “I want to talk to you about your daughter’s progress.

37. Answers :
• The traveller asked me if I could tell him the way to the railway station.
• Abhi requested Nayana not to go there.
• He said that he had acted foolishly.
• My younger brother told me that he had just received his progress report and asked
if I would like to see it.
• Suman asked Goldie when she arrived.
• The villager advised the stranger not to go too far in the jungle.
• The teacher told me that she wanted to talk to me about my daughter’s progress.

38. • Sugandh said, “What wonderful news!”
• Meena said to me, “you’re late, I’ve been waiting for you since 3 o’ clock.”
• “Shut the door after you leave,” she told him curtly.
• “The book is interesting,” Rohith said.
• “I don’t believe you,” she said to the man.
• “I’ll be in Delhi next month, “Raman said.
• “I like ice-cream,” Mohit said.
• “I’ll see you tomorrow,” she said.

39. Answers :
• Sugandh exclaimed that it was wonderful news.
• Meena told me that I was late and added that she had been waiting for me from 3
clock.
• She asked him curtly to shut the door after he left.
• Rohith said that the book was interesting.
• She told the man that she didn’t believe him.
• Raman said that he would be in Delhi the following month.
• Mohit said that he liked ice-cream.
• She said that she would see me the next day.

40. • He says, “I am unwell.”
• Vasantha says, “I have passed the exam.”
• She says, “my brother is writing a letter.”
• Hemant says, “I will learn English.”
• Saraswathi says, “I like sweets.”
• He said, “The earth moves round the sun.”
• They said, “A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools.”
• The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east.”
• The boys said, “Oil floats on water.”
• She said, “A bird in had is worth tow in the bush.”

41. Answers :
• He says that he is unwell.
• Vasantha says that she has passed the exam.
• She says that her brother is writing a letter.
• Hemanth says that he will learn English.
• Saraswathi says that she likes sweets.
• He said that the earth moves round the sun.
• They said that a bad carpenter quarrels with his tools.
• The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
• The boys said that oil floats on water.
• She said that a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

42. • She said, “I am very poor.”
• He said, “we are in the playground.”
• Mohit said, “I don’t believe you.”
• John said to Mary, “you are innocent.”
• My father said to me, “They are late.”

43. Answers :
• She said that she was very poor.
• He said that they were in the playground.
• Mohit said that he didn’t believe me.
• John told Mary that she was innocent.
• My father told me that they were late.

44. • She said, “It may rain.”
• The boy said, “I can do it.”
• He said to me, “I shall meet your father.”
• Joseph said, “I will go home soon.”
• She said, “I can’t agree with you.”
• Raman said, “I have a problem.”
• The officer said to the clerk, “you must do it.”
• Balu said, “I don’t drink coffee.”
• Geetha said, “Raja will not lie.”
• Vidya said, “Sachin has a car.”

45. Answers :
• She said that it might rain.
• The boy said that he could do it.
• He told me that he would meet my father.
• Joseph said that he would go home soon.
• She said that she couldn’t agree with me.
• Raman said that he had a problem.
• The officer told the clerk that he had to do it.
• Balu said that he didn’t drink coffee.
• Geetha said that Raja would not lie.
• Vidya said that Sachin had a car.

46. • The boy said, “ I am doing my homework.”
• Ravi said, “I have met your brother.”
• Seetha said, “I waited for Ramu till 10 o’clock.”
• Rahim said, “John will have met the governor.”
• He said, “It is time I went to bed.”
• Radha said, “I have bought a watch for you.”
• Sunitha said, “I have been working on this novel for five years.”
• My father said to me, “you have done your work well.”
• Mohan said to me, “I met Suresh in Mumbai.”

47. Answers :
• The boy said that he was doing his homework.
• Ravi said that he had met my brother.
• Seetha said that she had waited for Ramu till 10 o’clock.
• Rahim said that John would have met the governor.
• He said that it was time he went to bed.
• Radha said that she had been watching Tv.
• He said that he had bought a watch for me.
• Sunitha said that she had been working on that novel for five years.
• My father told me that I had done my work well.
• Mohan told me that he had met Suresh in Mumbai.

48. • Abhinav said, “I have not stolen the necklace.”
• The villager said to the stranger, “I have never seen you.”
• Srinivas said, “I am reading a novel.”
• Shahid said, “My father went to Nizamabad yesterday.’’
• He said, “The children are having a bath now.”

49. Answers :
• Abhinav said that he had not stolen the necklace.
• The villager told the stranger that he had never seen him.
• Srinivas said that he was reading a novel.
• Shahid said that his father had gone to Nizamabad the previous day.
• He said that the children were having a bath.

50. • He said to me, “who lives in this house?”
• “Do you know when she will go home?” I said to him.
• Ramesh said to me, “How are you feeling?”
• She said, “Can you help me?”
• I said to him, “What are you doing here today?”
• My friend said, “Is Mr. Rao on leave?”
• Sumitra said, “Shall I switch on the fan?”
• She said, “Why didn’t he come?”
• Nirmala said to her friend, “Which magazines do you usually read?”
• He said, “Will you listen to such a man?”

51. Answers :
• He asked me who lived in that house.
• I asked him if he knew when she would go home.
• Ramesh asked me how I was feeling.
• She asked me if I could help her.
• I asked him what he was doing there that day.
• My friend asked if Mr. Rao was on leave.
• Sumitra asked whether she should switch on the fan.
• She wondered why he didn’t come.
• Nirmala asked her friend which magazines she usually read.
• He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.

52. • Rama said to Arjun, “Go away.”
• He said to him, “Please wait here till I return.”
• “Call the first witness”, said the Judge.
• “Open fire,” the officer said to the soldiers.
• My friend said, “Let’s sing together.”
• Mary’s father said to the Principal, “Please pardon my daughter.”
• They said to us, “Grow more trees.”
• The doctor said, “you must exercise everyday.”
• He said, “Sit down.”
• The manager said to the clerk, “Don’t come late.”

53. Answers:
• Rama ordered Arjun to go away.
• He requested him to wait there till he returned.
• The Judge commanded / ordered them to call the first witness.
• The officer ordered / commanded the soldiers to open fire.
• My friend suggested that we should sing together.
• Mary’s father requested the principal to pardon his daughter.
• They urged us to grow more trees.
• The doctor advised me to exercise everyday.
• He asked me to sit down.
• The manager advised the clerk not to come late.

54. • “May you live long,” he said.
• He said, “How beautiful the garden is!”
• He said, “Alas! I am undone.”
• “Many happy returns of the day”, said Mohsin.
• Harsha said to Suseela, “Good Morning.”
• He said, “Bravo! You have done well.”
• She said, “My God! I am ruined.”
• He said, “May your daughter recover soon.”
• “so help me, Heaven!” he cried, “I will never steal again.”
• Alice said, “How clever I am!”

55. Answers :
• She wished / prayed that I might live long.
• He exclaimed that the garden was very beautiful.
• He exclaimed sadly that he was undone.
• Mohsin wished him / her many happy returns of the day.
• Harsha wished Suseela good morning.
• He applauded him, saying that he had done well.
• She exclaimed bitterly that she was ruined.
• He prayed / hoped that my daughter might recover soon.
• He called upon Heaven to witness his resolve never to steal again.
• Alice exclaimed that she was very clever.