Direct Speech to Indirect Speech worksheet for Grade 6 English students.

Let's solve each of these direct speech sentences by converting them into indirect (reported) speech. We'll follow the rules for changing direct to indirect speech:

🔹 Key Rules:

- Remove quotation marks.
- Change pronouns and tenses if needed (backshift).
- Adjust time expressions (e.g., "now" → "then", "today" → "that day").
- Use reporting verbs like *said*, *asked*, *exclaimed*, etc.
- For questions, change to a statement form using *if* or *whether*.

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✔ Solutions:

#### 1. I said, “Let’s go and play now.”
→ I suggested going and playing then.

> Explanation: "Let’s" becomes "suggested going"; "now" changes to "then".

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#### 2. He said, “Come back home soon, it may rain.”
→ He told me to come back home soon as it might rain.

> Explanation: Imperative ("Come back") becomes "told me to come back"; "may" → "might" (backshift).

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#### 3. She said, “The movie was boring.”
→ She said that the movie had been boring.

> Explanation: Past tense "was" becomes past perfect "had been" because the original is in the past.

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#### 4. They said, “Everyone can join us for the picnic.”
→ They said that everyone could join them for the picnic.

> Explanation: "can" → "could" (backshift), "us" → "them".

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#### 5. John said, “It is frustrating that the WiFi is slow today.”
→ John said that it was frustrating that the WiFi was slow that day.

> Explanation: Present tense → past tense; "today" → "that day".

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#### 6. Chan exclaimed, “Isn’t this boring to do.”
→ Chan exclaimed that it was boring to do.

> Explanation: Exclamatory question → declarative sentence; "Isn't this..." becomes "it was boring".

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#### 7. Mom said, “It is time that you started studying,” to Eva.
→ Mom told Eva that it was time that she started studying.

> Explanation: Reporting to Eva → use "told Eva"; "is" → "was", "you" → "she".

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#### 8. Teacher said, “It is important to wake up on time on school days.”
→ The teacher said that it was important to wake up on time on school days.

> Explanation: Simple backshift — "is" → "was". No other changes needed.

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#### 9. ‘Do you have green legs?’ Asked the little girl to the giant.
→ The little girl asked the giant if he had green legs.

> Explanation: Question → reported with "if"; "you" → "he"; verb tense stays present (no time shift needed here since it's general).

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✔ Final Answers:

1. I suggested going and playing then.
2. He told me to come back home soon as it might rain.
3. She said that the movie had been boring.
4. They said that everyone could join them for the picnic.
5. John said that it was frustrating that the WiFi was slow that day.
6. Chan exclaimed that it was boring to do.
7. Mom told Eva that it was time that she started studying.
8. The teacher said that it was important to wake up on time on school days.
9. The little girl asked the giant if he had green legs.

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Let me know if you'd like explanations for any specific rule! 😊