Direct and Indirect Speech English Worksheet for practice.
English worksheet titled "Direct and Indirect Speech" from skoolon.com, featuring 10 sentences to convert from direct to indirect speech.
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Let's solve each sentence by converting it from direct speech to indirect (reported) speech. In indirect speech, we report what someone said without using their exact words. We usually change the tense, pronouns, time expressions, and adjust the structure accordingly.
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1. Change "said" to "told" or "asked", depending on context.
2. Use reporting verbs like "asked," "ordered," "requested," "advised," etc.
3. Adjust tenses (present → past, past → past perfect, etc.).
4. Change pronouns and possessives as needed.
5. Remove quotation marks and use a comma or conjunction like "that".
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Now let’s go through each sentence:
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1. The manager said, "Let us find a solution to this problem".
- This is a suggestion.
- "Let us" becomes "suggested that they should find..."
- Indirect speech:
✔ The manager suggested that they should find a solution to that problem.
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2. "Let the management suspend her," said Rosie.
- This is a request/command.
- "Let" → "requested that"
- Indirect speech:
✔ Rosie requested that the management should suspend her.
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3. I said, "Why don't you take a shortcut to the market?"
- This is a question (rhetorical or advice).
- "Why don't you..." → "asked why not..."
- Indirect speech:
✔ I asked why she didn't take a shortcut to the market.
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4. He said, "Please don't punish me."
- A polite request.
- "Please don't punish me" → "requested that he not be punished"
- Indirect speech:
✔ He requested that he not be punished.
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5. "Don't forget to sign your name before you leave," said the guard.
- A warning or reminder.
- "Don't forget" → "reminded... not to forget"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The guard reminded them not to forget to sign their names before they left.
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6. The nurse said to the patient, "You must take your first dose right now".
- A command with urgency.
- "Must" → "insisted that"
- "Right now" → "at once"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The nurse insisted that the patient must take his first dose at once.
*(Note: "must" can stay in present tense if the obligation remains true. Alternatively, use "should":)*
✔ The nurse told the patient that he should take his first dose immediately.
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7. She said, "Wear your tie James."
- A direct order.
- "Wear" → "told him to wear"
- Indirect speech:
✔ She told James to wear his tie.
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8. He said, "Take your books from the table Molly."
- A command.
- "Take" → "told Molly to take"
- Indirect speech:
✔ He told Molly to take her books from the table.
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9. The teacher said, "Do not shout in the class".
- A prohibition.
- "Do not shout" → "advised against shouting"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The teacher advised the students not to shout in the class.
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10. The mother said to the child, "Be careful!"
- A warning.
- "Be careful" → "warned the child to be careful"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The mother warned the child to be careful.
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1. The manager suggested that they should find a solution to that problem.
2. Rosie requested that the management should suspend her.
3. I asked why she didn't take a shortcut to the market.
4. He requested that he not be punished.
5. The guard reminded them not to forget to sign their names before they left.
6. The nurse told the patient that he should take his first dose immediately.
7. She told James to wear his tie.
8. He told Molly to take her books from the table.
9. The teacher advised the students not to shout in the class.
10. The mother warned the child to be careful.
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Rules for Converting Direct to Indirect Speech:
1. Change "said" to "told" or "asked", depending on context.
2. Use reporting verbs like "asked," "ordered," "requested," "advised," etc.
3. Adjust tenses (present → past, past → past perfect, etc.).
4. Change pronouns and possessives as needed.
5. Remove quotation marks and use a comma or conjunction like "that".
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Now let’s go through each sentence:
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1. The manager said, "Let us find a solution to this problem".
- This is a suggestion.
- "Let us" becomes "suggested that they should find..."
- Indirect speech:
✔ The manager suggested that they should find a solution to that problem.
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2. "Let the management suspend her," said Rosie.
- This is a request/command.
- "Let" → "requested that"
- Indirect speech:
✔ Rosie requested that the management should suspend her.
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3. I said, "Why don't you take a shortcut to the market?"
- This is a question (rhetorical or advice).
- "Why don't you..." → "asked why not..."
- Indirect speech:
✔ I asked why she didn't take a shortcut to the market.
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4. He said, "Please don't punish me."
- A polite request.
- "Please don't punish me" → "requested that he not be punished"
- Indirect speech:
✔ He requested that he not be punished.
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5. "Don't forget to sign your name before you leave," said the guard.
- A warning or reminder.
- "Don't forget" → "reminded... not to forget"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The guard reminded them not to forget to sign their names before they left.
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6. The nurse said to the patient, "You must take your first dose right now".
- A command with urgency.
- "Must" → "insisted that"
- "Right now" → "at once"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The nurse insisted that the patient must take his first dose at once.
*(Note: "must" can stay in present tense if the obligation remains true. Alternatively, use "should":)*
✔ The nurse told the patient that he should take his first dose immediately.
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7. She said, "Wear your tie James."
- A direct order.
- "Wear" → "told him to wear"
- Indirect speech:
✔ She told James to wear his tie.
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8. He said, "Take your books from the table Molly."
- A command.
- "Take" → "told Molly to take"
- Indirect speech:
✔ He told Molly to take her books from the table.
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9. The teacher said, "Do not shout in the class".
- A prohibition.
- "Do not shout" → "advised against shouting"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The teacher advised the students not to shout in the class.
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10. The mother said to the child, "Be careful!"
- A warning.
- "Be careful" → "warned the child to be careful"
- Indirect speech:
✔ The mother warned the child to be careful.
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✔ Final Answers:
1. The manager suggested that they should find a solution to that problem.
2. Rosie requested that the management should suspend her.
3. I asked why she didn't take a shortcut to the market.
4. He requested that he not be punished.
5. The guard reminded them not to forget to sign their names before they left.
6. The nurse told the patient that he should take his first dose immediately.
7. She told James to wear his tie.
8. He told Molly to take her books from the table.
9. The teacher advised the students not to shout in the class.
10. The mother warned the child to be careful.
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