Reported Speech Test 3

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Question 1
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Clara: Do you know Sachin Tendulkar?
Convert the sentence into indirect speech.

A
Clara asked me if I knew Sachin Tendulkar.

B
Clara said that I knew Sachin Tendulkar.

C
Clara asked me if I am knowing Sachin Tendulkar.

D
Clara asked me if I had known Sachin Tendulkar.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Clara asked me if I knew Sachin Tendulkar'. As in direct speech the sentence is in simple present tense, the indirect speech would be reported in simple past tense. Also, since it is a question, it should use 'ask' and 'if'.
Question 2
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The teacher said, "I am going to take the test tomorrow".
Convert the sentence into indirect speech.

A
The teacher said that she will take the test tomorrow.

B
The teacher said that she will be taking the test tomorrow.

C
The teacher said that she was going to take the test tomorrow.

D
The teacher said that she will have been taking the test tomorrow.

Solution

The sentence in indirect speech would be 'The teacher said that she was going to take the test tomorrow' as the direct speech is in present continuous tense; so the indirect speech would be in past continuous tense.
Question 3
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My mother said, "clean your room now".
Convert the sentence into indirect speech.

A
My mother said that I am going to clean the room now.

B
My mother is saying that I should clean the room now.

C
My mother said that I should clean the room now.

D
My mother told me to clean the room now.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'my mother told me to clean my room now'. As the sentence is in affirmative form, it should use 'told me to' in indirect speech.
Question 4
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Steve said to Cathy, "I was out of town last week".
Convert the given sentence into indirect speech.

A
Steve told Cathy that he was out of town last week.

B
Steve told Cathy that he was going to be out of town last week.

C
Steve told Cathy that he is out of town last week.

D
Steve told Cathy that he had been out of town last week.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the statement would be 'Steve told Cathy that he had been out of town last week'. As the direct speech is in simple past tense, the indirect speech would be reported in past perfect tense.
Question 5
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Jenny said, “My dog slipped from the stairs yesterday”.

Convert the sentence into indirect speech.

A
Jenny said that her dog had slipped from the stairs the previous day.

B
Jenny said that her dog had been slipping from the stairs yesterday.

C
Jenny said that her dog slips from the stairs yesterday.

D
Jenny said that her dog was slipping from the stairs the previous day.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Jenny said that her dog had slipped from the stairs the previous day'. As the direct speech is in simple past tense, the indirect speech would be reported in past perfect tense.
Question 6
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Julia: Have you been to London before?
Convert the question into indirect speech.

A
Julia asked me if I had been to London before

B
Julia said to me if I had been to London before

C
Julia told me that I had been to London before

D
Julia asked me if I went to London before

Solution

In the indirect speech, the question would be 'Julia asked me if I had been to London before'. As the direct speech is in present perfect tense, the indirect speech would be in past perfect tense. Also, the sentence to be reported is in question form, it should use 'if'.
Question 7
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Read the sentence given in direct speech and convert the sentence into indirect speech.

Richard, “I am going for a picnic”.

A
Richard said that he is going for a picnic.

B
Richard said that he was going for a picnic.

C
Richard said that he will be going for a picnic.

D
Richard said that he had gone for a picnic.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Richard said that he was going for a picnic'. As the direct speech is in present continuous tense, the indirect speech would be reported in past continuous tense.
Question 8
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She said, “I met my best friend three years ago”.

Convert the sentence into indirect speech.

A
She said that she had been meeting her best friend three years ago.

B
She said that she was meeting her best friend three years before.

C
She said that she had met her best friend three years ago.

D
She said that she had met her best friend three years before.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'She said that she had met her best friend three years before'. As the direct speech is in simple past tense, the indirect speech would be reported in past perfect tense. Also, 'ago' changes to 'before' in indirect speech.
Question 9
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Mother: Help your sister.
Convert the sentence into indirect speech.

A
Mother requested me to help my sister.

B
Mother is asking me to help my sister.

C
Mother told me to help my sister.

D
Mother said that I should help my sister.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Mother told me to help my sister'. As it is a command, the statement should use 'told me to' while reporting the speech.
Question 10
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Reporter: Stephen has been chosen as the President of the association.
Convert the sentence into indirect speech.

A
The reporter said that Stephen have been chosen as the President of the association.

B
The reporter said that Stephen is going to be chosen as the President of the association.

C
The reporter said that Stephen was chosen as the President of the association.

D
The reporter said that Stephen had been chosen as the President of the association.

Solution

In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'The reporter said that Stephen had been chosen as the President of the association'. As the direct speech is in present perfect tense, the indirect speech would be reported in past perfect tense.

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Reported Speech Test 3

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Question 1

Clara asked me if I knew Sachin Tendulkar.

Clara said that I knew Sachin Tendulkar.

Clara asked me if I am knowing Sachin Tendulkar.

Clara asked me if I had known Sachin Tendulkar.

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Question 2

The teacher said that she will take the test tomorrow.

The teacher said that she will be taking the test tomorrow.

The teacher said that she was going to take the test tomorrow.

The teacher said that she will have been taking the test tomorrow.

Solution

Question 3

My mother said that I am going to clean the room now.

My mother is saying that I should clean the room now.

My mother said that I should clean the room now.

My mother told me to clean the room now.

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Question 4

Steve told Cathy that he was out of town last week.

Steve told Cathy that he was going to be out of town last week.

Steve told Cathy that he is out of town last week.

Steve told Cathy that he had been out of town last week.

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Question 5

Jenny said that her dog had slipped from the stairs the previous day.

Jenny said that her dog had been slipping from the stairs yesterday.

Jenny said that her dog slips from the stairs yesterday.

Jenny said that her dog was slipping from the stairs the previous day.

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Question 6

Julia asked me if I had been to London before

Julia said to me if I had been to London before

Julia told me that I had been to London before

Julia asked me if I went to London before

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Question 7

Richard said that he is going for a picnic.

Richard said that he was going for a picnic.

Richard said that he will be going for a picnic.

Richard said that he had gone for a picnic.

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Question 8

She said that she had been meeting her best friend three years ago.

She said that she was meeting her best friend three years before.

She said that she had met her best friend three years ago.

She said that she had met her best friend three years before.

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Question 9

Mother requested me to help my sister.

Mother is asking me to help my sister.

Mother told me to help my sister.

Mother said that I should help my sister.

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Question 10

The reporter said that Stephen have been chosen as the President of the association.

The reporter said that Stephen is going to be chosen as the President of the association.

The reporter said that Stephen was chosen as the President of the association.

The reporter said that Stephen had been chosen as the President of the association.

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