Wednesday, 14 October 2026

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH SENTENCES -NEW PATTERN EXERCISES WITH Answers & Explanation

 





Change the  Narration of the following Sentences.-Choose the correct option out of given ones  as answer 


EXERCISE

I

1.

The mother told the neighbourer that they had gone to their village the previous day.

a) The mother said to the neighbourer,"  We had gone to our village yesterday."
b) The mother said to the neighbourer,"  We have gone to our village yesterday."
c) The mother said to the neighbourer,"  We went to our village yesterday."
d) The mother said to the neighbourer,"  We were gone to our village yesterday."



2.

She said that she had been waiting for me for two hours.

a) She said," I have been waiting for you for two hours." 
b) She said," I was waiting for you for two hours." 
c) She said," I had been waiting for you for two hours." 
d) She said," I am waiting for you for two hours." 


3.

He said that he had been living in this house since his childhood.

a) He said," I have been living in this house since my childhood."
b) He said," I am living in this house since my childhood."
c) He said," I was living in this house since my childhood."
d) He said," I have lived in this house since my childhood."


4.

Rajesh said to Reena,"I have now realised that the books lying on the table actually belong to one of my friends."

a) Rajesh told Reena that he had been realised that the books lying on the table actually belonged to one of my friends.
b) Rajesh told Reena that he has then realised that the books lying on the table actually belonged to one of my friends.
c) Rajesh told Reena that he had now realised that the books lying on the table actually belonged to one of his friends.
d) Rajesh told Reena that he has now realised that the books lying on the table actually belonged to one of his friends.


5.

The farmer told the moneylender that he had already paid his dues and nothing was due then.

a) The farmer said to the money lender," I have already paid my dues and nothing is due now."
b) The farmer said to the money lender," I had already paid my dues and nothing is due now."
c) The farmer said to the money lender," I  paid my dues and nothing is due now"
d) The farmer said to the money lender," I  pay my dues and nothing is due now."

ANSWERS
1.c 2.a 3.a 4.c 5.a


II

1.

The visitor exclaimed that the child was very beautiful.

a) The visitor said, " What a beautiful the child is!
b) The visitor exclaimed, " How a beautiful the child is!"
c) The visitor surprised, " What a beautiful the child is!"
d) The visitor told, " The child is very beautiful!"

2

His mother said to him,"If you do not mend your ways your life will be spoilt."

a) His mother requested him if he did not mend his ways his life will be spoilt. 
b) His mother advised him that if he did not mend his ways his life would be spoilt. 
c) His mother told him if he did not mend his ways his life will be spoilt. 
d) His mother said to him if he did not mend his ways his life will be spoilt. 


3

 The old man prayed that God might reward the traveller for helping him when everyone else had abandoned him.

a) The old man said to the traveller,"May God reward you for helping me when everyone else had abandoned me.
b) The old man said  ,"May God reward the traveller  for helping me when everyone else has abandoned me."
c)The old man said to the traveller,"May God reward your helping me when everyone else had abandon me."
d) The old man said to the traveller,"May God reward  for helping me when everyone else  abandoned me."


4

His father asked him why he had not informed him that he had not been keeping well for the previous two days.



a) His father said to him," Why you had not informed me that you did not keep well for the last two days?" 
b) His father said to him," Why you did not inform me that you had not kept well for the last two days?" 
c) His father said to him," Why  had you not informed me that you had not been keeping well for the last two days?" 
d) His father said to him," Why did you not inform me that you had not been keeping well for the last two days?" 


5

He told her that if she had attended the training programme, she would have learnt a lot of new things about artificial intelligence.

a) He said to her ,  " if you have attended the training programme, you would  learn a lot of new things about Artificial intelligence. "
b) He said to her ,  " if you  attended the training programme, you would have learnt a lot of new things about Artificial intelligence. "
c) He said to her ,  " Had you  attended the training programme, you would have learnt a lot of new things about Artificial intelligence. "
d) He said to her ,  " Had she  attended the training programme, she would  learn a lot of new things about Artificial intelligence. "

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