NARRATION

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

1 She says, “I hope I am not late.” She says that she hopes she is not late.
2 They say, “We have done our duty.” They say that they have done their duty.
He says, “She has written me a very He says that she has written him a very
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encouraging letter.” encouraging letter.
He says, “I have not heard the latest news about He says that he has not heard the latest news
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her.” about her.
She says, “We love and respect our neighbours She says that they love and respect their
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very much.” neighbours very much.
The doctor says, “The patient is still in a state The doctor says that the patient is still in a state
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of coma.” of coma.
She says that they have shifted to another
7 She says, “We have shifted to another house.”
house.
The teacher says, “She has always been a good The teacher says that she has always been a
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student.” good student.
9 They say, “Our teacher is on leave today.” They say that their teacher is on leave today.
10 He says, “I want to speak to you.” He says that he wants to speak to me.
11 You will say, “She is cranky.” You will say that she is cranky.
12 You have said, “They are waiting outside.” You have said that they are waiting outside.
He exclaimed with joy that that was a
13 He said, “What a wonderful painting is this!”
wonderful painting.
14 Afshan said, “I am sewing mother’s shirt.” Afshan said that she was sewing mother’s shirt.
The mother said to her daughter, “May Allah The mother prayed to Allah to bless her
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bless you with a son!” daughter with a son.
She said, “What a pity you missed that She exclaimed with sorrow that I had missed
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function!” that function.
17 He said, “May Allah help me do my duty!” He prayed to Allah to help him do his duty.
18 The pupil said, “Where have I eased?” The pupil asked where he had eased.
He said, “How many chapters have you done He asked how many chapters I had done
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already?” already.
20 He said, “When will you come?” He asked when I would come.
21 He said, “Would that I was rich!” He wished that he had been rich.
She said to me, “Do not waste your time in idle She advised me not to waste my time in idle
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talk.” talk.
The mother said, “How did you fail in your The mother asked how I had failed in my
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examination.” examination.
24 She said to him, “Why did you come late?” She asked him why he had come late.
25 He said, “Alas! I am ruined.” He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
The girls exclaimed with joy that the sight was
26 The girls said, “What a beautiful sight!”
beautiful.
Rehana said, “Will you stop interfering my Rehana asked if I would stop interfering in her
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work?” work.
28 He said, “What do you want me to do?” He asked what I wanted him to do.
The father said to his son, “Don’t leave this The father ordered his son not to leave that
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room without my permission.” room without his permission.
I said to him, “Would that you were here on
30 I wished that he had been there on Sunday.
Sunday!”
31 He said to me, “Do you like music?” He asked me if I liked music.
32 He said, “Would that I was born in England!” He wished that he had been born in England.
The manager said, “How do you propose to The manager asked how I proposed to solve
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solve this problem?” that problem.
34 She said, “Are you going to Lahore today?” She asked if I was going to Lahore that day.
 She said, “I am helping my mother in the She said that she was helping her mother in the
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kitchen.” kitchen.
Roshana suggested that they should finish their
36 Roshana said, “Let us finish our work first.”
work first.
Adnan said, “Had you left Karachi before Adnan asked if I had left Karachi before
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writing this letter?” writing that letter.
38 The teacher said, “Do you make a noise?” The teacher asked if I made a noise.
39 I said to him, “Do you take exercise daily?” I asked him if he took exercise daily.
The stranger said, “Which is the way to The stranger asked which was the way to
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Shalimar Gardens?” Shalimar Gardens.
He said, “I completed my drawing half an hour He said that he had completed his drawing half
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ago.” an hour before.
42 He said, “Do you have any share in this firm?” He asked if I had any share in that firm.
The judge said, “Have you anything more to
43 The judge asked if I had anything more to say.
say?”
44 He said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?” He asked if I was not ashamed of myself.
They said, “Have you ever visited Murree
45 They asked if I had visited Murree Hills before.
Hills?”
46 He said, “The rain fell last night.” He said that the rain had fallen the night before.
She said that she had not gone to school the
47 She said, “I did not go to school yesterday.”
previous day.
48 He said, “Will you listen to me?” He asked if I would listen to him.
The mother said, “Shall we invite Qureshi The mother asked if they should invite Qureshi
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also?” also.
My father said to me, “Honesty is the best My father told me that honesty is the best
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policy.” policy.