NARRATION CHANGE (REPORTED SPEECH)

Q. 1. Change into Indirect speech.

1. The teacher said to the students, “Read at least eight hours daily.”
2. The principal said to the boys, “Be quiet and listen to my words patiently.”
3. She said to me, “Lend me your pen.”
4. I said to Binay, “Go out of the room at once.”
5. My wife said to me, “Do as I say.”
6. He said, “Go away from here.”
7. She said, “Pawan, switch on the Radio.”
8. The doctor suggested to me, “Take medicine three times in a day.”
9. He said to his servant, “Shut the door.”
10. Mukesh said to Binay, “Please go to Patna Market with me.”
11. The saint said to him “Trust in God and do the right.”
12. The girl said, “Mamma, forgive me this time.”
13. I said to my teacher, “Pardon me, Sir.”
14. The elders said to the children, “Do not waste your time.”
15. He said to me, “Let me study.”
16. He said to me, “Wait here until I return.”
17. The master said to his servant, “Go and post this letter at once.”
18. I said to her, “Show me your identity card.”
19. He said to me, “Don’t go there.”
20. He said to his son, “Don’t smoke.”
21. She said to him, “Don’t sit here.”
22. The mother said to her daughter, “Be attentive in the class.”
23. He said, “Let me play in the garden.”
24. The beggar said to the old woman, “Please give me a piece of bread.”
25. The teacher said to the boys, “Work hard regularly.”

Q. 2. Change into Indirect speech.

1. Arun says, “There is no ink in the inkpot.”

2. The teacher says, “The girl was lazy.”
3. The principal says, “Sneha will fail.”
4. Mukesh will say, “Dinner is ready.”
5. Binay will say, “Nobody was in the room.”
6. Mr. Pandey will say, “Suresh will not pass.”
7. Veena said, “Anupam works very hard.”
8. Ajit said, “Rekha swims daily.”
9. She said, “Aman is working hard.”
10. They said, “The girls are playing cricket.”
 11. Ram said, “Sita has done her work.”
12. He said, “Binod has written the letter.”
13. She said, “The boy may pass.”
14. I said, “I can do the sum.”
15. Ajay said, “Raman returned at night.”
16. Meena said, “Mr. Thakur came at night.”
17. Nilu said, “All were laughing at the beggar.”
18. Vijay said, “All the girls are singing.”
19. The teacher said, “Manish will not pass.”
20. I said, “I shall try to help her.”
21. The teacher said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
22. Father said, “The earth moves round the sun.”
23. He said, “God loves all things below.”
24. Mohan said, “I am busy.”
25. He said, “I have done my work.”
26. He said, “I shall do my best.”
27. I said, “I will not go there.”
28. I said, “The publisher likes me.”
29. Mr. Prasad said, “You are wrong.”
30. Butan said to Mukesh, “You are a good boy.”

Exercise 13
Change the following sentences into indirect narration.

1. He says, “Mohan will write a letter.”

2. He says to me, “I will go to Mumbai tomorrow.”
3. He said to me, “I am reading a book.”
4. Ram said to me, “I can teach you.”
5. He said, “Mohan has been living here since 2000.”
6. He said, “The Sun rises in the East.”
7. He said, “The Moon revolves round the Earth.”
8. I said to her, “I wrote a letter.”
9. I said to her, “Have you learned your lesson?”
10. Ram says to me, “You are smart.”
11. He said to me, “Are you going to Vizag?”
12. I said to him, “Who teach you English?”
13. I said to Harsh, “Please help me.”
14. Mohan said to me, “Do not tell a lie.”
15. She said, “Good-bye Ramesh.”
Class-10– Subject – English Grammar
Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. He said to me, "Please give me your book for two days."

2. They said to us, "Why are you not playing?"
3. The teacher said, "All men are mortal."
4. Rita says, "I shall do it."
5. The boys said, "Hurrah! We have won the match."
6. The doctor said to the patient, "Why did you not come to me earlier?"
7. "Who are you, sir and why are you here?" he asked the gentleman.
8. The old woman said to me, "I lived here with my servant for a week."
9. He said to me, "What did you study yesterday?"
10. She said to her friend, "We cannot be quite happy here this place."
11. He said, "We cannot be happy in this life."
12. He said, "I will come here."
13. She said to me, "When shall I help you?"
14. I said to her, "Please, help me just now."
15. My teacher said, "Honesty is the best policy."
16. He said to me, "Can you spare some money for me?"
17. Mother said to me, "Did you go to school?" I replied, "Yes."
18. The Principal said to the clerk, "Have you sent my letter?"
19. The teacher said to the students, "Never disobey your parents."
20. Sohan’s father said to him, "Prepare your course thoroughly well before the
examination."
21. He said, "Let us go out for a walk."
22. He said to his friend, "Please lend me your book."
23. The boy said, "Alas! I have wasted my time all these years."
24. They said, "Hurrah! We have won the cricket match."
25. She said, "May God bless you!"

EXERCISE 77
Change the following into indirect speech —

1. He said, “I want to stay here this morning.”

2. She said, “These flowers are very beautiful.”
3. They said to her, “We shall see you tomorrow.”
4. He said, “I am going away tomorrow.”
5. She said to me, “I can’t give you money today.”
6. The boy said to his mother, “I shall not go to school today.”
7. He said, “My mother will come the day after tomorrow.”
8. I said, “I did it yesterday.”
9. She said, “I wrote to him the day before yesterday.”
10. The farmer said, “I bought the hen yesterday and I am going to sell it tomorrow.”
11. She said to me, “I couldn’t meet you last night, because I was so busy.”
 12. She said, “My husband died a year ago.”
13. Sita said to me, “I tried to do it yesterday but it couldn’t be done because you were
absent.”
14. She said, “I shall join the office next week.”
15. “I saw a wild animal in the garden yesterday,” said she.
16. “I was trying to do it yesterday,” he said.
17. “I am intending to do it tomorrow,” said the man.
18. “Yesterday Ram and I went to the river,” said he.
19. He said, “She arrived yesterday and will go tomorrow.”
20. “I can’t go there today because I am busy this time but I shall go tomorrow,” said
she.

EXERCISE 84
Put the following into indirect speech—

1. He said to me, “Why do you vex me?”

2. He said to me, “Why don’t you do as I command?”
3. She said, “What does Ram do?”
4. He said, “Why does he not respect you?”
5. He said to his brothers, “Why did you go there?”
6. I said to my friends, “Why didn’t you appear at the examination?”
7. The boys said to the old woman, “Why are you weeping?”
8. The teacher said to us, “Why were you absent?”
9. He said to Mohan, “What are you interested in?”
10. She said, “When is your mother coming?”
11. Ali said to me, “How were you preparing for the examination?”
12. She said to me, “Why have you no time for me?”
13. She said to me, “Why have you wanted to meet my father?”
14. She said to her, “When had he done the job?”
15. He said to her, “When will you give me your notebook?”
16. He said to the travellers, “What can I do for you?”
17. He asked, “Why should I help you?”
18. He said to me, “What is your father’s name?”
19. She asked, “What is your mother?”
20. They asked me, “Who are you and what do you want?”
21. He said, “Who disturbs you?”
22. She said, “Who can cheat me?”
23. They said to me, “Who is helping you?”
24. He asked, “Who killed your dog?”
25. She asked, “How many girls are dancing tonight?”
26. He said, “How much money can you give me for the service I have done to you?”
27. He said to me, “How many cows have you?”
28. They said, “Who will save us?”
29. “Whose car did you borrow last night?” she said to me.
 30. “Why do you think it may be dangerous?” I asked her.
31. “How many sleeping pills have you taken?” said the doctor.
32. “Why should I help you when you don’t care for me?” asked he.
33. He asked, “Which team won the match?”
34. He asked the stranger, “What are you and where are you coming from?”

EXERCISE 8
Change into Indirect Speech:

1. I said to Anand, “May you always be happy!”

2. She said to me, “May you prosper in life!”
3. The beggar said to me, “May you prosper in your venture!”
4. He said to his teacher, “Good morning, sir.”
5. She said, “May God bless Hari with a son!”
6. Ram said to his friend, “May you lead a happy life!”
7. My sister said to me, “May you succeed in your examination!”
8. The woman said to him, “May you be ruined!”
9. Mohan said, “May you have a happy journey!”
10. They said to me, “Many happy returns of the day!”
11. They said, “Long live our Prime Minister!”
12. They said to the couple, “Happy conjugal life!”
13. Ravi said, “Many happy returns of the day!”
14. My friend said to me, “Good morning, I am happy to see you.”
15. The hermit said to him, “May you live long!”
16. He said to me, “May you live long!”
17. The son said, “Good morning, Mamma!”
18. She said, “May God bless you!”

Change into Indirect Speech:

1. The farmers said to him, “We were always ready to help you.”
2. My mother said to my brothers, “I was making tea for you.”
3. He said to them, “I was waiting for you.”
4. They said, “We were struggling hard.”
5. He said, “I had to wait.”
6. She said, “I had no money at all.”
7. They said, “We were present.”
8. He said, “I had won the prize.”
9. They said to me, “We had not done that.”
10. She said to her, “I had nothing to do with you.”
11. I said to her, “I had been playing with you.”
12. She said to me, “We had been waiting for you.”
 13. He said to me, “The earth moves round the sun.”
14. He said, “When the cat is away the mice will play.”
15. The teacher said, “Labour never goes in vain.”
16. He said, “I get up in the morning.”
17. Ram said to me, “I love my country very much.”
18. My father said, “Time and tide wait for no man.”
19. He said, “We are mortal.”
20. She said, “We can’t escape death.”
21. I said, “Iron is more useful than gold.”
22. He said to me, “I know what you did.”
23. He said, “He was very polite and promised to do what he could for us.”
24. She said to me, “I don’t know what your mother will say when she finds me with
you.”

Change the following into indirect speech:

1. My father often said to me, “If you don’t work hard you will fail.”
2. “I will come to your place tomorrow,” Ram said.
3. The doctor said, “Don’t eat oily food.”
4. “Do you know that the socks you are wearing aren’t a pair?” I said.
5. He said to the servant, “Have you posted the letter?”
6. “Yes, but I was in a hurry that morning and these were the only ones I could find,”
he said.
7. She said, “May God bless you!”
8. They said, “Hurrah! We have won the cricket match.”
9. The Emperor said, “Let the minister be set free.”
10. Ram said to his brother, “Kindly help me.”
11. The patient said, “Doctor, end my pain please.”
12. He said, “I will arise and go to my father.”
13. He said to me, “Are you going away today?”
14. The saint said to the king, “May you be happy!”
15. The stranger said to me, “May I use your pen?”
16. Mother said to me, “Did you go to school?”
17. The captain said, “If the rain stops, the match will be played.”
18. He said to me, “Can you spare some money for me?”
19. The boy said, “Alas! I have wasted my time all these years.”
20. He said, “Let us go out for a walk.”
EXERCISE 88
Direction: Change the following into indirect speech:

1. He said, "I ate two mangoes."

2. She said to me, "You helped me."
3. He said to her, "I wanted to help you."
4. He said, "I was absent."
5. Ram said to me, "I was your friend."
6. The boy said, "I was playing in the field."
7. Gopal said to her, "I was going to you."
8. The child said to her mother, "I was playing with my friends."
9. They said to me, "We were your friends."
10. He said, "I had finished the work."
11. Ram said to me, "I had informed you."
12. He said to me, "I had been waiting for you."
13. They said, "We had been doing for years."
14. They said to the girls, "You danced well."
15. My mother said to my brothers, "I was making tea for you."
16. He said to me, "I was busy, so I did not help you."
17. He said, "I could pass the examination."
18. She said, "It might be dangerous."
19. The boys said to me, "We did not understand the lesson."
20. He said to me, "You should help me but I know that you will not help me because I
never helped you."

EXERCISE 73
Change the following into indirect speech—

1. He says, “I am reading my book.”

2. She says, “I am reading my book.”
3. You say, “I am reading my book.”
4. They say, “We are reading our books.”
5. Ram says to me, “I help you.”
6. I say to Ram, “I help you.”
7. Ram says to Lata, “I help you.”
8. Lata says to Ram, “I help you.”
9. They say to us, “We help you.”
10. He says to me, “I am your friend.”
11. She says to them, “I am your friend.”
12. I say to her, “I am your friend.”
13. Mohan says to Geeta, “I am your friend and you are my friend.”
14. The boys say to me, “We have no time for you.”
15. I say to them, “I have love for you.”
16. Ram says to Meena, “I help you because you help me.”
 17. They say to her, “We wanted to help you.”
18. She says to the boys, “You can’t defeat me.”
19. She will tell me, “I am ready to help you.”
20. She will tell the girls, “I have always supported you.”
21. He has said to them, “I don’t care for you.”
22. They say to me, “You must obey us.”
23. I say to them, “You must obey me.”
24. Ganesh says to Reena, “I need your pen.”
25. Reena says to Ganesh, “I need your pen.”

Change the following into indirect speech:

1. He said to me, "Are you poor?"

2. She said to me, "Am I not helpful to you?"
3. She said to me, "Were you busy?"
4. He said to her, "Was I not helping you?"
5. Ram said to me, "Are you going today?"
6. The boy said to his mother, "Have you sweets for me?"
7. He said to his friend, "Have I vexed you?"
8. He said to the farmers, "Have you enough money to buy sweets?"
9. He said to me, "Had you not gone there?"
10. "Can you break this lock?" the girl said to him.
11. He said to me, "Should you do this?"
12. "Have you written the letter?" he asked me.
13. He said to his mother, "Will you give me money?"
14. He said to me, "Will you not go to Patna?"
15. "Will you have time to play?" he asked her.
16. He said to her, "Do you know my father?"
17. He said, "Don’t you play football?"
18. She said, "Does he help you?"
19. They asked me, "Doesn’t Ram read in your school?"
20. He said, "Did he come?"
21. She said to me, "Did you not like my sister?"
22. He said to the boys, "Didn’t you make a noise in the class?"
23. He said to me, "Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren’t a pair?"
24. He said to her, "Do you think it may rain today?"
25. She asked me, "Are you sorry for what you did?"
26. He said to me, "Do you know the person you are living with was a thief?"
27. "Can you tell me why he gave up his study?" he said to me.
28. "Do you know what my name is?" said Ali.
29. "Do you think I shall help you?" she said to me.
30. He said to me, "Is it clear to you?"
A. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:

1. My friend said to me, “I go out for a walk daily.”

2. The teacher said to us, “The earth moves round the sun.”
3. I said to him, “Might is right.”
4. He said, “I don’t smoke in my father’s presence.”
5. Our teacher said, “Hard work never goes unrewarded.”
6. The teacher said, “Indira Gandhi was killed in 1984.”
7. The father said to his son, “God helps those who help themselves.”
8. The father said to his son, “Honesty is the best policy.”
9. My friend said, “I never tell lies.”
10. He said, “Truth always wins.”

B. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:

1. She said, “How beautiful the picture is!”

2. The businessman said, “How foolish I have been!”
3. My mother said, “What a lovely house!”
4. She said to me, “What a dirty face you have!”
5. The teacher said, “What a terrible noise!”
6. I said, “How dreadful!”
7. The people said, “The house is on fire!”
8. His wife said to him, “How ridiculous you look!”
9. Looking at him they said, “How unlucky!”
10. He said to me, “Hello! Where are you going?”
11. I said to her, “Hello! What do you want?”
12. I said to my teacher, “Thank you!”

C. Write the following sentences into indirect speech. Do it in your notebook.

1. Ajay said to Priya, “You must return my book tomorrow.”

2. He said, “My mother is arriving by the evening train today.”
3. The Dean said, “Students, you ought to be sensitive to nature.”
4. He said to her, “Shall I accompany you to Agra?”
5. He said to us, “Has she been spinning since yesterday?”
6. I said to him, “Do you want to go to Delhi?” He said, “No, sir.”
7. He says, “May the best man be awarded.”
8. They said, “Alas! We have lost a great leader.”
9. The traveller said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?”
10. They said to you, “Shall we be going on a picnic tomorrow?”
D. Change the following sentences into indirect speech. Do it in your notebook.

1. He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact?”

2. They said to her, “Whose house are you purchasing?”
3. We said to them, “Who has misguided you?”
4. They said to us, “How have you solved this sum?”
5. You said to him, “Why are you making mischief?”
6. The teacher said to the boys, “Stand up on your benches.”
7. Father said to me, “Go and wash your hands.”
8. The beggar said to me, “Give me a rupee for a cup of tea, please.”
9. He said to Mohan, “Help me, please.”
10. The commander said, “My lads, pick up your guns and open fire at the enemy.”

E. Write the following sentences into indirect speech. Do it in your notebook.

1. He said to his friends, “It is a bright sunny day, come let us play cricket.”
2. Hari said to me, “Let us see a movie today.”
3. The teacher said to me, “Let the children do what they are doing.”
4. Praveen said, “Hurrah! I have topped the class.”
5. She said, “Alas! I have lost my pet dog.”
6. The old woman said to me, “May you be happy and prosperous!”
7. She said to me, “Would that you were here at that time!”
8. “Are there any more files?” He asked. “Yes, sir,” said the peon.
9. He said to me, “Must I leave for Mumbai tomorrow?”
10. Sohan said to Sohan, “You are having your lunch with me today.”