Direct Indirect and FSC Grammar
Direct Indirect and FSC Grammar
1. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
2. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
3. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
4. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
5. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
6. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
7. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
8. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
9. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
10. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
11. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
12. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
13. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
14. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
15. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
16. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
17. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
18. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
19. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
20. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
21. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
22. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
23. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
24. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
25. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
26. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
27. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
28. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
29. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
30. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
31. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
32. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
33. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
34. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
35. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
36. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
37. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
38. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
39. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
40. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
41. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
42. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
43. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
44. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
45. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
46. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
47. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
48. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
49. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
50. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
51. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
52. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
53. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
54. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
55. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
56. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
57. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
58. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
59. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
60. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
61. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
62. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
63. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
64. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
65. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
66. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
67. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
68. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
69. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
70. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
71. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
72. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
73. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
74. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
75. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
76. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
77. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
78. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
79. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
80. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
81. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
82. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
83. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
84. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
85. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
86. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
87. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
88. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
89. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
90. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
91. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
92. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
93. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
94. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
95. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
96. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
97. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
98. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
99. Change the following into indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
A) He said that he was going to the market.
B) He said that he is going to the market.
C) He said he will go to the market.
D) He said he had gone to the market.
Correct Answer: A) He said that he was going to the market.
Explanation: Present continuous in direct speech changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
100. Change into direct speech: She told me that she had been waiting for hours.
A) She said, 'I have been waiting for hours.'
B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
C) She told me, 'I was waiting for hours.'
D) She told me, 'I have waited for hours.'
Correct Answer: B) She said, 'I had been waiting for hours.'
Explanation: 'Had been waiting' remains the same in direct speech as it's past perfect continuous.
3. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
4. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
5. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
6. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
7. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
9. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
10. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
12. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
15. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
16. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
17. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
18. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
20. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
23. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
25. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
26. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
27. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
29. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
30. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
31. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
33. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
36. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
37. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
38. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
41. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
44. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
46. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
47. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
48. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
49. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
50. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
51. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
52. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
54. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
55. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
59. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
60. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
61. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
62. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
63. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
64. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
65. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
66. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
67. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
68. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
72. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
74. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
75. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
78. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
79. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
80. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
82. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
84. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
85. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
86. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
88. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
89. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
92. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
93. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
94. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
95. Choose the correct form of the verb: She _____ in the garden since morning.
A) works
B) has been working
C) had been working
D) is working
Correct Answer: B) has been working
Explanation: 'Since morning' with present perfect continuous is correct here.
96. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
98. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
99. Identify the part with an error: She do not like going to the market.
A) She
B) do not
C) like
D) going to the market
Correct Answer: B) do not
Explanation: Singular subject 'She' requires 'does not' instead of 'do not'.
100. Fill in the blank: He is good _____ mathematics.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) for
Correct Answer: A) at
Explanation: The correct phrase is 'good at' something.