Shailesh Patel

Direct-Indirect
 He said to his friend, “We are lucky”
She says “Gita comes late”.
She says that Gita comes late.
Mohan says “I shall go there”
Mahira will say, “Mohan is always right.”
Mahira will say that Mohan is always right.
He will say to me “I am your neighbour”.
You said, ‘I never go there’.
You said that you never went there.
Nita said, ‘I am willing to do it’.
Nita said that she was willing to do it.
 SON
 Subject – First Person
 Object – Second Person
 No change – Third person
 Simple present→ Simple past → Past perfect
→ No change
 Present continuous → Past continuous → Past
perfect continuous → No change
 Present Perfect → Past perfect → No change
 Present perfect continuous → Past perfect
continuous → No change
 today → that day,
tomorrow → the next day/the following day/on
the morrow,
yesterday → the previous day/ the day before,
tonight → that night,
last → the previous,
here → there,
this → that
these → those
ago → before
thus → so
 just now → then
 come → go
now → then
Shall → should
can → could
will → would
 shall have → should have
 will have → would have
may → might
hence → thence,
the day before yesterday → two days before,
 the day after tomorrow → in two days’ time
Dipu said, ‘I have bought a red pen.’
Dipu said that he had bought a red pen.
Diya said “I have seen the Taj Mahel”.
Mohan said to me, ‘I have been living here for
a month.’
Mohan told me that he had been living there
for a month.
The manager said to Nayana “I have been
suffering from malaria for two weeks”.
You said, “She wrote a letter”.
You said that she had written a letter.
Madhuri said “I saw her at the bus stop”
Jyoti said, ‘They were talking to the Principal.’
Jyoti said that they had been talking to the
Principal.
Dipika said “the girl was dancing”.
The teacher said, ‘The earth moves round the
sun.’
The teacher said that the earth moves round the
sun.
He said “We are mortal”.
They said, ‘We cannot live without air.’
They said that we cannot live without air.
They said “We are social animals”.

The saint said “God is everywhere”

She said, “You are guilty.”
She said that he was guilty.
She said that they were guilty.
She said that I was guilty.
She said that we were guilty.
He said to me, ‘Are you going there?’
He asked me if/whether I was going there.
Anil asked his brother “Have you seen my
book?”
You said to me, ‘What are you doing?’
You asked me/wanted to know what I was
doing.
The teacher asked Gopi “When will you finish
your work”
Ragini said to her servant, ‘Bring a glass of
water.’
Ragini ordered her servant to bring a glass of
water.
The teacher said to Mohini “Leave the class at
once”
Ramu said to his father, ‘Please bring me a
pen.’
Ramu requested his father to bring him a pen.
I said to her “Please give your pen to me”
My friend said to me, ‘Join my company.’
My friend asked me to join his company.
She said to her children, ‘Don’t walk in the
sun.’
She asked her children not to walk in the sun.
She forbade her children to walk in the sun.
Mary said, ‘May God bless you.’
Mary prayed that God might bless me.
She said “May you live long”
He said, ‘May you succeed in the
examination!’
He wished/prayed that I might succeed in the
examination.
They said, ‘Long live the Indo-Russian
friendship!’
They wished/prayed that the Indo-Russian
friendship might live long.
Raman said, ‘What a beautiful sight!’
Raman exclaimed that it was a very beautiful
sight.
He said “What a lovely scene!”
Exclamations Words used in indirect Speech

Ah, Alas, Oh ho With

sorrow/sorrowfully/painfully
Brave, Hurray ,Excellent, With joy/joyfully
Well, Good , Well done,
Blessed
Oh, Good heavens, What With surprise/surprisingly

Shame, tut, Fi, Ugh, Shame With disgust/despise/disgustfully

The old woman said, ‘Ah! I am ruined.’
The old woman exclaimed with sorrow that
she was ruined.
“Alas ! I am undone” said the poor man.
He said ‘We must love our country.’
He said that we must love our country.
She said, ‘One must do one’s duty.’
Rana said, ‘I must go there at once.’
Rana said that he had to go there at once.
Disha said “I must do this work”
She said, ‘I must go to Delhi next week.’
She said that she would have to go to Delhi the
following week.
He said “I must stay at home tomorrow”
My beloved says to me, “I must buy a car.”
My beloved tells me that she has to buy a car.
He says to his wife “You must come back
home in time.”
He said, “I used to go to school by bus.”
He said that he used to go to school by bus.
He said to me, “While I was studying, you
were playing.”
He told me that While he was studying, I was
playing.”
He said, “When I met him, he was playing.”
He said that when he met him, he was playing.
She said, “I prepared the tea and he fried the chips.”
She said that she prepared the tea and he fried the chips.
He said, “Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement.”
He said that Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement.
He said, “I shall come tomorrow.”
He said that he would come the next day.
She said, “I prepared the tea and he fried the chips.”
She said that she prepared the tea and he fried the chips.
He said, “Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement.”
He said that Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement.
He said, “I shall come tomorrow.”
He said that he would come the next day.
 The traveler asked me if I knew where _____.
(Instructor-2019)
(a)Was the inn
(b)the inn was
(c)the inn is
(d)is the inn
 He said, “We have done our work.” (AMC-2019)
(a)He said that he had done his work.
(b)He said that they have done their work.
(c)He said that they had done their work.
(d)He said that they should do their work.
 She said that she was reading a very interesting story.
(GAU-2019)
a) She said, “I am reading a very interesting story”
b) She said, “She was reading a very interesting story”
c) She said, “I was reading a very interesting story”
d) She said, “I is reading a very interesting story”
 You haven’t said why _____ to come. (Instructor-2019)
a) don’t you want
b) you don’t want
c) you didn’t want
d) you didn’t wanted
 My uncle warned me ____. (GSSSB - 2019)
a) to drive fast along the busy street.
b) not to drive fast along the busy street.
c) driving fast along the busy street.
d) if should drive fast along the busy street.
 Ashu says, “Kavya is going to England” (GAU-
2019)
a) Ashu said that Kavya is going to England.
b) Ashu says that Kavya was going to England.
c) Ashu said that Kavya was going to England.
d) Ashu says that Kavya is going to England.
 He said: “Honesty is the best policy.” (GSSSB
Head Clerk-2017)
a) He said that honesty is the best policy.
b) He said that honesty was the best policy.
c) He said honesty had been the best policy.
d) He asked me if honesty is the best policy.
 Maya said to him: “You can do this work.” (BMC
- 2019)
a) Maya told him that he could do that work.
b) Maya told him that he could do this work.
c) Maya told him that he can do that work.
d) Maya told him that he would do that work.
 Change the Speech: He said to her, “Don’t read so fast”
(MGVCL-2016)
a) He requested her not to read so fast.
b) He ordered her not to read so fast.
c) He told her not to read so fast.
d) He advise her don’t read so fast.
 He said ‘I shall go as soon as it is possible.’ (Binsachivalay
Clerk-2014)
a) He said that he should go as soon as that was possible.
b) He said that he would go as soon as that was possible.
c) He said that he shall go as soon as that was possible.
d) He said that he will go as soon as that was possible.
 “Please do not go away”, she said. (HP-2012)
a) She said to please her and not go away.
b) She told me not to go away.
c) She begged me not to go away.
d) She begged that I not go away.
 I asked Divya……..she would agree with me. (JC-
2014)
(A) that (B) even if (C) if (D) unless
 Sudha ______ to her brother that they should visit Abu
the following week. (TET-II 2015)
(A) said to (B) proposed (C) asked
(D) said
 The policeman asked……..I had seen the accident.
(HC-2011)
(A) whether (B) if where(C) that if
(D) that when
 He said to them, “Don’t make a noise.”
a) He told them that don’t make a noise.
b) He told them not to make a noise.
c) He told them not make a noise.
d) He asked them to not make a noise.
 Mr. Tripathi said……….they lived in Paris, they
had often seen Paul. (RT-2010)
(A) where (B) that when (C) that where
(D) when
 Manu said, “Let us go for a walk.” (OS-2013)
a) Manu proposed that they should go for a walk.
b) Manu requested that they should go to walk.
c) Manu ordered that they must go for a walk.
d) Manu reminded that they would go for a walk.
 She asked me ……… I had studied ……. (Talati -
2015)
(A) that, here (B) if, here (C) if, there
(D) that, there
 Write indirect form of : I said to him “Why are
you working so hard ?”. (AMC SSI 2017)
a) I asked him why was he working so hard.
b) I asked him why had he working so hard.
c) I asked him why he was working so hard.
d) I asked him why he had been working so hard.
 He told the boy not to sit there.
a) “Didn’t sit here,” he said to the boy.
b) “Don’t sit there,” he said to the boy.
c) “Didn’t sit here,” he said to the boy.
d) “Don’t sit here,” he said to the boy.
 Write indirect form of: The police said the thief “Don’t move.
(Gram Panchayat - 2015)
a) The police ordered the thief not to move
b) The police ordered the thief that he should not move
c) The police told the thief he did not move
d) The police ordered to the thief do not move
 “Would you open the door please?”
a) She asked me to please open the door.
b) She requested me to open the door.
c) She requested me to please open the door.
d) She asked me to open the door.
 The boy pleaded that he had not stolen the book.
a) The boy said, “I don’t steal the book.”
b) The boy said, “I didn’t steal the book.”
c) The boy said, “I hadn’t stolen the book.”
d) The boy said, “I haven’t stolen the book.”
 The teacher said to Mahesh, “Congratulations! Wish
you success in life.
a) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and said wish you
success in life.
b) The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to
Mahesh.
c) The teacher said congratulations to Mahesh and wished
him success life.
d) The teacher congratulated Mahesh and wished him
success in life.
 “Do you want some more sweets?” asked my friend.
a) My friend asked me if I want some more sweets.
b) My friend said to me if I wanted some more sweets.
c) My friend asked me whether I wanted some more sweets.
d) My friend asked me that I wanted some more sweets.
 She requested the boys to listen to what she was saying.
a) She said to the boys, “Please listen to what I am saying.”
b) I said to the boys, “Listen to what I am saying.”
c) She said, “Boys, listen to what I was saying.”
d) She said, “I requested you to listen to what I am saying.”
 He ordered his servant to do as he was told.
a) He ordered his servant, “Do as you are told.”
b) He said to his servant, “Do as you are told.”
c) He said to his servant, “Do as I told you.”
d) He said to his servant, “Do as you were told.”
 He said, “May you live long.”
a) He suggested that my life might be long.
b) He prayed that my life might be long.
c) He prayed that my life may be longer.
d) He declared that my life is longer.
 Ruby requested me to lend her Rs. 1000 the next day.
a) Ruby said to me, “Please lend me Rs. 1000 the next day.”
b) Ruby said to me, “Please lend her Rs. 1000 the next day.”
c) Ruby said to me, “Please lend her Rs. 1000 tomorrow.”
d) Ruby said to me, “Please lend me Rs. 1000 tomorrow.”
 “Please, take me to the officer,” said the visitor.
a) The visitor requested them to take him to the officer.
b) The visitor told them to take him to the officer.
c) The visitor requested for the officer to be taken.
d) The visitor wanted the officer to take him there.
 Nitin said, “What a pleasant atmosphere this place has!”
a) Nitin exclaimed with joy that that place was a pleasant atmosphere.
b) Nitin exclaimed with joy that was a pleasant atmosphere in that
place.
c) Nitin exclaimed with joy that that place had a pleasant atmosphere.
d) Nitin exclaimed with joy that what a pleasant atmosphere that place
had.
 The police said to the thief, “Don’t move.”
a) The police ordered the thief not to move.
b) The police ordered the thief that he should not move.
c) The police told the thief that he did not move.
d) The police ordered to the thief to not move.
 He said, “How lovely the scene is!”
a) He exclaimed that the scene is very lovely.
b) He exclaimed that how the scene was lovely.
c) He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely.
d) He exclaimed that the scene is indeed lovely.
 He said, “Fi!” and vomited.
a) He exclaimed with disgust and had vomited.
b) He exclaimed with disgust and vomited.
c) He exclaimed with sorrow and vomited.
d) He exclaimed with disgust and then had vomited.
 The captain said to the soldiers, “Stand at ease.”
a) The captain commanded the soldiers to stand at ease.
b) The captain said the soldiers to stand at ease.
c) The captain told the soldiers to stand at ease.
d) The captain commanded the soldiers that they stand at
ease.
 Our teacher said to us, “I am not going to tolerate your nonsense anymore.”
a) Our teacher warned us that she is not going to tolerate our nonsense
anymore.
b) Our teacher warned us that she was not going to tolerate our
nonsense anymore.
c) Our teacher told us that she was not going to be tolerate our nonsense
anymore.
d) Our teacher said that she was not going to tolerate our nonsense
anymore.
 He said, “My God ! I am ruined.”
a) He exclaimed sadly that he was ruined.
b) He exclaimed that he was ruined.
c) He exclaimed sadly that he had been ruined.
d) He exclaimed sadly that he ruined.
 I warned her that I could no longer tolerate her coming late.
a) I said to her, “You can no longer tolerate my coming late.”
b) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate your coming late.”
c) I said to her, “He can no longer tolerate her coming late.”
d) I said to her, “I can no longer tolerate she coming late.”
 Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces.”
a) Doshi requested his wife to select one of these necklaces.
b) Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
c) Doshi told his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
d) Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
 “Many happy returns of your birthday”, we said.
a) We greeted him on his birthday.
b) We said that many happy returns of your birthday.
c) We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.
d) We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday.
 Everybody said, “How well she sings!”
a) Everybody told us that she sings very well.
b) Everybody exclaimed that she sings very well.
c) Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.
d) Everybody told us that how she sang very well.
 He said, “Let’s have some rest.” (TAT-2018)
(a) He said that he would take rest.
(b) He suggested having some rest.
(c) He questioned to take rest.
(d) He exclaimed having some rest.
 My teacher often says to me, “If you don’t work hard, you will fail.”
(Nursing Tutor-2018)
(a) My teacher often says to me that I may fail I don’t work hard.
(b) My teacher often says to me that I can fail I don’t work hard.
(c) My teacher often says to me that if I didn’t work hard, I will fail.
(d) My teacher often tells me that if I don’t work hard, I will fail.
 Alpa said, “How clever I am” (Accountant-2018)
(a) Alpa exclaimed that she was very clever.
(b) Alpa asked that I am very clever.
(c) Alpa said that how clever I am.
(d) Alpa told that I am very clever.
 The manager asked Kavita ___________ (Conductor-
2018)
(a) If she had rejected his proposal.
(b) That she had rejected his proposal.
(c) If he has rejected her proposal.
(d) If she rejects his proposal.
 She says, “I am very sorry for this” (CL-2012)
(a) She tell that she is very sorry for that.
(b) She says that she is very sorry for that.
(c) She tell that she is very sorry for this.
(d) She tell that she is very sorry for this.
 He said to them, “Don’t make a noise.” (JC-2012)
(a) He told them that don’t make a noise.
(b) He told them not to make noise.
(c) He told them not make a noise.
(d) He asked them not to make a noise.
 Miss Ragini said to me, “Put these pencil shavings in the dustbin” (PA-
2013)
(a) Miss Ragini said to me to put these pencil shavings in the dustbin.
(b) Miss Ragini ordered me to put these pencil shavings in the dustbin.
(c) Miss Ragini asked me to put those pencil shavings in the dustbin.
(d) Miss Ragini told me to put those pencil shavings in the dustbin.
 “Leave me alone”, she said. (CO-2013)
(a) She told me to leave me alone.
(b) She requested me to leave her alone.
(c) She told me if she could be left alone.
(d) She told me she could be left alone.
 He said that the train was coming. (PASA-2014)
(a) He said, “The train is coming”
(b) He said, “The train had coming”
(c) He said, “The train has coming”
(d) He said, “The train had been coming”
 Manu said, “Let us go for a walk” (OS-2013)
(a) Manu proposed that they should go for a walk.
(b) Manu requested that they should go to walk.
(c) Manu ordered that they must go for a walk.
(d) Manu reminded that they would go for a walk.
 Ram said, “The horse died in the night” (PA-2014)
(a) Ram said that the horse died in the night.
(b) Ram said that the horse had died in the night.
(c) Ram said that the horse was died in the night.
(d) Ram said that the horse was dead in the night.
 He said to him, “Is not your name Ram?” (PASA-
2014)
(a) He asked him if his name was Ram.
(b) He inquired whether his name was not Ram.
(c) He said to him if his name was not Ram.
(d) He narrated him if his name was not Ram.
 He said that he had to go home at once. (PA-2014)
(a) He said, “I must go home at once”
(b) He said, “I may go home at once”
(c) He said, “I might go home at once”
(d) He said, “I would go home at once”
 The prince said, “It gives me great pleasure to be there this evening”
(PA-2014)
(a) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there this
evening.
(b) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there this
evening.
(c) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there that
evening.
(d) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that
evening.
 He said, “Ram has not turned up yet” (PA-2014)
(a) He said that Ram had not turned up yet.
(b) He said that Ram has not turned up yet.
(c) He said that Ram was not turned up yet.
(d) He said that Ram had not turned up then.
 “Would you mind passing the salt?” I said to him. (PA-
2014)
(a) I asked to him if he would mind passing the salt.
(b) I ordered him if he will mind passing the salt.
(c) I asked him if he will mind passing the salt.
(d) I asked him if he would mind passing the salt.
 The teacher said that the sun rises in the east. (PA-
2014)
(a) The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east.”
(b) The teacher said, “The sun has risen in the east.”
(c) The teacher said, “The sun roses in the east.”
(d) The teacher said, “The sun will rise in the east.”
 Shyam said, “The teacher left an hour ago” (PA-2014)
(a) Shyam said that the teacher had left an hour ago.
(b) Shyam said that the teacher left an hour ago.
(c) Shyam said that the teacher had left an hour before.
(d) Shyam said that the teacher had left an hour ahead.
 The interviewer said to Mahesh, “congratulations! Wish you success
in life” (CT-2015)
(a) The interviewer wished congratulations and success in life to
Mahesh.
(b) The interviewer said congratulations to Mahesh and wished him
success in life.
(c) The interviewer congratulated Mahesh and wished him success
in life.
(d) The interviewer congratulated Mahesh and said with you success
in life.
 I said to her, “He is a good boy.” (PA-2014)
(a) I told her that he is a good boy.
(b) I told her that he was a good boy.
(c) I asked her that he is a good boy.
(d) I asked her that he was a good boy.
 He said “I shall go as soon as it is possible” (-20)
(a) He said that he should go as soon as that was
possible.
(b) He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
(c) He said that he shall go as soon as it is possible.
(d) He said that he will go as soon as that was possible.
 My mother said, “Health is wealth” (TET-2015)
(a) My mother said that health is wealth.
(b) My mother told that health was wealth.
(c) My mother said that health was wealth.
(d) My mother told that health is wealth.
 Natasha said, “I am looking at the picture.’ (CT-2016)
(a) Natasha said that I was looking at the picture.
(b) Natasha said that I am looking at the picture.
(c) Natasha says that she was looking at the picture.
(d) Natasha said that she was looking at the picture.
 The judge said to inspector, “Call the thieves.” (CT-
2016)
(a) The judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
(b) The judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
(c) The judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
(d) The judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.
 Kiran asked me, “Did you see the cricket match on television last night?”
(SSI-2016)
(a) Kiran asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television the earlier
night.
(b) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television the
earlier night.
(c) Kiran asked me did I see the cricket match on television the last night.
(d) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television
the last night.
 She exclaimed with sorrow that it was a very miserable plight. (UGVCL-
2015)
(a) She said, “What a miserable sight it is”
(b) She said, “What a miserable plight it is”
(c) She said with sorrow, “What a pity it is”
(d) She said, “What a mystery it is”
 She said to me, “Have you finished your work?”
(GIDC-2017)
(a) She asked me if I had finished my work.
(b) She asked me if I have finished my work.
(c) She asked me if she had finished her work.
(d) She asked me if she had finished my work.
 I said to him, “Why are you working so hard” (AMC-
2017)
(a) I asked him why was he working so hard.
(b) I asked him why had he been working so hard.
(c) I asked him why he was working so hard.
(d) I asked him why he had been working so hard.
 Suhas said “The rain was falling” (SK-2017)
(a) Suhas said that the rain was falling.
(b) Suhas said that the rain is falling.
(c) Suhas said that the rain had been falling.
(d) Suhas said that the rain falls.
 Raj said to Rahul “You are a good player of football.”(CT-
2017)
(a) Raj told Rahul that he was a good player of football.
(b) Raj told Rahul that he were a good player of football.
(c) Raj told Rahul that he would a good player of football.
(d) Raj told Rahul that he could a good player of football.
 He said to me, “Are you going with me now” (IOMV-2017)
(a) He told me for going with him at that time.
(b) He said to me where was I going.
(c) He inquired about my going with him then.
(d) He asked me if I was going with him then.
 The teacher said that he might be allowed to go home.
(IOMV-2017)
(a) The teacher said to me, “I may allow you to go home.”
(b) The teacher said “Let him go home.”
(c) The teacher proposed, “Allow me to go home.”
(d) “You may be allowed to go home,” said the teacher.
 “Drive carefully!” Ram said to me. (PGVCL-2017)
(a) Ram said to me drive carefully.
(b) Ram ordered me to drive carefully.
(c) Ram told me drive carefully.
(d) Ram said me drive carefully.
 He said, “I shall go as soon as it is possible” (MI -
2017)
(a) He said that he should go as soon as that was
possible.
(b) He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
(c) He said that he shall go as soon as it is possible.
(d) He said that he will go as soon as that was possible.
 Find out the correct statement. (HTAT-2014)
(a) The doctor asked me that I had taken medicine
(b) The doctor told me if I had taken medicine
(c) The doctor asked me if I had taken medicine
(d) None of these
 Gabbar said “I do not wish to see any of you go away” (Office
Assistant-2014)
(a) Gabbar told that he doesn’t wish to see any of them and ordered
to go away.
(b) Gabbar told he didn’t wish to see them of them and ordered to go
away.
(c) Gabbar told that he didn’t wish to see any of them and ordered to
go away.
(d) Gabbar told that he didn’t wish to see any of them and ordered to
went away
 My mother asked me when ____________ have a glass
of milk (Revenue Talati-2014)
(a) I will (b) I shall (c) I would (d) Would I
 The bus conductor asked me how old ______. (MV-
2012)
(a) was I (b) I am (c) I was (d) you are
 She ______ that it was a very beautiful scene.(EO-
2017)
(a) said to (b) exclaim (c) exclaimed (d) ordered
 She _____ if she could help them. (AAE-207)
(a) asked (b) exclaims (c) says (d) ordered
My father said “Bring a book today” (HTAT-
2015)
(a) My father ordered to bring a book that day.
(b) My father orders to bring a book today.
(c) My father said that bring a book today.
(d) My father told that to bring a book that day.