Direct & Indirect Speech Questions and Answers

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Q21
He asked, "When will you arrive?"
  • A He asked when I will arrive.
  • B He asked when I would arrive.
  • C He asked when I arrived.
  • D He asked when I was arriving.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Future simple "will" changes to "would."
Q22
"Why don't you play cricket?" he asked.
  • A He asked why I didn't play cricket.
  • B He asked why I don't play cricket.
  • C He asked why don't I play cricket.
  • D He asked why I am not playing cricket.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present tense negative changes to past tense.
Q23
She said, "I am going to bed."
  • A She said that she was going to bed.
  • B She said that she is going to bed.
  • C She said that I am going to bed.
  • D She said that she had gone to bed.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present continuous shifts to past continuous.
Q24
He said, "I might visit you tomorrow."
  • A He said that he might visit me tomorrow.
  • B He said that he might visit me the next day.
  • C He said that he may visit me the next day.
  • D He said that he could visit me tomorrow.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Future time reference changes ("tomorrow" → "the next day").
Q25
"I am not feeling well," he said.
  • A He said that he wasn't feeling well.
  • B He said that he is not feeling well.
  • C He said that I am not feeling well.
  • D He said that he hasn't felt well.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present continuous negative → past continuous negative.
Q26
She asked, "Are you coming to the party?"
  • A She asked me if I was coming to the party.
  • B She asked me if I am coming to the party.
  • C She asked me are you coming to the party.
  • D She asked me whether you are coming to the party.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Use "if" for yes/no questions; tense shifts to past.
Q27
He said, "I saw him yesterday."
  • A He said that he had seen him yesterday.
  • B He said that he saw him yesterday.
  • C He said that he had seen him the day before.
  • D He said that he sees him yesterday.
Answer: Option C
Explanation: "Yesterday" changes to "the day before."
Q28
"Please don't be late," she said.
  • A She told me not to be late.
  • B She requested me not be late.
  • C She asked me don't be late.
  • D She told not to be late.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Polite commands → "told/asked + object + not + infinitive."
Q29
He said, "I will help you."
  • A He said that he will help me.
  • B He said that he would help me.
  • C He said that he helps me.
  • D He said that I will help him.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: "Will" changes to "would" in indirect speech.
Q30
"I have never seen such a place," he said.
  • A He said that he had never seen such a place.
  • B He said that he has never seen such a place.
  • C He said that I have never seen such a place.
  • D He said that he never sees such a place.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present perfect → past perfect in reported speech.

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