Direct & Indirect Speech Questions and Answers

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Q31
She said, "I may go to the market."
  • A She said that she may go to the market.
  • B She said that she might go to the market.
  • C She said that I may go to the market.
  • D She said that she could go to the market.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: "May" changes to "might" in indirect speech.
Q32
He said, "I have lost my pen."
  • A He said that he lost his pen.
  • B He said that he had lost his pen.
  • C He said that I lost my pen.
  • D He said that he has lost his pen.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Present perfect → past perfect.
Q33
"Will you help me?" she asked.
  • A She asked me will I help her.
  • B She asked me if I would help her.
  • C She asked me if I will help her.
  • D She asked me that I would help her.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Yes/no question; "will" → "would."
Q34
He said, "I am learning French."
  • A He said that he was learning French.
  • B He said that I am learning French.
  • C He said that he learned French.
  • D He said that he is learning French.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present continuous → past continuous.
Q35
"Don't forget to submit the report," he said.
  • A He told me not to forget to submit the report.
  • B He asked me not forget to submit the report.
  • C He told not to forget to submit the report.
  • D He requested me don't forget to submit the report.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Negative commands → "told + object + not + infinitive."
Q36
She said, "I have been working all day."
  • A She said that she had been working all day.
  • B She said that she has been working all day.
  • C She said that I have been working all day.
  • D She said that she was working all day.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous.
Q37
He said, "I will call you if I am free."
  • A He said that he would call me if he was free.
  • B He said that he will call me if he is free.
  • C He said that I will call you if I am free.
  • D He said that he would call me if he were free.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Conditional sentence; "will" → "would," tense shifts.
Q38
"Where do you live?" she asked.
  • A She asked where I lived.
  • B She asked where I live.
  • C She asked where do I live.
  • D She asked where I had lived.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present simple → past simple in indirect speech.
Q39
He said, "I have to leave now."
  • A He said that he has to leave then.
  • B He said that he had to leave then.
  • C He said that I have to leave now.
  • D He said that he will leave then.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Present obligation → past obligation; "now" → "then."
Q40
She said, "It is raining heavily."
  • A She said that it was raining heavily.
  • B She said that it is raining heavily.
  • C She said that it rains heavily.
  • D She said that it had rained heavily.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Present continuous → past continuous.

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