This grammar exercise tests your ability to use direct and indirect speech.
1. Sam asked me ........................ I was going to the party.
2. Rajiv said that he ......................... something to eat.
3. Martin said that he ....................... that party.
4. Salini asked where ...........................
5. The teacher told the boys ...................... quiet.
6. Maria said that she ..................... to see the doctor.
7. Sophia said that she ...................... apply for that job.
8. The policeman asked the woman where .....................
9. Rahul asked me ...................... crying.
10. Suma told her mother that she .................. be working late that night.
11. Manu asked his mother where ....................
12. The mother asked her son if he .................. his homework.
Answers
1. Sam asked me if I was going to the party.
2. Rajiv said that he needed something to eat.
3. Martin said that he didn’t like that party.
4. Salini asked where her bag was.
5. The teacher told the boys to keep quiet.
6. Maria said that she wanted to see the doctor.
7. Sophia said that she must apply for that job. / Sophia said that she had to apply for that job.
8. The policeman asked the woman where she was going.
9. Rahul asked me why I was crying.
10. Suma told her mother that she would be working late that night.
11. Manu asked his mother where his key was.
12. The mother asked her son if he had finished his homework.
