Choose the correct verb from those in brackets:
1. She ------------------ worried about something. (looks; looking; is looking).
2. It started to rain while we --------------- tennis. (are playing ; were playing; had played).
3. He ------------- fast when the accident happened. (is driving; was driving; drove).
4. He --------------- asleep while he was driving. ( falls; fell; has fallen).
5. I'm sure I --------------- him at the party last night. (saw; have seen; had seen)
Turn the following into indirect speech:
1. ' I will avenge your wrongs', he cried, ' I will not enter Athens until I have punished the king who had so cruelly treated you.'
Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
1. The teacher promised, "If you will come before school tomorrow, I will explain it."
2. She wrote, "I am waiting and watching and longing for my son's return."
3. The examiner's orders were, " No one is to bring books into the room nor ask me questions about what I have told you to do."
4. The dwarf said to her, " Promise me that when you are Queen you will give me your first-born child."
5. "That is my horse', said he,'and if I do not prove it in a few minutes I will give up my claim."
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1. When I went to see him, he --------------------. (sleep).
2. After the teacher -------------------- out, we all began to make noise. (go).
3. Here ------------------ the bus. (come).
4. I ------------------ his letter a week ago. (receive).
5. Arun ------------------- English for six years (study).
Change the following sentences from Direct into Indirect.
1. They said, " We shall play the game again tomorrow."
2. Atul said to Rohan, " I was playing cricket."
3. The farmer will say, " Iam busy."
4. Bill said, " I walk for an hour every morning."
5. The teacher said to the children, " The inspector will visit our school today."
Change the following sentences from Direct into Indirect
1. The teacher said to the boy, " You have forgotten the lesson."
2. He said, " I am happy to be here today."
3. He said to me, " Two and two make four."
4. The princess says, " I have lost my way."
5. The Happy Prince siad, " I led the dance in the great hall."
Choose the correct or more suitable forms of the verbs to fill in the blanks:
1. The plane ---------------------- at 3.30. (arrives; will arrive).
2. I will phone you when he ---------------- back. (comes, will come).
3. When I get home,my dog ------------------- at the gate waiting for me. (sits; will be siting).
4. I --------------------- the Joshis this evening. (visit; am visiting).
5. Look at those black clouds. It ------------ . (will rain; is going to rain)
Change the following sentences into indirect speech
1. The girl said, " I iron my clothes daily."
2. The children said, " Mount Everest is the highest mountains in the Himalayas."
3. He said, " We were travelling by bus last night."
4. Sunil says, " I am not well."
Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
1. Grandmother said " I think Rahul is very lazy."
2. Joseph says, " I have lived in India for four years."
3. Munira said, " The cat drank up all the milk."
4. They said, " Yesterday we went to the cinema."
5. The teacher said to us, " I shall not teach your class tomorrow."
1. The author said, "I wrote many articles."
2. The teacher said to me, "God is the maker of the universe."
3. The leader told the class, " They have been studying continuously."
4. Shyam said to me, " I want to become a painter."
5. They said, " The cook crows in the morning."
1. Pinky said, "Kamala works very hard."
2. Ajay said, "It's very cold today."
3. The carpenter will say, " These nails are of a smaller size."
4. The teacher said to Rahul, "You will be punished for your behaviour."
5. The hunter says, " The birds are chirping loudly."
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box:
(respond; dismal; grumbled; daft; slapped)
1. The --------------- weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.
2. Don't ask such ---------------- questions.
3. The servant ------------- at the low pay offered to him.
4. He didn't ------------- to my questions.
Write the Reporting Verb in the following sentences:
1. The mother says, " The baby is an early sleeper."
Reporting Verb: --------------------
2. The girl will say, " I want to become a doctor."
Reporting Verb: -------------
Change from Direct to Indirect Speech by adding apporpriate pronouns:
1. Mohammed said to me, "I am playing with your toy."
Mohammed told me that ---------------- was playing with your toy."
2. He said to me, " My mother is knitting a sweater for you."
He told me that -------------------- mother was knitting a sweater for --------------------.
Correct the following sentences:
1. She said that she had finished the work long ago.
2. Peter said that those are his sweets.
3. The teacher told us that a square had four sides.
4. My best friend said that he would bought a gift for me.
Choose the correct verb from those in brackets:
1. She ------------------ worried about something. (looks; looking; is looking).
2. It started to rain while we --------------- tennis. (are playing ; were playing; had played).
3. He ------------- fast when the accident happened. (is driving; was driving; drove).
4. He --------------- asleep while he was driving. ( falls; fell; has fallen).
5. I'm sure I --------------- him at the party last night. (saw; have seen; had seen)
Turn the following into indirect speech:
1. ' I will avenge your wrongs', he cried, ' I will not enter Athens until I have punished the king who had so cruelly treated you.'
Turn the following into Indirect Speech:
1. The teacher promised, "If you will come before school tomorrow, I will explain it."
2. She wrote, "I am waiting and watching and longing for my son's return."
3. The examiner's orders were, " No one is to bring books into the room nor ask me questions about what I have told you to do."
4. The dwarf said to her, " Promise me that when you are Queen you will give me your first-born child."
5. "That is my horse', said he,'and if I do not prove it in a few minutes I will give up my claim."
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1. When I went to see him, he --------------------. (sleep).
2. After the teacher -------------------- out, we all began to make noise. (go).
3. Here ------------------ the bus. (come).
4. I ------------------ his letter a week ago. (receive).
5. Arun ------------------- English for six years (study).
Change the following sentences from Direct into Indirect.
1. They said, " We shall play the game again tomorrow."
2. Atul said to Rohan, " I was playing cricket."
3. The farmer will say, " Iam busy."
4. Bill said, " I walk for an hour every morning."
5. The teacher said to the children, " The inspector will visit our school today."
Change the following sentences from Direct into Indirect
1. The teacher said to the boy, " You have forgotten the lesson."
2. He said, " I am happy to be here today."
3. He said to me, " Two and two make four."
4. The princess says, " I have lost my way."
5. The Happy Prince siad, " I led the dance in the great hall."
Choose the correct or more suitable forms of the verbs to fill in the blanks:
1. The plane ---------------------- at 3.30. (arrives; will arrive).
2. I will phone you when he ---------------- back. (comes, will come).
3. When I get home,my dog ------------------- at the gate waiting for me. (sits; will be siting).
4. I --------------------- the Joshis this evening. (visit; am visiting).
5. Look at those black clouds. It ------------ . (will rain; is going to rain)
Change the following sentences into indirect speech
1. The girl said, " I iron my clothes daily."
2. The children said, " Mount Everest is the highest mountains in the Himalayas."
3. He said, " We were travelling by bus last night."
4. Sunil says, " I am not well."
Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
1. Grandmother said " I think Rahul is very lazy."
2. Joseph says, " I have lived in India for four years."
3. Munira said, " The cat drank up all the milk."
4. They said, " Yesterday we went to the cinema."
5. The teacher said to us, " I shall not teach your class tomorrow."
Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
1. The author said, "I wrote many articles."
2. The teacher said to me, "God is the maker of the universe."
3. The leader told the class, " They have been studying continuously."
4. Shyam said to me, " I want to become a painter."
5. They said, " The cook crows in the morning."
Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
1. Pinky said, "Kamala works very hard."
2. Ajay said, "It's very cold today."
3. The carpenter will say, " These nails are of a smaller size."
4. The teacher said to Rahul, "You will be punished for your behaviour."
5. The hunter says, " The birds are chirping loudly."
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box:
(respond; dismal; grumbled; daft; slapped)
1. The --------------- weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.
2. Don't ask such ---------------- questions.
3. The servant ------------- at the low pay offered to him.
4. He didn't ------------- to my questions.
Write the Reporting Verb in the following sentences:
1. The mother says, " The baby is an early sleeper."
Reporting Verb: --------------------
2. The girl will say, " I want to become a doctor."
Reporting Verb: -------------
Change from Direct to Indirect Speech by adding apporpriate pronouns:
1. Mohammed said to me, "I am playing with your toy."
Mohammed told me that ---------------- was playing with your toy."
2. He said to me, " My mother is knitting a sweater for you."
He told me that -------------------- mother was knitting a sweater for --------------------.
Correct the following sentences:
1. She said that she had finished the work long ago.
2. Peter said that those are his sweets.
3. The teacher told us that a square had four sides.
4. My best friend said that he would bought a gift for me.