Exercise 2
Choose the correct form for each gap below.
1'I need to see Sarah this weekend.' ⇒ George said that ______.
[Link] needed to see Sarah this weekend
[Link] was needing to see Sarah that weekend
[Link] needed to see Sarah that weekend
2'I'm reading now.' ⇒ Sally told me ______.
[Link] she was reading at that moment
[Link] she read now
[Link] she was reading now
3'I haven't seen Barbara since last year.' ⇒ Brendan told me ______.
[Link] didn't see Barbara since last year
[Link] hadn't seen Barbara since the year before
[Link] hadn't seen Barbara since last year
4'Have you signed the contract?' ⇒ Suzan ______ .
[Link] me if I had signed the contract
[Link] me whether I had signed the contract
[Link] if I signed the contract
5'Where did you eat?' ⇒ Sam asked me ______.
[Link] I had eaten
[Link] had I eaten
[Link] did I eat
.6'Where are you going tomorrow?' ⇒ Sandra asked me ______.
[Link] was I going tomorrow
[Link] was I going the next day
[Link] I was going the following day
7'May I smoke in this room?' ⇒ Micky asked me ______.
[Link] he may smoke in this room
[Link] he might smoke in that room
[Link] he smoked in that room
8'I'm living in Australia.' Sarah told me ______.
Choose TWO correct options
[Link] is living in Australia
[Link] lived in Australia
[Link] was living in Australia
9'Please, sit here.' ⇒ She ______.
[Link] me to sit there
[Link] to sit there
[Link] me to sit here
10'Can you give me a hand with the boxes?' ⇒ Peter asked me ______ with the boxes.
[Link] I could give me a hand
[Link] I could give him a hand
[Link] could I give him a hand
Turn these sentences into indirect speech.
1'Where is the post office?' ⇒ He asked me .
2'Are you going to the beach today?' ⇒ She asked me .
3'Let me go! ⇒ He told them .
4'Where were you last night?' ⇒ He asked me night.
5'I may not be ready next week.' ⇒ Tomas said that he week.
6'I think Jack will do something stupid' ⇒ Suzan said (that) something stupid.
7'You must tell Ted that I will be there.' ⇒ Sara said that I .
8'Have you been here all this time?' ⇒ She asked him if .
9'Stop or I will tell dad.' ⇒ He told his sister .
10'I'm going to stay with Sally tomorrow.' ⇒ She told me she day.
Read the below-mentioned statements and change them into Direct speech.
1. She thanked me.
2. She asked if I could swim ?
3. He said that he never ate Indian food.
4. She said that she had found a place to live.
5. Aditi asked where she was going.
6. Professor told everyone to sit down.
7. The student asked if we could begin.
8. The woman said she had to come.
9. Tom said he might visit his hometown.
10. He said that he was seeing his grandparents the following day.
11. Shina asked if they resided here.
12. Tim asked how they would reach here.
13. The stranger asked the woman if she came from Asia.
14. The beggar asked whether any one of them would help her.
15. He said that he did not like the Pizza.
