English Grammar Quiz: Direct and Indirect Speech

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What is the correct indirect speech for 'I get up every morning at seven o'clock'?

Peter said he gets up every morning at seven o'clock today

Peter said he will get up every morning at seven o'clock

Peter said he gets up every morning at seven o'clock (correct)

Peter said he got up every morning at seven o'clock

What is the correct indirect speech for 'I want to visit my friends this weekend'?

Tom said he will visit his friends this weekend

Tom said he is going to visit his friends this weekend

Tom said he wants to visit his friends this weekend

Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend (correct)

What is the correct indirect speech for 'When are we going to leave'?

She asked me when we were going to leave (correct)

She asked me when she was going to leave

She asked me when we are going to leave

She asked me when were we going to leave

What is the correct indirect speech for 'We've lived here for a long time'?

They said they had lived here for a long time Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct indirect speech for 'I may bring someone with me to the party'?

Peter said he might bring someone with him to the party Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct indirect speech for 'Have you finished reading the newspaper'?

He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct indirect speech for 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment'?

Jerry said he was studying English a lot at the moment Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct indirect speech for 'How long have you lived here'?

She asked her how long she had lived there Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'Cheryl asked her how long she has lived there'?

Cheryl asked her how long she had lived there Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'Susan reassured me, “I can come tonight”'?

Susan told me she could come tonight Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'She said, “I’ve worked here since I left my last job”'?

She told me that she had worked there since she had left her last job Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'Mark asked me, “Why do you want to study Russian”'?

Mark asked me why I wanted to study Russian Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'He said, “I must get going. Otherwise, I’m going to be late“'?

He told me he had to get going. Otherwise, he was going to be late Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'She said, “I really wish I had bought that new car”'?

She told me she really wished she had bought that new car Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'Tom said, “I travel to exotic places”'?

Tom said he traveled to exotic places Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct reported speech of 'Susan said, “I am going to the store”'?

Susan said that she was going to the store Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Reported Speech Rules

Direct speech to indirect speech
- Change verb tenses (present → past, past → past perfect, etc.)
- Change pronouns (I → he/she, you → he/she, etc.)
- Change time and place expressions (today → that day, here → there, etc.)

Examples of Reported Speech

"I get up every morning at seven o'clock" → He said he got up every morning at seven o'clock.
"I want to visit my friends this weekend" → Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.
"When are we going to leave?" → She asked me when we were going to leave.
"We've lived here for a long time" → They said they had lived there for a long time.
"I may bring someone with me to the party" → Peter said he might bring someone with him to the party.
"He must be guilty!" → Jack said he must have been guilty.
"Have you finished reading the newspaper?" → He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
"I will help you!" → You said you would help me.
"I'm studying English a lot at the moment" → Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment.
"How long have you lived here?" → She asked her how long she had lived there.
"I can come tonight" → Susan told me she could come that night.
"I've worked here since I left my last job" → She told me that she had worked there since she had left her last job.
"Why do you want to study Russian?" → Mark asked me why I wanted to study Russian.
"I must get going. Otherwise, I'm going to be late" → He told me he had to get going. Otherwise, he was going to be late.
"I really wish I had bought that new car" → She told me she really wished she had bought that new car.

Practice Exercises

"I travel to exotic places" → Tom said he travels to exotic places.
"I am going to the store" → Susan said that she was going to the store.
"I owned a flower shop" → Linda told me that she had owned a flower shop.

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Test your understanding of direct and indirect speech with these grammar questions. Practice converting quotes into reported speech.