Direct and Indirect speech – Practice

1. She said, “I am a little nervous.” (whispered/commented/mentioned/announced)

a. She whispered that she was a little nervous.
i. Removed the punctuation.
ii. Added ‘that’
iii. Changed the pronoun – I to she
iv. Convert to past tense.

2. Charlie said, “He’s an American." (told/answered/stated/discovered)

a. Charlie answered that he is an American
i. Removed the punctuation
ii. Added that
iii. No need to change the pronoun or the tense.

3. My wife said, “The kids are outside.” (reported/shouted/reminded)

a. My wife reminded me that the kids were outside.
i. Removed the punctuation
ii. Added that
iii. Change tense to past tense

4. He said, “I am very hungry.” (told/repeated/shouted/informed)

a. He repeated that he was very hungry.
i. Removed punctuation
ii. Added that
iii. Changed the pronoun – I to he
iv. Changed the tense to past tense.

5. They said, “We love our country.”

6. We said, “We go for a walk every day.”
7. Roger said I live in Mexico
8. Mary said I am so happy to see you
9. Bob said I don’t like apple pie
10. Noddy said it is cold
11. Jamie said there is pineapple on the pizza
12. Henry said I want to go home
 1. Tony said I am doing my homework
2. Jim and Tim said we are enjoying the weather
3. I said I am looking for my keys
4. Penny said I am reading my favorite book
5. They said we are cutting some trees

6. She said, “I am not laughing!” (disagreed, confirmed, reported, argued)

a. She said that she was not laughing.

i. Removed punctuation
ii. Added that
iii. Changed pronoun – I to she
iv. Converted tense to past tense – am to was

7. John said, “I am going out.” (told, whispered, decided, lied, remarked,

pretended)
a. John told that he was going out
i. Removed punctuation
ii. Added that
iii. Changed pronoun – I to he
iv. Changed tense - am to was

8. Grace said I am having lunch with my parents

9. Adam said I am sleeping at my grandmother’s place
10. The butcher said we are closing at 7 o’clock
11. Goku said the bell is ringing
12. He said I am waiting for someone