Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

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Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

Practice Direct and Indirect Speech MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn narration rules, reporting verbs, tense changes, pronoun changes and sentence transformation techniques through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #501
He said, 'I have been playing tennis since I was a child.'
A. He said that he played tennis since he was a child.
B. He said that he had been playing tennis since he had been a child.
C. He said that he had been playing tennis since he was a child.
D. He said that he has been playing tennis since he was a child.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. The time clause 'since I was' changes to 'since he was' (no backshift needed for since).
This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech
Question #502
She said, 'I will never do that again.'
A. She said that she will never do that again.
B. She said that she would never do this again.
C. She said that she never did that again.
D. She said that she would never do that again.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'.
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Question #503
He said, 'I can't remember where I parked the car.'
A. He said that he can't remember where he parked the car.
B. He said that he couldn't remember where he had park the car.
C. He said that he couldn't remember where he parked the car.
D. He said that he couldn't remember where he had parked the car.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Can't' to 'couldn't'. Subordinate 'parked' to 'had parked'.
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Question #504
She said, 'I must go to the bank before it closes.'
A. She said that she had to go to the bank before it closed.
B. She said that she must go to the bank before it closes.
C. She said that she had to go to the bank before it closes.
D. She said that she must go to the bank before it closed.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Must' to 'had to'. Subordinate 'closes' to 'closed'.
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Question #505
He said, 'I have been working out regularly.'
A. He said that he had worked out regularly.
B. He said that he has been working out regularly.
C. He said that he had been working out regularly.
D. He said that he worked out regularly.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.
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Question #506
She said, 'I will be waiting for you at the café.'
A. She said that she would be waiting for you at the café.
B. She said that she will be waiting for me at the café.
C. She said that she would wait for me at the café.
D. She said that she would be waiting for me at the café.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Will be waiting' to 'would be waiting'. 'You' to 'me'.
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Question #507
He said, 'I don't know what he wants.'
A. He said that he doesn't know what he wants.
B. He said that he hadn't known what he wanted.
C. He said that he didn't know what he wants.
D. He said that he didn't know what he wanted.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Main clause backshifts, subordinate 'wants' to 'wanted'.
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Question #508
She said, 'I might have to cancel the appointment.'
A. She said that she may have to cancel the appointment.
B. She said that she might have to canceled the appointment.
C. She said that she might have to cancel the appointment.
D. She said that she may have to canceled the appointment.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Might' remains. 'Have to' changes to 'have to' (but it's a modal, so remains).
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Question #509
He said, 'I would rather you were here.'
A. He said that he would rather I had been there.
B. He said that he would rather you were there.
C. He said that he would rather I was there.
D. He said that he would rather I were there.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Would rather' + past subjunctive (were) remains. 'You' to 'I', 'here' to 'there'.
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