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 #81
She said, 'I did not steal your pen.'
A. She said that she had not stolen my pen.
B. She said that she had not stolen your pen.
C. She said that she did not steal my pen.
D. She said that she has not stolen my pen.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple past negative to past perfect negative. 'Your' to 'my'.
This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech
Question #82
He said to his sister, 'Can you help me with this?'
A. He asked his sister if she can help him with this.
B. He asked his sister could she help him with that.
C. He said to his sister can you help me with this.
D. He asked his sister if she could help him with that.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Yes/No question: 'Can you' to 'she could'. 'Me' to 'him'. 'This' to 'that'.
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Question #83
She said, 'I am not feeling very well.'
A. She said that she is not feeling very well.
B. She said that she was not feeling very well.
C. She said that she doesn't feel very well.
D. She said that she has not been feeling very well.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous negative to past continuous negative.
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Question #84
The principal said, 'The school will remain closed.'
A. The principal announced that the school would remain closed.
B. The principal said that the school would remain closed.
C. The principal said that the school will remain closed.
D. The principal announced that the school remains closed.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. Reporting verb changed to 'announced' for better meaning.
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Question #85
He said, 'I must see the manager.'
A. He said that he had to see the manager.
B. He said that he must see the manager.
C. He said that he must saw the manager.
D. He said that he had to see manager.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Must' changes to 'had to'.
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Question #86
She said, 'I will not be able to come.'
A. She said that she would be unable to come.
B. She said that she would not be able to come.
C. She said that she will not be able to come.
D. She said that she was not able to come.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Will not be' to 'would not be'.
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Question #87
He said, 'I have already eaten.'
A. He said that he had already ate.
B. He said that he had already eaten.
C. He said that he already ate.
D. He said that he has already eaten.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect. 'Already' remains.
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Question #88
She said, 'I am going to visit my grandmother.'
A. She said that she is going to visit her grandmother.
B. She said that she will visit her grandmother.
C. She said that she was going to visit her grandmother.
D. She said that she was going to visit my grandmother.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Am going to' to 'was going to'. 'My' to 'her'.
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Question #89
He said to me, 'Do you like coffee?'
A. He asked me if I liked coffee.
B. He said to me do you like coffee.
C. He asked me did I like coffee.
D. He asked me if I like coffee.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Yes/No question: 'Do you like' to 'I liked' (simple present to simple past).
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Question #90
She said, 'I hope you pass the exam.'
A. She hoped that I would pass the exam.
B. She said that she hoped I pass the exam.
C. She said that she hoped I passed the exam.
D. She said that she hopes I pass the exam.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Reporting verb 'said' is in past, so 'hope' changes to 'hoped'. Present subjunctive ('you pass') changes to past ('I passed').
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Question #91
He said, 'I will take care of everything.'
A. He said that he will take care of everything.
B. He said that he took care of everything.
C. He said that he would take care of everything.
D. He said that he would take care of all.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'.
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Question #92
She said, 'I have never been to Paris.'
A. She said that she has never been to Paris.
B. She said that she had never been to Paris.
C. She said that she never went to Paris.
D. She said that she had never went to Paris.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect. 'Never' remains.
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Question #93
The manager said, 'You must finish this report today.'
A. The manager said that you must finish this report today.
B. The manager told me that I had to finish that report that day.
C. The manager told me that I had to finish this report that day.
D. The manager told me that I must finish that report today.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Must' to 'had to'. 'You' to 'I'. 'This' to 'that'. 'Today' to 'that day'.
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Question #94
He said, 'I would rather die than beg.'
A. He said that he had rather die than beg.
B. He said that he would rather die than beg.
C. He said that he would rather died than begged.
D. He said that he would have rather died than begged.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Would rather' remains unchanged.
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Question #95
She said, 'My father is a businessman.'
A. She said that my father is a businessman.
B. She said that her father is a businessman.
C. She said that her father was a businessman.
D. She said that father was a businessman.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'My' to 'her'. 'Is' to 'was'.
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Question #96
He said, 'I am going to the gym now.'
A. He said that he is going to the gym now.
B. He said that he was going to the gym then.
C. He said that he was going to the gym now.
D. He said that he goes to the gym then.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous to past continuous. 'Now' to 'then'.
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Question #97
He said, 'I am a teacher.'
A. He said that I was a teacher.
B. He said that he is a teacher.
C. He said that he was a teacher.
D. He said that I am a teacher.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present tense 'am' changes to past 'was'. Pronoun 'I' changes to 'he'.
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Question #98
She said, 'I have a car.'
A. She said that I have a car.
B. She said that she have a car.
C. She said that she has a car.
D. She said that she had a car.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present 'have' changes to past 'had'. Pronoun 'I' to 'she'.
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Question #99
They said, 'We are playing football.'
A. They said that we were playing football.
B. They said that they were playing football.
C. They said that we are playing football.
D. They said that they are playing football.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present continuous to past continuous. 'We' to 'they'.
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Question #100
He said, 'I will come tomorrow.'
A. He said that he would come the next day.
B. He said that he will come the next day.
C. He said that he would come tomorrow.
D. He said that he will come tomorrow.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. 'Tomorrow' to 'the next day'.
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