In the following question a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. Indra said to Rita,”Do you want to go to the party?”
In the following question a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. Indra said to Rita,”Do you want to go to the party?” Correct Answer Indra asked Rita if she wanted to go to the party.
Option 1 is the correct answer.
The given statement is in Direct Speech and in the simple present tense.
On conversion into Indirect Speech, the given sentence will become: Indra asked Rita if she wanted to go to the party.
When converting the statement into Indirect Speech:
- 1) the words of the speaker are not written in quotes.
- 2) usually, the word ‘that’ is used to convey the words of the speaker.
- 3) the original tense of the statement is changed accordingly.
Given below are the rules of tense conversion in Direct to Indirect Speech and vice verse:
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SENTENCE INDIRECT |
SENTENCE IN INDIRECT (Changes to) |
TENSE CHANGE |
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1. |
Rina said, "I go to the church.” |
Rina said that she went to the church. |
Simple Present to Simple Past |
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2. |
Rina said, "I am driving.” |
Rina said that she was driving. |
Present Progressive to Past Progressive |
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3. |
The man said, "I have cleaned the shelf.” |
The man said that he had cleaned the shelf. |
Present Perfect to Past Perfect |
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4. |
Ram said, "I have been living in Toronto since 2013.” |
Ram said that they had been living in Toronto since 2013. |
Present Perfect Progressive to Past Perfect Progressive |
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5. |
Ram said, "I went to the market.” |
Ram said that he had gone to the market. |
Simple Past changes to Past perfect |
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6. |
Ram said, "I was standing in the rain.” |
Ram said that he had been standing in the rain. |
Past Progressive to past Perfect Progressive |
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7. |
Ram said, "I had won the match.” |
Ram said that he had won the match. |
Past Perfect (NO CHANGE) |
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8. |
She said, "I will go to the market.” |
She said that she would go to the market. |
‘Will’ changes to ‘would’ (Simple Future) |
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9. |
She said, "I will be going to the market.” |
She said that she would be going to the market. |
‘will be’ changes to ‘would be.’ (Future Continuous) |
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10. |
He said, "I will have baked the cake.” |
He said that he would have baked the cake. |
‘Will have’ changes to ‘would have’ (Future Perfect Tense) |