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Direct Speech Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet to test the ability to convert direct speech to indirect speech. It provides 12 examples with blanks to fill in the correct verb form. The answers are also provided.

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Direct Speech Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet to test the ability to convert direct speech to indirect speech. It provides 12 examples with blanks to fill in the correct verb form. The answers are also provided.

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Direct and indirect speech worksheet

This grammar exercise tests your ability to use direct and indirect speech. Fill in the blanks
with an appropriate verb form.

1. The boy said that he ................. very busy


then.
is
has been
was

2. The mother asked the girl where


........................ going?
she was
was she
Either could be used here

3. The teacher asked the students if they


........................... their homework.
had done
did
had done

4. She said that she .......................... her job.

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finished
has finished
had finished

5. He said that his father ...........................


working in the garage.
is
was
has been

6. I said that I ......................... the examination.


have passed
had passed
was passed

7. The man said that the horse ........................ in


the night.
dies
has died
had died

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8. He told me that he ............................. me.


doesn't believe
didn't believe
don't believe

9. I told him that I ....................... believe him.


don't
didn't
haven't

10. He says that he .................... glad to be here


in this evening.
is
has been
had been

11. The teacher says that the earth .....................


round the sun.
moves
moved
Either could be used here

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12. The report says that global temperatures


...................
are rising
were rising
Either could be used here

Answers
1. The boy said that he was very busy then.

2. The mother asked the girl where she was going.

3. The teacher asked the student if they had done their homework.

4. She said that she had finished her job.

5. He said that his father was working in the garage.

6. I said that I had passed the examination.

7. The man said that the horse had died in the night.

8. He told me that he didn’t believe me.

9. I told him that I didn’t believe him.

10. He says that he is glad to be here in this evening.

11. The teacher says that the earth moves round the sun.

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12. The report says that global temperatures are rising.

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