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Direct Indirect Speak and Exercises
Direct and Indirect Speech: Essential Guide for Military & Cadet Entrance Tests
Whether you are applying for a job in the Pak Army, Pak Navy, or Pak Air Force, mastering English narration is crucial. Success in the initial tests for Airmen, Airwomen, and Sailors—as well as Cadet College entrance exams—depends on your efficiency in sentence transformation.
Reporting vs. Reported Speech
Narration consists of two distinct parts:
- Reporting Speech: The part observed without commas (e.g., He said).
- Reported Speech: The actual words written inside inverted commas.
Direct vs. Indirect Speech
How we explain speech:
- Direct Speech: Quotes the exact sayings of a person within inverted commas.
- Indirect Speech: Explains the overall concept or meaning of what was said.
Test Tip: In military initial tests, indirect speech is usually recognized and solved by focusing on the change in verbs and pronouns.
Detail about making Direct Indirect Questions
She said, “I am reading a book.” (Choose the correct indirect form)
- A) She said that she was reading a book. (Correct)
- B) She said that I am reading a book.
- C) She said that she is reading a book.
- D) She said she reads a book.
He said, “I will go to the market tomorrow.”
- A) He said that he will go to the market tomorrow.
- B) He said that he would go to the market tomorrow.
- C) He said that he would go to the market the next day. (Correct)
- D) He said that he goes to the market the next day.
She said, “Where is my pen?”
- A) She asked where was her pen.
- B) She asked where her pen was. (Correct)
- C) She said where her pen is.
- D) She said where her pen was.
They said, “We are watching a movie.”
- A) They said that they were watching a movie. (Correct)
- B) They said that we were watching a movie.
- C) They said that they watched a movie.
- D) They said that they watch a movie.
He said to me, “Do you like ice cream?”
- A) He asked me if I liked ice cream. (Correct)
- B) He asked me if I like ice cream.
- C) He told me if I liked ice cream.
- D) He said to me if I liked ice cream.
John said, “I have completed the task.”
- A) John said that he completed the task.
- B) John said that he has completed the task.
- C) John said that he had completed the task. (Correct)
- D) John said that he would complete the task.
She said, “I can solve this problem.”
- A) She said that she can solve this problem.
- B) She said that she could solve that problem. (Correct)
- C) She said she could solve this problem.
- D) She said she can solve that problem.
He said, “I went to school yesterday.”
- A) He said that he went to school the day before.
- B) He said that he had gone to school the previous day. (Correct)
- C) He said that he goes to school yesterday.
- D) He said that he had gone to school yesterday.
They said, “We will complete the project by next week.”
- A) They said that they would complete the project by the next week. (Correct)
- B) They said that they complete the project by next week.
- C) They said they will complete the project by next week.
- D) They said that they would complete the project by tomorrow.
She said to him, “Please help me.”
- A) She requested him to help her. (Correct)
- B) She ordered him to help her.
- C) She asked him to please help her.
- D) She asked him if he could help her.
The teacher said, “Be quiet, please.”
- A) The teacher told them to be quiet, please.
- B) The teacher requested them to be quiet. (Correct)
- C) The teacher ordered them to be quiet.
- D) The teacher said them to be quiet.
He said, “Who will accompany me?”
- A) He asked who would accompany him. (Correct)
- B) He asked who will accompany him.
- C) He asked me who would accompany me.
- D) He asked who accompanies him.
She said, “I was sleeping.”
- A) She said that she had been sleeping. (Correct)
- B) She said that she was sleeping.
- C) She said that I was sleeping.
- D) She said that she is sleeping.
He said to me, “Don’t open the door.”
- A) He told me not to open the door. (Correct)
- B) He said me to not open the door.
- C) He told me to not open the door.
- D) He said me don’t open the door.
She said, “How are you?”
- A) She said how are you.
- B) She asked how are you.
- C) She asked how I was. (Correct)
- D) She asked how was I.
He said, “Let us go for a walk.”
- A) He suggested that we go for a walk. (Correct)
- B) He said let us go for a walk.
- C) He suggested that they went for a walk.
- D) He asked us to go for a walk.
The boy said, “I do not like homework.”
- A) The boy said that he does not like homework.
- B) The boy said that he did not like homework. (Correct)
- C) The boy said that I did not like homework.
- D) The boy said that he had not liked homework.
He said, “I need some rest.”
- A) He said that he needs some rest.
- B) He said that he needed some rest. (Correct)
- C) He said that I need some rest.
- D) He said he is needing some rest.
She said, “I shall meet you soon.”
- A) She said that she would meet me soon. (Correct)
- B) She said that she will meet me soon.
- C) She said she will meet you soon.
- D) She said that she is meeting me soon.
He said, “Where have you been?”
- A) He said where you have been.
- B) He asked where I had been. (Correct)
- C) He asked me where I have been.
- D) He asked where had I been.
She said, “I will call you later.”
- A) She said that she would call me later. (Correct)
- B) She said that she will call me later.
- C) She said that she called me later.
- D) She said that she is calling me later.
He said, “I am working on a new project.”
- A) He said that he is working on a new project.
- B) He said that he was working on a new project. (Correct)
- C) He said that I am working on a new project.
- D) He said he works on a new project.
The teacher said, “You must complete your homework on time.”
- A) The teacher said that I must complete my homework on time.
- B) The teacher said that we must complete our homework on time.
- C) The teacher said that we had to complete our homework on time. (Correct)
- D) The teacher said to complete homework.
She asked, “When will you visit me?”
- A) She asked when I will visit her.
- B) She asked when I would visit her. (Correct)
- C) She asked when I visit her.
- D) She asked when I had visited her.
He said, “I don’t agree with this decision.”
- A) He said that he doesn’t agree with this decision.
- B) He said that he didn’t agree with that decision. (Correct)
- C) He said that he hadn’t agreed with this decision.
- D) He said that I don’t agree with that decision.
She said, “I have been waiting for an hour.”
- A) She said that she had been waiting for an hour. (Correct)
- B) She said that she was waiting for an hour.
- C) She said that I had been waiting for an hour.
- D) She said that she waits for an hour.
He said to her, “Can you help me?”
- A) He said to her if she could help him.
- B) He asked her if she could help him. (Correct)
- C) He asked her that she can help him.
- D) He said if she can help him.
They said, “We have visited this place many times.”
- A) They said that they have visited that place many times.
- B) They said that they had visited that place many times. (Correct)
- C) They said that they visit this place many times.
- D) They said that they were visiting this place many times.
He said, “Please don’t disturb me.”
- A) He requested not to disturb him. (Correct)
- B) He told not to disturb him.
- C) He said not to disturb him.
- D) He asked not to disturb him.
She said, “Why are you late today?”
- A) She asked why you were late today.
- B) She asked why I was late that day. (Correct)
- C) She said why I was late today.
- D) She asked why I am late today.
He said, “I will not attend the meeting.”
- A) He said that he would not attend the meeting. (Correct)
- B) He said that he will not attend the meeting.
- C) He said that he is not attending the meeting.
- D) He said that he was not attending the meeting.
The man said, “I have lost my wallet.”
- A) The man said that he lost his wallet.
- B) The man said that he had lost his wallet. (Correct)
- C) The man said that he has lost his wallet.
- D) The man said that he is losing his wallet.
She said, “Let me finish my work first.”
- A) She said to let her finish her work first.
- B) She requested to finish her work first.
- C) She said that she should finish her work first. (Correct)
- D) She asked to let her finish her work first.
He asked me, “Did you complete your task?”
- A) He asked me if I completed my task.
- B) He asked me if I had completed my task. (Correct)
- C) He asked me if I complete my task.
- D) He asked me that I completed my task.
They said, “We were watching TV.”
- A) They said that they had been watching TV. (Correct)
- B) They said that they watched TV.
- C) They said that they have been watching TV.
- D) They said that they are watching TV.
She said, “I might go to the party.”
- A) She said that she might go to the party. (Correct)
- B) She said that she would go to the party.
- C) She said that she might have gone to the party.
- D) She said that she was going to the party.
He said, “I don’t know the answer.”
- A) He said that he doesn’t know the answer.
- B) He said that he didn’t know the answer. (Correct)
- C) He said that he wouldn’t know the answer.
- D) He said that he knows the answer.
The teacher said, “Why haven’t you done your homework?”
- A) The teacher asked why you haven’t done your homework.
- B) The teacher asked why I hadn’t done my homework. (Correct)
- C) The teacher asked why I didn’t do my homework.
- D) The teacher asked why I hadn’t done the homework.
He said, “You should be more careful.”
- A) He said that I should have been more careful.
- B) He said that I should be more careful. (Correct)
- C) He said that I am being more careful.
- D) He said that I was being more careful.
She said, “I need to improve my English.”
- A) She said that she needs to improve her English.
- B) She said that she needed to improve her English. (Correct)
- C) She said that she has to improve her English.
- D) She said that she was improving her English.
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