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• Learn how to change tenses, pronouns, expressions of time and place in the reported speech.

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• Practise the difference between the direct and indirect speech in questions, commands and requests.

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Direct - indirect speech exercise 1 Rewrite sentences in the reported speech.

Direct - indirect speech exercise 2 Report a short dialogue in the reported speech.

Direct - indirect speech exercise 3 Find and correct mistakes in the reported speech.

Direct - indirect speech exercise 4 Choose correct answers in a multiple choice test.

Indirect - direct speech exercise 5 Rewrite sentences from the reported speech to direct speech.

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Reported questions exercise 6 Change the reported questions and orders into direct questions and orders.

Reported questions exercise 7 Change direct questions into reported questions.

Reported commands exercise 8 Make reported commands and requests.

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Reported speech rules PDF Changes of tenses, pronouns, time and place in reported statements, questions and commands.

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Direct + indirect speech

See also: Reported questions + commands

The direct and indirect speech are used to say what other people said, thought or felt. "I like it," he said. - He said that he liked it. "Dan will come," she hoped. - She hoped Dan would come.

The reported (indirect) speech is typically introduced by verbs such as say, tell, admit, complain, explain, remind, reply, think, hope, offer, refuse etc. in the past tense. He said (that) he didn't want it. She explained that she had been at the seaside.

If these verbs are in the past tense, we change the following: a) verb tenses and verb forms b) pronouns c) the adverbs of time and place

A) Verb tenses

We change the tenses in the following way:

• Present - past "I never understand you," she told me. - She told me she never understood me. "We are doing exercises," he explained. - He explained that they were doing exercises.
• Present perfect - past perfect "I have broken the window," he admitted. - He admitted that he had broken the window. "I have been waiting since the morning," he complained. - He complained that he had been waiting since the morning.
• Past - past perfect "She went to Rome," I thought. - I thought that she had gone to Rome. "He was thinking of buying a new car," she said. - She said he had been thinking of buying a new car.
• Will - conditional Will changes into the conditional. I will come on Sunday," he reminded me. - He reminded me that he would come on Sunday.

As you can see, both the past tense and the present perfect change into the past perfect.

Notes 1. I shall, we shall usually become would . "I shall appreciate it," he said. - He said he would appreciate it. 2. I should, we should usually change into would . "We should be really glad," she told us. - She told us they would be really glad. 3. May becomes might . "I may write to him," she promised. - She promised that she might write to him.

The verb forms remain the same in the following cases:

• If we use the past perfect tense. Eva: "I had never seen him." - Eva claimed that she had never seen him.
• If the reporting verb is in the present tense. Bill: "I am enjoying my holiday." - Bill says he is enjoying his holiday. Sandy: "I will never go to work." - Sandy says she will never go to work.
• When we report something that is still true. Dan: "Asia is the largest continent." - Dan said Asia is the largest continent. Emma: "People in Africa are starving." - Emma said people in Africa are starving.
• When a sentence is made and reported at the same time and the fact is still true. Michael: "I am thirsty." - Michael said he is thirsty.
• With modal verbs would, might, could, should, ought to, used to. George: "I would try it." - George said he would try it. Mimi: "I might come." - Mimi said she might come. Steve: "I could fail." - Steve said he could fail. Linda: "He should/ought to stay in bed." - Linda said he should/ought to stay in bed. Mel: "I used to have a car." - Mel said he used to have a car.
• After wish, would rather, had better, it is time. Margo: "I wish they were in Greece." - Margo said she wished they were in Greece. Matt: "I would rather fly." - Matt said he would rather fly. Betty: "They had better go." - Betty said they had better go. Paul: "It is time I got up." - Paul said it was time he got up.
• In if-clauses. Martha: "If I tidied my room, my dad would be happy." - Martha said that if she tidied her room, her dad would be happy.
• In time clauses. Joe: "When I was staying in Madrid I met my best friend." - He said that when he was staying in Madrid he met his best friend.
• We do not change the past tense in spoken English if it is clear from the situation when the action happened. "She did it on Sunday," I said. - I said she did it on Sunday. We must change it, however, in the following sentence, otherwise it will not be clear whether we are talking about the present or past feelings. "I hated her," he said. - He said he had hated her.
• We do not usually change the modal verbs must and needn't . But must can become had to or would have to and needn't can become didn't have to or wouldn't have to if we want to express an obligation. Would/wouldn't have to are used to talk about future obligations. "I must wash up." - He said he must wash up/he had to wash up. "I needn't be at school today." - He said he needn't be/didn't have to be at school that day. "We must do it in June." - He said they would have to do it in June. If the modal verb must does not express obligation, we do not change it. "We must relax for a while." (suggestion) - He said they must relax for a while. "You must be tired after such a trip." (certainty) - He said we must be tired after such a trip.

B) Pronouns

We have to change the pronouns to keep the same meaning of a sentence. "We are the best students," he said. - He said they were the best students. "They called us," he said. - He said they had called them. "I like your jeans," she said. - She said she liked my jeans. "I can lend you my car," he said. - He said he could lend me his car.

Sometimes we have to use a noun instead of a pronoun, otherwise the new sentence is confusing. "He killed them," Kevin said. - Kevin said that the man had killed them. If we only make mechanical changes (Kevin said he had killed them) , the new sentence can have a different meaning - Kevin himself killed them.

This and these are usually substituted. "They will finish it this year," he said. - He said they would finish it that year. "I brought you this book," she said. - She said she had brought me the book. "We want these flowers," they said. - They said they wanted the flowers.

C) Time and place

Let's suppose that we talked to our friend Mary on Friday. And she said: "Greg came yesterday."  It means that Greg came on Thursday. If we report Mary's sentence on Sunday, we have to do the following: Mary: "Greg came yesterday." - Mary said that Greg had come the day before. If we say: Mary said Greg had come yesterday , it is not correct, because it means that he came on Saturday.

The time expressions change as follows. now - then, today - that day, tomorrow - the next day/the following day, the day after tomorrow - in two days' time, yesterday - the day before, the day before yesterday - two days before, next week/month - the following week/month, last week/month - the previous week/month, a year ago - a year before/the previous year

Bill: "She will leave tomorrow." - Bill said she would leave the next day. Sam: "She arrived last week." - Sam said she had arrived the previous week. Julie: "He moved a year ago." - Julie said he had moved a year before.

Note If something is said and reported at the same time, the time expressions can remain the same. "I will go on holiday tomorrow," he told me today. - He told me today he would go on holiday tomorrow. "We painted the hall last weekend," she told me this week. - She told me this week they had painted the hall last weekend. On the other hand, if something is reported later, the time expressions are different in the indirect speech. Last week Jim said: "I'm playing next week." If we say his sentence a week later, we will say: Jim said he was playing this week.

Here usually becomes there . But sometimes we make different adjustments. At school: "I'll be here at 10 o'clock," he said. - He said he would be there at 10 o'clock. In Baker Street: "We'll meet here." - He said they would meet in Baker Street.

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Reported Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers

Online education reported speech exercises for class 7 cbse with answers pdf.

• You have learned that we can report the words of a speaker in two ways.
• We may quote the speaker’s actual words. This is called direct speech.
• My friends said, “We enjoyed our holiday in London.”
• Kavish said, “I was working on my project.”
• “I shall come to your party, “Navya promised.

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Reported Speech Class 7

Note that indirect speech:

• Inverted commas are used to indicate the exact words of the speaker. (You may use either single and double inverted commas.)
• A comma is placed immediately after the reporting verb. (In the third example the sentence ends with the reporting verb and is, therefore, followed by a full stop.)
• The punctuation at the end of the sentence in direct speech is placed before the closing inverted comma(s).

We can also report what the speaker said without quoting his/her exact words. This is called indirect speech or reported speech.

My friends said that they had enjoyed their holiday in London. Kavish said that he was/had been working on his project. Navya promised that she would come to my party.

In indirect speech, we:

• use the conjunction that immediately before the reported words.
• change the person of the first and second-person pronouns.
• change the tense of the verb.
• do not use inverted commas.

* doesn’t change.

Reported Speech Class 7 Worksheet

Different types of Sentence: When you use reported, you either report:

• requests / commands
• other types

Reported Speech Class 7 Worksheet With Answers

A. Reporting Statements: When transforming statements, check whether you have to change:

• place and time expression

1. Pronouns: In reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what. Example:

• She says, “My dad likes roast chicken.”
• she says that her dad likes roast chicken.
• If the sentence starts in the parent, there is no backshifts to tenses in reported speech.
• If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tense in reported speech.

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B. Place, Demonstratives and Time expressions Place, demonstratives, and time expressions change if the context of the reported statement (i.e. the location and/or the period of time) is different from that of the direct speech.

In the following table, you will find the different changes of place; demonstratives and time expressions.

Reported Speech Worksheet For Class 7

Reporting Questions When transforming questions, check whether you have to change:

• place and time expressions
• tenses (backshift)

Also, note that you have to:

• transform the question into an indirect question
• use the question word (where, when, what, how) or if/whether

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C. Reporting requests/commands

We transforming requests and commands, check whether you have to change:

Tenses are not relevant for requests – simply use to / not be + verb (infinitive without “to”) Example:

• She said, “sit down.” – she asked me to sit down.
• She said, “don’t be lazy” – she asked me not to be lazy.
• For affirmative use to + infinitive (without to)
• For negative requests, use not to + infinite (without to).

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D. Other transformations Expressions of advice with must, should, and ought are usually reported using advice/urge. Example:

• “You must read this book.”
• He advised/urged me to read that book.

The expression let’s is usually reported using suggest. In this case, there are two possibilities for reported speech: gerund or statement with should. Example: Let’s go to the cinema.

• He suggested going to the cinema.
• He suggested that we should go to the cinema.

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Main clauses connected with and/but If two complete main clauses are connected with, and or, but, put, that after the conjunction.

• He said, “I saw her but she didn’t see me.“
• He said that he had seen her but that she hadn’t seen him.”

If the subject is dropped in the second main clause (the conjunction is followed by a verb), do not use, that’.

• She said, “I am a nurse and work in a hospital.”
• He said that she was a nurse and worked in a hospital.”
• Here’s a table of some possible conversions:

Reported Speech Solved Examples Exercises for Class 7 CBSE

Reported Speech Class 7 Exercise Question 1. Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech. (i) The teacher said to the boys, ‘Have you done your homework?’ (ii) The little girl asked the man, ‘Will you help me?’ (iii) Janaki said, ‘I have been reading this book.’ (iv) Mother said to the daughter, ‘Go and change your dress.’ (v) Susie said, “I had read this book before I gave it to you. (vi) Mike said, ‘I will bring my piano.’ (vii) The officer told the clerk, ‘Bring me that file.’ (viii) Jane asked, ‘Have you read that book? (ix) Malathi asked, ‘Where is your watch?’ (x) Sophia said, ‘I watched this movie last week.’ Answer: (i) The teacher asked the boys if they had done their homework. (ii) The little girl asked the man if he would help her. (iii) Janaki said that she had been reading that book. (iv) The mother told the daughter to go and change her dresses. (v) Susie said that she had read that book before she gave it to me. (vi) Mike said that he would bring his piano. (vii) The officer told the clerk to bring him that file. (viii) Jane asked if I had read that book. (ix) Malathi asked where my watch was. (x) Sophia said that she had watched that movie the previous week.

Reported Speech Worksheet Class 7 Question 2. Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech. (i) Helen asked me, “What does he do for a living?” (ii) They asked me, “How are you going?” (iii) Craig asked Anne, “Are you married?” (iv) “Sally asked Harry, “How long have you been back?” (v) Jack asked Jill, “Can you go up the hill?” (vi) Dillon asked me, “Do you smoke?” (vii) Sol asked me, “What are you doing now?” (viii) Sylvia asked me, “Why did you come late?” (ix) Jenny asked me, “How many times did you ring? (x) Emma asked me, “Are you Ok?” Answer: (i) Helen asked me what he did for a living. (ii) They asked me how I was going. (iii) Craig asked Anne if she was married. Or Craig asked Anne whether she was married. (iv) Sally asked Harry how long he had been back. (v) Jack asked Jill if she could go up the hill. Or Jack asked Jill whether she could go up the hill. (vi) Dillon asked me if I smoked. Or Dillon asked me whether I smoked. (vii) Sol asked me what I was doing now. (viii) Sylvia asked me why I had come late. Or Sylvia asked me why I cam late. (ix) Jenny asked me how many times I had rung. Or Jenny asked me how many times I rang. (x) Emma asked me if I was Ok. Or Emma asked me whether I was Ok?”

Reported Speech Practice Examples Exercises for Class 7 CBSE

Reported Speech Exercise Class 7

1. Choose the correct option (i) “Where do you live?” (a) Miho asked me where do I live (b) Miho asked me where I lived (c) Miho asked me where did I live

(ii) “What is the time?” (a) Can you tell me what is the time? (b) Can you tell me what the time is?

(iii) “Why did he say that?” (a) I would like to know why he said that (b) I would like to know why did he say that

(iv) “Do we have a test tomorrow?” (a) I’ve forgotten do we have a test tomorrow? (b) I’ve forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. (c) I’ve forgotten have we have a test tomorrow?

(v). “Don’t talk!”. (a) The teacher told us not to talk. (b) The teacher told us to not talk.

(vi) “Have you finished with the computer” (a) She asked if had I finished with the computer. (b) She asked if I had finished with the computer.

(vii) “I’ll give you your money back tomorrow.”. (a) She promised me to give the money back the next day. (b) She promised to give me back the money the next day.

(viii) “Can I use your phone?” (a) I asked her could I use her phone. (b) I asked her if could us her phone. (c) He begged me not to tell her what he had said.

(ix) “When are you going back to Japan?” (a) He asked when I was going back to Japan. (b) He asked when was I going back to Japan. (x) “Why did you have to wait so long?” (a) She wanted to know why we had to wait so long. (b) She wanted to know why did we have to wait so long.

Reported Speech Exercises For Class 7 Cbse With Answers

2. Complete these indirect speech sentences with the correct pronoun or determiner. The first one has been done for you.

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Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers

When we use the exact words of the speaker, it is called direct speech. Indirect or Reported Speech refers to a sentence reporting what someone has said.

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Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers PDF

When the exact words of the speaker are quoted, it is called direct speech. When the meaning of the words is reported without using the exact words, it is called indirect speech.

• Cam said, “The monster is coming.” (direct speech)
• Cam said that the monster was coming. (indirect speech)

Changing Tenses

When the reporting verb is in the past tense, we change tense as given below. The tense does not change in case of past perfect or past perfect continuous.

Exceptions 1. When the reporting verb is in the present tense or future time, the tenses in the reported verb remain unchanged. Example:

• Alam says, “I am feeling better.”
• Alam says that he is feeling better.

2. When reporting a universal truth or a moral principle or a natural fact, we may or may not change the present tense in the reported speech. Example:

• Deepti said, “The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.”
• Deepti said that the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises Solved Example With Answers for Class 7 CBSE

A. Complete the following reported speeches by filling in the blanks.

Question 1. Mary said, “Dipanwita is learning to play the piano.” Mary said that Dipanwita …………………………… (is learning/was learning) to play the piano. Answer: Mary said that Dipanwita was learning to play the piano.

Question 2. Kaustav said, “The next World Cup will take place in Russia.” Kaustav said …………………………… (that/which) the next World Cup …………………………… (will/would) take place in Russia. Answer: Kaustav said that the next World Cup would take place in Russia.

Question 3. Ms Paul said, “We should reduce our usage of oil and petrol.” Ms Paul said that we …………………………… (should reduce/had reduced) our usage of oil and petrol. Answer: Ms Paul said that we should reduce our usage of oil and petrol.

Question 4. The volunteer said, “The relief work in the flood-affected areas is going well.” The volunteer said that the relief work in the flood-affected areas …………………………… (had gone/was going) well. Answer: The volunteer said that the relief work in the flood-affected areas was going well.

Question 5. The newspapers report read, “There has been too much rain this year.” The newspapers …………………………… (report/reported) that there …………………………… (has been had been) too much rain this year. Answer: The newspapers reported that there had been too much rain this year.

Changing Pronouns And Possessive Adjectives

  Changing Time And Place Words

Place, demonstrations, and time expressions:-Place, demonstrations, and time expressions change if the context of the reported statement (i.e. the location and/ or the period of time) is different from that of the direct speech.

In the following table, you will find the different changes of place, demonstrations, and time expressions.

B. Change these sentences to reported speech.

Question 1. Sharif said, “The books are here on this table.” Answer: Sharif said that the books were there on that table.

Question 2. Neelam said, “I am at the station now.” Answer: Neelam said that she was at the station then.

Question 3. Pragya said, “I bought these pens from the shop there.” Answer: Pragya said that she had bought those pens from the shop there.

Question 4. Her friends said, “We are going to the concert tonight.” Answer: Her friends said that they were going to the concert that night.

Question 5. I said, “Satya completed his graduation last year. This year, he will travel. Answer: I said that Satya had completed his graduation the previous year. That year, he would travel.

Reporting Questions

  C. Kyle, a student from the Philippines, has enrolled in Shivani’s class. Shivani asks him the following questions. Report these questions.

Question 1. When did you and your parents move to India? Answer: Shivani asked Kyle when did he and his parents move to India.

Question 2. How long will you stay? Answer: She asked him how long would he stay.

Question 3. Are you enjoying your stay here? Answer: She also asked him if he was enjoying his stay there.

Question 4. Have you faced any difficulties while adjusting at school? Answer: Then, she asked him is he had faced any difficulties while adjusting at school.

Question 5. Do you miss your friends from the Philippines? Answer: At the end, whe asked him if he missed his friends from Philippines.

Reporting Requests And Commands

While reporting requests or commands, instructions or pieces of advice, we use the reporting verb which matches the meaning of the direct sentence, and the verb in the original direct speech is changed to its infinitive form. Example:

• Farzana asked, “Could you look after my dog when I am away?”
• Farzana requested me to look after her dog while she was away.

Reporting Wishes Or Exclamations

Those sentences, which express our feelings and emotions, are called exclamatory sentences. Mark of exclamation is used at the end of an exclamatory sentence.

For Examples:

• Hurray! We have won the match.
• Alas! He failed in the test.
• How beautiful that dog is!
• What a marvelous personality you are!

To change exclamatory sentences into Indirect Speech, follow the rules given below along with the above–mentioned rules: In case, there is an interjection i.e., alas, aha, hurray, aha, etc in the Reported Speech, then they are omitted along with a sign of exclamation. Reporting verb i.e. said is always replaced with exclaimed with joy, exclaimed with sorrow, exclaimed joyfully, exclaimed sorrowfully, or exclaimed with great wonder or sorrow.

D. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

Question 1. Lalita said, “Wow! I have won the first prize!” Lalita exclaimed ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Lalita exclaimed that he had won the first prize.

Question 2. Hansa said to Kavya, “Happy journey!” Hansa wished Kavya. ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Hansa wished Kavya a happy journey.

Question 3. Dina said to me, “I solved the puzzle!” Dina exclaimed that ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Dina ‘exclaimed that she had solved the puzzle.

Question 4. My father (to me): May you have a successful career! My father wished me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: My father wished me a successful career.

Question 5. Child (to Mummy): Good night! The child wished his mother ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: The child wished his mother a good night.

Question 6. Lalit said to Hansita, “Wish you a speedy recovery from illness!” Lalit wished Hansita ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Lalit wished Hansita a speedy recovery from illness.

Question 7. Ms. Quader said to the class, “Good luck for your exams!” Ms. Quader wished the class ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Ms. Quader wished the class good luck for their exams.

E. Change the following from indirect speech to direct speech.

Question 1. The gardener warned us to look out as there was a snake in the garden. The gardener said ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: The gardener said, “Lookout! There is a snake in the garden.”

Question 2. My mother wished me a happy birthday. My mother said to me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: My mother said to me, “Happy birthday.”

Question 3. Kala exclaimed that she was very sorry for her mistake. Kala said to me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Kala said to me, “I am sorry for my mistake.”

Question 4. Sugata cried out in pain that a thorn had pricked him. Sugata said ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Sugata said, “A thorn has pricked me!”

Question 5. Jatin wished me a lovely day. Jatin said to me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Jatin said to me, “Have a lovely day.”

Converting Statements From Indirect Into Direct Speech

While changing indirect speech into direct speech, we use the reporting verb say or said. We make necessary changes to the tenses, personal pronouns and adjectives, and time and place words. We add inverted commas to the words spoken by the speaker. Examples:

• Meha said that she was in the library.
• Meha said, “I am in the library.”
• Amit told Rohan that the trip had been canceled.
• Amit said to Rohan, “The trip has/was/had been canceled.”

F. Fill in the missing words in the direct speech.

Question 1. Harry asked me if I had read that book. Harry ……………………………….. me, “Have you read this book?”. Answer: Harry asked me, “Have you read this book?”

Question 2. Soumya asked Tripti if she liked eggs. Soumya asked Tripti, “Do. ……………………………….. like eggs?” Answer: Soumya asked Tripti, “Do you like eggs?”

Question 3. Kinu asked Thimpu who would teach him English. Kinu asked Thimpu, “Who will teach ……………………………….. English?” Answer: Kinu asked Thimpu, “Who will teach me English?”!

Question 4. Charu asked why the laptop was not working. Charu asked, “Why ……………………………….. the laptop not working?” Answer: Charu asked, “Why is the laptop not working?”

Question 5. Sam asked who had let the dogs out. Sam asked, ……………………………….. the dogs out?” Answer: Sam asked, “Who let the dogs out?”

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Direct And Indirect Speech Worksheet For Class 7

by Manjusha · Published November 16, 2020 · Updated April 9, 2024

There are two ways of reporting people’s words and thoughts. When we give the exact words of the speaker, it is called direct speech.

• Rahul said, ‘I am going home.’
• The man asked, ‘What do you want?’
• The mother asked the girl, ‘Why are you crying?’

We can also report these questions and statements by making them a part of our sentence. This is called indirect speech or reported speech.

When we change a sentence from direct speech to indirect speech, there is usually a change in tense and pronouns. Also, words showing nearness in time and place will be replaced by words indicating distance in indirect speech. Can you use indirect speech correctly?

Basic rules for indirect speech

If the reporting verb / main verb is in the past tense, the rest of the sentence too will be in the past tense.

• Radha said, ‘I am feeling sick.’
• Radha said that she was feeling sick.
• ‘I can’t find my phone,’ the girl said.
• The girl that she couldn’t find her phone.

Generally speaking, the present verb in the direct speech changes to the past verb in the indirect speech.

• is / am -> was
• are -> were
• has / have -> had
• do / does -> did
• will -> would; can -> could; may -> might; shall -> should
• The employee said, ‘I have finished the job.’ (Direct speech)
• The employee said that he/she had finished the job. (Indirect speech)
• I don’t want to live here,’ said the old woman. (Direct speech)
• The old woman said that she didn’t want to live there.
• She said, ‘I will be leaving in an hour.’ (Direct speech)
• She said that she would be leaving in an hour. (Indirect speech)
• She said, ‘I want to go.’
• She said  that she wanted to go.
• The boy said, ‘I can’t find my watch.’
• The boy said  that he couldn’t find his watch .
• The students said, ‘We waited for hours.’
• The students  said that they had waited for hours.

When the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the tense in the indirect speech does not change.

• He says, ‘I am tired.’
• He  says that he is tired.
• She will say, ‘I am not coming.’
• She will say that she is not coming.

We use  if  or  whether  to report a ‘Yes/No’ question.

• Rahul said, ‘Are you going to the party.’
• Rahul  asked if/whether I was going  to the party.

Direct and indirect speech worksheet for class 7

Change the following sentences in direct speech to indirect speech .

1. Shyam said, “I want to buy a new laptop.’

2. Rahul said to me, ‘I am going to the movies.’

3. Mother said to me. ‘Learn your lessons.’

4. Madhav said, ‘I am hungry.’

5. Supriya said, ‘I am preparing for my exam.’

6. Rahul said, ‘I have to send a letter to my grandmother.’

7. Venu said, ‘I failed my exam.’

8. Manohar said to me, ‘I like your attitude.’

9. The girls said, ‘We are rehearsing for the programme.’

10. He said, ‘I know the answer.’

11. ‘I want to talk to the manager,’ said the woman.

12. ‘Do you know anyone here?’ he asked me.

13. ‘I will return in an hour,’ he said to me.

14. ‘Will you accept the job?’ my mother asked.

15. ‘When will you arrive?’ she asked me.

16. ‘I don’t enjoy this party,’ he said.

17. ‘I can’t bear the pain,’ said the boy.

18. ‘Say something,’ the investigators asked him.

19. ‘Leave me alone,’ she said to me.

20. ‘This is my seat,’ the boy told me.

1. Shyam said that he wanted to buy a new laptop .

2. Rahul told me that he was going to the movies.

3. Mother told me to learn my lessons. / Mother asked me to learn my lessons.

4. Madhav said that he was hungry.

5. Supriya said that she was preparing for her exam .

6. Rahul said that he had to send a letter to his grandmother .

7. Venu said that he had failed his exam.

8. Manohar told me that he liked my attitude.

9. The girls said that they were rehearsing for the programme.

10. He told me that he knew the answer .

11. The woman said that she wanted to talk to the manager.

12. He asked me if / whether I knew anyone there.

13. He told me that he would return in an hour.

14. My mother asked me if / whether I would accept the job.

15. ‘She asked me when I would arrive.

16. He said that he didn’t enjoy that party.

17. The boy cried that he couldn’t bear the pain .

18. The investigators asked /told him to say something.

19. She asked/told me to leave her alone.

20. The boy told me that that was his seat .

Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into indirect speech / reported speech.

1. ‘Can I have two tickets?’ the woman said to the clerk.

2. ‘I need to book two tickets,’ the man said.

3. ‘I don’t want to waste any more time,’ the boy added.

4. ‘How long does the tour last?’ the tourist asked the guide.

5. ‘How long does it take to get there?’ the traveler asked.

6. ‘How much is a student ticket?’ the girl asked.

7. ‘I would like a map of the area,’ the inspector said.

8. ‘Do you have any brochures in English?’ the visitor asked the receptionist.

9. ‘Is there somewhere to leave our coats?’ the students asked.

10. ‘What time does the park close?’ the visitor asked.

1. The woman asked the clerk if she could have two tickets.

2. The man said that he needed to book two tickets.

3. The boy added that he didn’t want to waste any more time.

4. The tourist asked the guide how long the tour lasted.

5. The traveler asked how long it took to get there.

6. The girl asked how much a student ticket was.

7. The inspector said that he would like a map of the area.

8. The visitor asked the receptionist if he/she had any brochures in English.

9. The students asked if there was somewhere to leave their coats.

10. The visitor asked what time the park closed.

Worksheet 3

Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.

1. ‘I don’t want to wait any longer,’ she said.

2. ‘What do you want?’ he asked me.

3. ‘You are not going to watch TV,’ said mother.

4. ‘Have you ever been to the US?’ he asked me.

5. ‘Somebody is stealing my cucumbers,’ she said.

6. ‘I had a strange experience yesterday,’ he said.

7. Maya said, ‘I am not going to the party.’

8. The girl said, ‘This colour does not suit me.’

9. Ravi said, ‘I don’t enjoy this party.’

10. ‘Are you coming with me?’ Sheela asked me.

11. ‘I haven’t eaten anything since morning,’ said the boy.

12. ‘The patient needs blood transfusion,’ said the doctor.

13. ‘Have you done your homework?’ the teacher asked the students.

14. ‘Why don’t you listen to me?’ he said to her.

15. ‘Why did you do that?’ he asked me.

16. ‘How can you be so careless?’ said my mother.

17. ‘What did you do then?’ he asked me.

18. ‘We have been waiting for hours,’ they said.

19. ‘How will I solve this problem?’ she asked.

20. ‘If you don’t learn your lessons, you will not get good marks,’ the teacher told me.

1. She said that  she didn’t want to wait any longer.

2. He asked me  what I wanted.

3. Mother said  that I was not going to watch TV.

4. He asked me  if / whether I had ever been to the US.

5. She said / complained  that somebody was stealing her cucumbers.

6. He said that he  had had a strange experience the previous day.

7. Maya said that  she was not going to the party.

8. The girl said  that that colour did not suit her.

9. Ravi said that  he didn’t enjoy that party.

10. She asked me  if / whether I was going with her.

11. The boy said  that he hadn’t eaten anything since morning.

12. The doctor said  that the patient needed blood transfusion.  

13. The teacher asked the students  if they had done their homework.

14. He asked her  why she didn’t listen to him.

15. He asked me  why I had done that.

16. My mother wondered how I could be so careless.

17. He asked me  what I had done then.

18. They said that  they had been waiting for hours.

19. She asked / wondered  how she would solve that problem.

20. The teacher told me  that if I didn’t learn my lessons, I would not get good marks.

Worksheet 4

Change sentences in direct speech to indirect speech.

1. Rahul said to Madhav, ‘Can you lend me a few hundred rupees?’

2. She said, ‘I might be working late tonight.’

3. The girl asked the librarian, ‘Can I borrow two books at a time?’

4. The man said, ‘I want to quit this job.’

5.  The teacher said, ‘Every student should submit their work before Friday.’

6. The doctor said to the patient, ‘Get enough rest.’

7. The teacher said to the student, ‘Have you had your lunch?’

8. The teacher asked, ‘Can anybody solve this problem?’

9. ‘I will not put up with this,’ she said.

10. ‘I am looking for a job,’ the man said.

1. Rahul asked Madhav  if / whether he could lend him a few hundred rupees.

2. She said that she  might be working late that night.

3. The girl asked the librarian  if she could borrow two books at a time.

4. The man said  that he wanted to quit his job.

5.  The teacher said that  every student should submit their work before Friday .

6. The doctor advised the patient  to get enough rest.

7. The teacher asked the student  if / whether he/she had had his/her lunch.

8. The teacher asked  if anybody could solve that problem.

9. She said that she  would not put up with that.

10. The man said  that he was looking for a job.

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Direct and indirect speech worksheet for class 7

by Manjusha · Published March 20, 2016 · Updated March 20, 2016

Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into the indirect speech.

1. The captain said, ‘This is an occasion to celebrate.’

2. The mother said to her daughter, ‘I’m proud of your achievements.’

3. ‘I’ve spoken nothing but the truth,’ the prisoner said.

4. The mother said to her son, ‘I will lend you the money but you have to listen to me.’

5. ‘Is your father at home?’ the stranger asked me.

6. ‘Get out of the class,’ the teacher yelled at the boy.

7. Sarika said, ‘Let’s get something to eat.’

8. Karan said, ‘Alas, how foolish I have been.’

9. The traveler said, ‘I’ve lost all my money.’

10. They said to her this morning, ‘We will meet you tomorrow evening.’

1. The captain said that it was an occasion to celebrate.

2. The mother told her daughter that she was proud of her achievements.

3. The prisoner insisted that he had spoken nothing but the truth.

4. The mother told her son that she would lend him the money but he had to listen to her.

5. The stranger asked me if my father was at home.

6. The teacher ordered the boy to get out of the class.

7. Sarika suggested that we should get something to eat.

8. Karan regretted that he had been very foolish.

9. The traveler cried / exclaimed that he had lost all his money.

10. They told her this morning that they would meet her the next day in the evening.

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