Question 1

Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
He said, "I am going to school."

Accepted Answer

The correct indirect speech is 'He said that he was going to school.' Reason: When converting direct speech to indirect speech: The conjunction 'that' is used. Present continuous tense ('am going') changes to past continuous tense ('was going'). The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he'.

Question 2

Choose the correct indirect speech:
She said, "I have finished my homework."

Accepted Answer

The correct indirect speech is 'She said that she had finished her homework.' Reason: Present Perfect Tense ('have finished') changes to Past Perfect Tense ('had finished'). 'I' changes to 'she' and 'my' changes to 'her'.

Question 3

What does the word 'today' change into in Indirect Speech if the reporting verb is in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

In Indirect Speech, the time word 'today' changes into 'that day' when the reporting verb is in the past tense.

Question 4

Choose the correct indirect speech:
The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east."

Accepted Answer

The correct indirect speech is 'The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.' Reason: Universal truths or habitual facts do not change their tense even when the reporting verb is in the past tense.

Question 5

Choose the correct indirect form for the interrogative sentence:
Rohan said to me, "Where are you going?"

Accepted Answer

The correct indirect speech is 'Rohan asked me where I was going.' Reason: 'said to' changes to 'asked'. Question mark is removed, and sentence order becomes assertive. Question word 'where' acts as the joining word. Present continuous tense changes to past continuous tense.

Direct & Indirect Speech — MP Board Class 8 English Grammar Important Questions & Revision Notes