Direct & Indirect Speech Questions and Answers

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The topic Direct and Indirect Speech is a key part of verbal ability questions and answers often seen in SSC, TCS, and Wipro exams. These questions test your understanding of converting speech from direct to indirect and vice versa while maintaining grammatical accuracy. Practicing verbal ability online test questions improves command over tenses, reporting verbs, and sentence structure. Explore the Direct and Indirect Speech questions with answers provided below to enhance your English grammar and communication skills for competitive exams and interviews.

Direct & Indirect Speech

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41. "Hurry up!" he said.

  • He told me to hurry up.
  • He asked me hurry up.
  • He requested me to hurry.
  • He said hurry.
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42. He said, "I can't find my keys."

  • He said that he can't find his keys.
  • He said that he couldn't find his keys.
  • He said that I can't find my keys.
  • He said that he couldn't find my keys.
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43. She said, "I am going on vacation next week."

  • She said that she was going on vacation next week.
  • She said that she was going on vacation the following week.
  • She said that she is going on vacation next week.
  • She said that I am going on vacation next week.
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44. He said, "I saw a movie yesterday."

  • He said that he had seen a movie yesterday.
  • He said that he had seen a movie the day before.
  • He said that he saw a movie yesterday.
  • He said that he saw a movie the day before.
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45. "Don't be late for the meeting," she said.

  • She asked me not to be late for the meeting.
  • She told me not to be late for the meeting.
  • She told me don't be late for the meeting.
  • She requested me not be late for the meeting.
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46. He said, "I have been ill for a week."

  • He said that he had been ill for a week.
  • He said that he has been ill for a week.
  • He said that I have been ill for a week.
  • He said that he was ill for a week.
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47. She said, "I will never lie to you."

  • She said that she will never lie to me.
  • She said that she would never lie to me.
  • She said that I will never lie to you.
  • She said that she never lied to me.
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48. He asked, "Why didn't you come yesterday?"

  • He asked why I didn't come yesterday.
  • He asked why I hadn't come the day before.
  • He asked why I didn't come the day before.
  • He asked why I hadn't come yesterday.
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49. "I may not attend the function," she said.

  • She said that she may not attend the function.
  • She said that she might not attend the function.
  • She said that I may not attend the function.
  • She said that she could not attend the function.
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50. He said, "I am going to start a new project."

  • He said that he was going to start a new project.
  • He said that he is going to start a new project.
  • He said that I am going to start a new project.
  • He said that he had started a new project.
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