Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet for Class 5 with Answers

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Answers are given below with each exercise; refer to them to see if your answers are right.

Exercise 1 – Simple Present Tense

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. Mother said, ”The dinner is ready.”
2. Tom said to me, ”I want to become an engineer.”
3. She said, ”I love this song.”
4. She said, “I enjoy reading books.”
5. He said, “I always eat breakfast at 8 AM.”
6. They said, “We visit our grandparents every weekend.”
7. Mary said, “I like to watch movies on Fridays.”
8. Alex said, “I play the guitar in a band.”
9. He said to me, ”I live in the city center.”
10. She said, ”I don’t want to go.”

Answers:

1. Mother said that the dinner was ready.
2. Tom told me that he wanted to become an engineer.
3. She said that she loved that song.
4. She said that she enjoyed reading books.
5. He said that he always ate breakfast at 8 AM.
6. They said that they visited their grandparents every weekend.
7. Mary said that she liked to watch movies on Fridays.
8. Alex said that he played the guitar in a band.
9. He told me that he lived in the city center.
10. She said that she didn’t want to go.

Exercise 2 – Present Continuous Tense

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. Deepa said, ”Aakash is playing with his cousin.”
2. Jayesh said to his mother, ”I am feeling an engineer.”
3. My mother said, “I am going to take a short nap.”
4. She said, ”I am going home.”
5. Michael said to Tom, ”My father is helping me in study.”
6. Teacher said, ”I am speaking to the Principal.”
7. They said, ”We are shopping in Khan Market.”
8. He said, ”I am making the map of Pakistan.”
9. Ahmed said, ”I am winding the watch.”
10. The fishermen said, ”We are catching fish.”

Answers:

1. Deepa said that Aakash was playing with his cousin.
2. Jayesh told his mother that he was feeling like an engineer.
3. My mother said that she was going to take a short nap.
4. She said that she was going home.
5. Michael told Tom that my father was helping him in study.
6. Teacher said that she was speaking to the principal.
7. They said that they were shopping in Khan Market.
8. He said that he was making the map of Pakistan.
9. Ahmed said that he was winding the watch.
10. The fisherman said that they were catching fish.

Exercise 3 – Present Perfect Tense

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. He told me, “I have been to London.”
2. They said, ”We have planned to visit the museum.”
3. Nikita said to me, ”I have finished my school project.”
4. She said, ”I have lived in Delhi.”
5. She said, ”You have a great sense of humour.”
6. The poor man said, ”I have no money.”
7. Boss said, ”I have some work.”
8. She said, ”I have seen the Taj Mahal.”
9. He said, ”I have watched the Avengers movie.”
10. Grandma said, ”Dad has made breakfast.”

Answers:

1. He told me that I had been to London.
2. They said that they had planned to visit the museum.
3. Nikita told me that she had finished her school project.
4. She said that she had lived in Delhi.
5. She said that You had a great sense of humour.
6. The poor man said that he had no money.
7. Boss said that he had some work.
8. She said that she had seen the Taj Mahal.
9. He said that he had watched the Avengers movie.
10. Grandma said that Dad had made breakfast.

Exercise 4 – Simple Past Tense

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. My father said, ”I arrived in the morning.”
2. Azhar said, ”I went to the cinema yesterday.”
3. Robin said to me, ”They went to watch the circus last week.”
4. They said to him, ”We won the game.”
5. The man said, ”I dropped my wallet in the bus.”
6. He said, ”I lost my keys yesterday.”
7. Jill said to Ted , ” I did not sing well yesterday.”
8. He said, ”The bell rang an hour ago.”
9. The teacher said to his students, ”Did you finish your exercise?”
10. She said, ”I did not say that.”

Answers:

1. My father said that I had arrived in the morning.
2. Azhar said that he had gone to the cinema that day.
3. Robin told me that they had gone to watch the circus the week before.
4. They told him that they had won the game.
5. The man said that he had dropped my wallet in the bus.
6. He said that he had lost his keys that day.
7. Jill told Ted that he had not sung well that day.
8. He said that the bell had rung an hour before.
9. The teacher asked his students if they had finished their exercise.
10. She said that she had not said that.

Exercise 5 – Past Continuous Tense

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. They said, ”I was living in Delhi.”
2. They said, ”We were enjoying the weather.”
3. She said, “I was studying for my exams all night.”
4. John said, “They were cooking dinner when the power went out.”
5. Sarah said, “I was watching a movie when you called.”
6. They shouted, “We were waiting for the bus for over an hour!”
7. The children exclaimed, “We were playing in the park when it started raining.”
8. He mentioned, “I was working on my project until late last night.”
9. She asked, “What were you doing at the time of the accident?”
10. Tom said to Mary, “We were traveling around Europe during the summer.”

Answers:

1. She said that she had been living in Delhi.
2. They said that they had been enjoying the weather.
3. She said that she had been studying for her exams all night.
4. John said that they had been cooking dinner when the power went out.
5. Sarah said that she had been watching a movie when I called.
6. They complained that they had been waiting for the bus for over an hour.
7. The children said that they had been playing in the park when it started raining.
8. He mentioned that he had been working on his project until late last night.
9. She asked what I had been doing at the time of the accident.
10. Tom told Mary that they had been traveling around Europe during the summer.

Exercise 6 – Simple Future Tense

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech

1. He said, “ I will study the book.”
2. She said, ”I will buy a computer.”
3. He promised, ”I will always love you.”
4. They exclaimed, “We will celebrate the success with a party!”
5. Jane said, “I will call you as soon as I reach home.”
6. He said, ”I will see you later.”
7. He said, ” I shall be in Paris on Monday.”
8. She said, “I will visit my grandparents next weekend.”
9. The teacher announced, “We will have a quiz on Friday.”
10. He promised, “I will finish the project by tomorrow.”

Answers:

1. He said that he would study the book.
2. She said that she would buy a computer.
3. He promised that he would always love her.
4. They exclaimed that they would celebrate the success with a party.
5. Jane said that he would call you as soon as she reached home.
6. He said that he would see me later.
7. He said that he should be in Paris on Monday.
8. She said that she would visit her grandparents the following weekend.
9. The teacher announced that they would have a quiz on Friday.
10. He promised that he would finish the project by the next day.

Exercise 7 – Rewrite the Sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech

Read the sentences given below and rewrite them from direct to indirect speech

1. Father said, “I am going to the park for a walk.”
2. Praveen says, “I play football every evening.”
3. Rohan said, ”There is a dog inside the house.”
4. She said, ”I don’t know.”
5. They said , ”They have taken exercise.”
6. She said, ”I am waiting for Michael.”
7. He said, ”I was walking along the street.”
8. He said, “I bought a car.”
9. Mary said, ”I will study.”
10. She said, “My mother is not very well.”

Answers:

1. Father said that he was going to the park for a walk.
2. Praveen said that he played football every evening.
3. Rohan said that there was a dog inside the house.
4.  She said that she didn’t know.
5. They said that they had taken exercise .
6. She said that she was waiting for Michael.
7. He said that he had been walking along the street.
8. He said that he had bought a car.
9. Mary said that he would study.
10. She said that my mother was not very well.