Which is the direct narration of the following indirect statement? “We wanted to be confirmed that we were late.”
(A) We said, “We are late.”
(B) We said, “For sure, we are late.”
(C) We said, “We are late, aren’t we?”
(D) None of these
Direct and Indirect Narration MCQs
She said, “I am sick.” Change the narration.
When changing direct speech to indirect speech, the present tense verb "am sick" shifts to the past tense "was sick" in the reported clause. Option A correctly applies this tense change and includes "that."
He said to me, “You can go now.” Change narration.
In indirect speech, "You can go now" transforms to "I could go then." The pronoun "You" changes to "I," "can" becomes "could," and the time adverb "now" changes to "then." Options A and B contain incorrect pronoun, tense, or adverb changes.
Choose the correct indirect sentence for “He said to me, where were you”:
When converting direct speech with a question, "said to me" becomes "asked me," and "were you" changes to "I had been" in indirect speech. Options A, C, and D use incorrect phrasing or tense.
Change the narration: He said, “He must go.”
- He said that he must go.
- He said that he had to go.
- He said that he will go.
- He said that he would go.
He said that he must go.
When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the modal verb “must” generally remains unchanged.