Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "I came home last night", said he.

He told that he had come home last night.
He said that he had come home the previous night.
He said that he came home last night.
He says that he came home the previous night.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"Have you done this sort of work before?" said his new employer

His new employer asked him whether he had done this sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he has done this sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he has done that sort of work before.
His new employer asked him whether he had done that sort of work before.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
She said to me, "It has been raining heavily and you cannot go".

She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.
She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.

The Captain said, "These men need to stand at ease."
The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease. "
The Captain said, "You can stand at ease. "
The Captain commanded, "Men, stand at ease."

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "Give yourself fifteen minutes and walk gently," Uncle Podger always said.

Uncle Podger always asked me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.
Uncle Podger always requested me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.
Uncle Podger always advised me to give myself fifteen minutes and walk gently.
Uncle Podger always ordered me to take fifteen minutes and walk gently.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

I asked him why he had been working so hard.
I asked him why had he been working so hard.
I asked him why he was working so hard.
I asked him why was he working so hard.

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