1. Jack said, "My sister is learning to cook."
Jack said that his sister was learning to cook.
2 Jack said, "I come to school by bus everyday."
Jack said that he came to school by bus every day.
3. Jack said, "My father doesn't work in a bank."
Jack said that his father didn't work in a bank.
4. Jack said, "I shall be fifteen years old soon."
Jack said that he would be fifteen years old soon.
5. Jack said, "I won't be later again."
Jack said that he wouldn't be later again.
6. Jack said, "My uncle has just bought a new car."
Jack said that his uncle had just bought a new car.
7. Jack said, "I answered all the questions correctly."
Jack said that he had answered all the questions correctly.
8. Jack said, " Mary fell down, but she didn't hurt herself."
Jack said that she had fallen down, but she hadn't hurt herself.
9. Jack said, "My father can drive a car."
Jack said that his father could drive a car.
10. Jack said, "I must go to bed early."
Jack said that he had to go to bed early.
11. Jack said, "My uncle may go to America soon."
Jack said that his uncle might go to America soon,
Direct Indirect
Present continuous Past continuous
Present Past
I, we shall, shan't he, they would, wouldn't
will, won't would,wouldn't
Present perfect Past perfect
Past Past perfect
Can could
must had to
may might
1. Ravi said, "I hope to pass the examination."
Ravi said that he hopped to pass the examination.
2. Ravi said, "The teacher is listening to me."
Ravi said that he was listening to me.
3.Ravi said, " I have never been to New York."
Ravi said that he had never been to New York.
4. Ravi said, "I made no mistakes in the last dictation."
Ravi said that he hadn't made no mistakes in the last dictation.
5. Ravi said, "I shan't be at school in 1980"
Ravi said that he wouldn't be at school in 1980.
6. Ravi said, " I can't drive a car".
Ravi said that he could drive a car.
7. Ravi said, "My watch may be five minutes fast."
Ravi said that his watch might be five minutes fast.
8. Ravi said , "My mother must get up early every day. "
Ravi said that his mother got up early every day.
9. Ravi said, " You should be more careful.
Ravi said that he should be more careful.
10.Ravi said, "You oughtn't to smoke so many cigarettes"
Ravi said that he oughtn't to smoke so many cigarettes.
- Ravi said that he hasn't read many English books.
- Ravi said that he could speak three languages.
- Ravi said that his father wouldn't give him a new watch.
- Ravi said that he hadn't sent the letter by air mail.
- Ravi said that his friend was studying medicine at the university.
- Ravi said that he had to buy a new pair of shoes.
- Ravi said that he didn't feel tired.
- Ravi said that he might take a job with an oil company.
- Ravi said that he had to bed early.
- Ravi said that his friend had eaten all the chocolates.
- Ravi said that he might go to the cinema on Saturday.
- Ravi said that he would be twenty years old in 1986.
- Ravi said that he wasn't asking a question.
- Ravi said that he hadn't seen his uncle for a long time.
asked/told a person./persons (not)+ to stem
1. The teacher said to the lazy pupil, "Wake up!"
The teacher told the lazy pupil to wake up.
2. The mother said to her children, "Don't play with fire."
The mother told her children not to play with fire.
3. The teacher said to his pupils,"Don't forget your home work."
The teacher asked or told his pupils not to forget their homework.
4. I said to Jack, "Please lend me your dictionary"
I asked Jack to lend me his dictionary.
5. The teacher said to the pupils, "Learn the poem by heart."
The teacher told the pupils to learn the poem by heart.
6. The judge said to the prisoner, "Stand up while I am speaking to you."
The judge told the prisoner to stand up while he is speaking to him.
7.The teacher said to Mary, "Clean the blackboard, please."
The teacher asked Mary to clean the blackboard,
8. Mary's mother said to her, "Don't go out without your coat"
Mary's mother told her not go out without her coat.
9.Tom's father said to him, "Clean your teeth before you go to bed."
Tom's father told him to clean his teeth before he go to bed.
10.The doctor said to sick man, "Don't go back to work for a fortnight."
The doctor told sick man not to go back to work for a fortnight.
11.Jack said to the policeman, "Tell me the time, please"
Jack asked the policeman to tell him the time
1. Jack couldn't find his ruler. He asked, "Who has taken my ruler?"
Jack asked who had taken his ruler.
2. The teacher came into the class and asked, "Who threw the chalk on the floor?"
The teacher came into the class and asked who had thrown the chalk on the floor.
3. A pupil asked the teacher, " What is the meaning of stupid?"
A pupil asked the teacher what was the meaning of stupid.
4. I asked the farmer, "What is growing in that field?"
I asked the farmer what was growing in that field.
5. I asked Jack, "Who do you sit next to in class?"
I asked Jack who he sat next to in class.
6. Mary's mother asked her, "Who did you see in the hospital?"
Mary's mother asked her who she had seen in the hospital.
7. Tom asked the teacher,"What does the word mean?"
Tom asked the teacher what the word meant.
8. I asked my sick friend, "What did the doctor say?"
I asked my sick friend what the doctor had said.
9. I asked Jack, "When do you usually go to bed?"
I asked Jack when he usually went to bed.
10.A man asked his friend, "When did you buy your car?"
A man asked his friend when he had bought his car.
11.The traveler asked a policeman, "Where can I find a taxi?"
The traveler asked a policeman where he could find a taxi.
12.Tom asked Bob, "Where does your uncle live?"
Tom asked Bob where his uncle live.
13.The teacher asked Tom, "Why haven't you written your corrections?"
The teacher asked Tom why he hadn't written his corrections.
14.Mary's mother asked her, "Why are you crying?"
Mary's mother asked her why she was crying.
15. The teacher asked Jack, "How do you spell beginning?"
The teacher asked Jack how he spelt beginning.
16. Tom asked Bob, "How much will you give me for my bicycle?"
Tom asked Bob how much he would him for his bicycle.
17.I asked my friend,"How do you feel after your holiday?"
I asked my friend how he felt after his holiday.
18.The judge asked the prisoner, " Why don't you tell the truth?"
The judge asked the prisoner why he didn't tell the truth.
19.Jack met some friends in street and asked,"Who will come to the cinema with me?"
Jack asked who would come to the cinema with him.
20.Ann asked Mary, "What do you usually have for breakfast?"
Ann asked Mary what she usually had for breakfast.
21.Jack's father asked him, "Who are you writing a letter to?"
Jack's father asked him who he was writing a letter to?
22.The teacher asked Bob, "When did you learn to swim?"
The teacher asked Bob when he had learnt to swim.
23.I saw a cloud of smoke and asked, "What is burning?"
I asked what was burning.
24.I asked Jack, "Who gave you that watch?"
I asked Jack who had given you that watch.
25.Jack asked me, "When are you going to have dinner?"
Jack asked me when I was going to have dinner.
26.There was a crowd in the street. I asked a man in the crowd,"What is the matter?"
I asked a man what was the matter.
27. Hentry asked Tom, "Who did you visit in the hospital?"
Hentry asked Tom who he had visited in the hospital.
28.The teacher came into the class and asked the pupils,"What are you doing?"
The teacher asked him what he was doing.
29.The mother asked the teacher,"When can my sick child eat?"
The mother asked the teacher when my sick child could eat.
30. The woman asked the policeman, "Where does the No. 3 bus stop?"
The woman asked the policeman where the No. 3 bus stopped
1. Mary's mother asked her, "Are you hungry?"
Mary's mother asked her if she was hungry.
2. He asked his quest, "Do you like coffee?"
He asked his guest if he liked coffee.
3. I asked bob, "Did you sell your bicycle?"
I asked bob if he had stolen his bicycle.
4. The teacher asked, "Can everyone see the blackboard?"
The teacher asked if everyone could see the blackboard.
5. Mary's mother asked her, "Are you hungry or thirsty?"
Mary's mother asked her whether she was hungry or thirsty.
6. I asked the servant, "Did you throw away the news paper or keep it.
I asked the servant whether he had thrown away the news paper or keep it.
7. I asked old gentleman, "Are you feeling tired?"
I asked old gentleman if he was feeling tired.
8. The teacher asked us, "Do you understand the questions or not?"
The teacher asked us whether we understood the questions or not.
9. She asked the shopkeeper, "Can you give me a change for a $10 note?"
She asked the shopkeeper if he could give her a change for a $10 note.
10. The teacher asked Tom, "Do you come to school by bus or on foot?"
The teacher asked Tom whether he came to school by bus or on foot.
- I asked Hentry whether he sat next to Tom or Jack in class.
- He asked his friend whether he had walked to the station or taken a taxi.
- I asked the other passengers in the railway carriage if I might open the window.
- We asked the teacher whether we had to answer all the questions or only four of them.
- Jack asked the teacher if I might go early.
- She asked her husband if he could her more money.
- I asked the old man if had lived in the same village all his life.
- The doctor asked me If I got a headache.
- The judge asked the prisoner whether he was speaking the truth or telling lies.
- Hentry asked the teacher if he would repeat the question.