Direct & Indirect Speech

Narration Worksheet-1. PERSONAL PRONOUN: 

(a) Bijon says, “I am ill.”

(b) Rakhi says to Dipu, “You are wise.”

(c) I say to my friend, “They will go there.” 

Narration Worksheet-2. TENSE:

(a)  Lian will say, “I like banana.”

(b) He says, “I am quite happy here.” 

(c) Mita says, “I did it.”

(d) He said, “I am old.” 

(e) Sathi said to her mother, "I want to go." 

(f) Soumya said, "I went to school.”   

(g) He said to us, "I did not read the book.”  

(h) He said, “I was late.” 

(i) Abir said to them, "You were absent from the class."   

(j) He said, “I had done it.” 

Narration Worksheet-3. TENSE:

(a) He said to me, “I shall help you."   

(b) He said to me, “They will help you." 

(c) He said to me, "I cannot see the boy going".

(d) Salam said to Sabina, "They may not call me.”  

(e) Salam said to Sabina, "They must call me.” 

(f) He said, "I might go to the cinema". 

(g) The teacher said, "The earth moves round the sun." 

(h) The teacher said, “Ice floats on water.” 

Narration Worksheet-4. Pronoun:

(a) The man says, "I do it."

(b) Babli says, “God is good.” 

(c) The teacher says, “Man is mortal.” 

(d) Belal says, “The teacher is teaching English well.” 

(e) Shiuli says, “Honesty is the best policy.” 

(f) Rekha says, “They like the place.”

(g) The boy says to me, "Father is working abroad."   

(h) Kabya says, “He was right."  

(i) He says to me, “Sathi will help the boy."  

(j) Abir says to them, "They were absent from the class."  

Narration Worksheet-5. Pronoun:

(a) The man says to Samya, "The boys have not sent the letter".  

(b) Nibir says, "I was fine.” 

(c) He says, "I visited the zoo.” 

(d) He will say, "I am ready to go."  

(e) He will say to me, "I want to go." 

(f) Nibir says to me, "You are fine.” 

(g) The woman says to her son, "You may do it." 

(h) Her parents say to her, “We are proud of you.” 

(i) Jesmin says to Kabir, “I like your writing.” 

(j) Subir says to Rekha, “You must do it.” 

Narration Worksheet-6. Pronoun:

(a) You say, “She loves her students.” 

(b) Salam says, “He fanned himself.”

Narration Worksheet-7. Tense & Pronoun:

(a) Nazrul says, "I am fine."  

(b) Rudro says, “My mother loves me.”

(c) The men say, “Trees help us.”  

(d) Doctors say, “We help our people.”

(e) He says, “I am old.” 

(f) The boy says, "My father is working abroad."  

(g) Kabya says, “I was right."  

(h) Salam says to Rina, "You did not call me.” 

(i) Nibir says, "I was fine.” 

(j) He says, "I visited Dhaka.” 

Narration Worksheet-8. Tense & Pronoun:

(a) Ali says, “I did not play.”

(b) The father says to his son, “Tomorrow you are going to get a nice pen.”

(c) Babul said to Kamal, "I am writing a letter.” 

(d) You said, "I have done my duty."

(e) He said, "I want to go." 

(f) He said, "I am reading a book.” 

(g) He said, "I have learnt my lesson."  

(h) He said, “I have been learning English."

(i) The man said to Samya, "You have not sent me the letter".   

(j) Ahmed said to his father, "I am preparing my lesson".  

Narration Worksheet-9. Tense & Pronoun:

(a) Kamal said to Hamid, “You are mistaken.”

(b) He said to them, “I have come to see you.”

(c) Shams said, “I have been there.”

(d) He said, “I am reading a book.”

(e) He said, “I have been entertained.”

(f) He said, “I have been working since sunrise.”

(g) The teacher said to the boy, “I know your father.”

(h) My friend said, “I have already finished my work.”

(i) Nasima said, “I am going to Dhaka tomorrow.”

(j) They said to me, “You have done well.”  

(k) Raktima said to Mukul, "Your father goes to my office." 

(l) He said, "I am ready to go."  

Narration Worksheet-10. Past Perfect Tense:

(a) He said to us, “I waited an hour.”

(b) Hena said, "I wrote the book."   

(d) He said, “I visited Dhaka.” 

(e) The man said to Samya, "You sent me the letter".   

(f) He said to me, "I did not see the boy going".   

(g) Rudra said to Mukul, "Your father went to my office."   

(h) Salam said to you, "You did not call me.”   

(i) He said, "I visited there.”   

(j) My father said to me, “I bought the book yesterday.”

(k) He said to us, “I waited an hour.”

 (l) He said to her, “I was well yesterday but today I am rather sick.”

Narration Worksheet-11. Was / Were:

(a) Kabya said, “I was right."   

(b) Nibir said, "I was fine.”   

(c) Kabari said to me, "I was sick.”  

(d) Kabir said to me, "You were right.”

(e) He said to you, “Arif came yesterday but will go tomorrow.”

(f) The teacher promised, “If you will come tomorrow, I will explain it.”

(g) Amina said to her father, “I shall go to bed now.”

(h) He said, “I shall go home tomorrow.”

(i) Amina said to her father, “I shall go to bed now.”

(j) Amina said to her father, “I shall go to bed now.”

Narration Worksheet-12. Timeless Present Tense:

(a) The teacher said, “God is everywhere.”

(b) The man said to the children, “God is kind".   

(c) Rudra said to Mukul, "The moon goes round the earth." 

(d) The teacher said, "The earth is a planet."  

(e) Keats said, "Beauty is truth and truth is beauty." 

(f) The teacher said, “Time and tide waits for none.”

(g) The teacher said to the students, “The more you read, the more you learn.” 

(h) Father said, “Necessity knows no law.”

(i) The teacher said, “All men are equal in the eye of law.”

Answer to Direct & Indirect Speeches Worksheets: Assertive Sentence

Narration Worksheet-1. PERSONAL PRONOUN: Answers

(a) Direct: Bijon says, “I am ill.”

Indirect: Bijon says that he is ill.

(b) Direct: Rakhi says to Dipu, “You are wise.” 

Indirect: Rakhi tells Dipu that he is wise.

(c) Direct: I say to my friend, “They will go there.” 

Indirect: I tell my friend that they will go there.

Narration Worksheet-2. TENSE: Answers

(a) Direct:  Lian will say, “I like banana.”

Indirect: Lian will say that he likes banana.

(b) Direct: He says, “I am quite happy here.” 

Indirect: He says that he is quite happy there.

(c) Direct: Mita says, “I did it.”

Indirect: Mita says that she did it.

(d) Direct: He said, “I am old.” 

Indirect: He said that he was old.

(e) Direct: Sathi said to her mother, "I want to go." 

Indirect: Sathi told her mother that she wanted to go.

(f) Direct: Soumya said, "I went to school.”   

Indirect: Soumya said that he had gone to school.

(g) Direct: He said to us, "I did not read the book.”  

Indirect: He told us that he had not read the book.

(h) Direct: He said, “I was late.” 

Indirect: He said that he had been late.

(i) Direct: Abir said to them, "You were absent from the class."   

Indirect: Abir told them that they had been absent from the class.

(j) Direct: He said, “I had done it.” 

Indirect: He said that he had done that.

Narration Worksheet-3. TENSE: Answers

(a) Direct: He said to me, “I shall help you."   

Indirect: He told me that he would help me.

(b) Direct: He said to me, “They will help you." 

Indirect: He told me that they would help me.

(c) Direct: He said to me, "I cannot see the boy going".

Indirect: He told me that he could not see the boy going.

(d) Direct: Salam said to Sabina, "They may not call me.”  

Indirect: Salam told Sabina that they might not call him.

(e) Direct: Salam said to Sabina, "They must call me.” 

Indirect: Salam told Sabina that they had to call him.

(f) Direct: He said, "I might go to the cinema". 

Indirect: He said that he might go to the cinema.

(g) Direct: The teacher said, "The earth moves round the sun." 

Indirect: The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun.

(h) Direct: The teacher said, “Ice floats on water.” 

Indirect: The teacher said that ice floats on water.

Narration Worksheet-4. Pronoun: Answers

(a) Direct: The man says, "I do it."

Indirect: The man says that he does that.

(b) Direct: Babli says, “God is good.” 

Indirect: Babli says that God is good.

(c) Direct: The teacher says, “Man is mortal.” 

Indirect: The teacher says that man is mortal.

(d) Direct: Belal says, “The teacher is teaching English well.” 

Indirect: Belal says that the teacher is teaching English well.

(e) Direct: Shiuli says, “Honesty is the best policy.” 

Indirect: Shiuli says that honesty is the best policy.

(f) Direct: Rekha says, “They like the place.”

Indirect: Rekha says that they like the place.

(g) Direct: The boy says to me, "Father is working abroad."   

Indirect: The boy tells me that father is working abroad.

(h) Direct: Kabya says, “He was right."  

Indirect: Kabya says that he was right.

(i) Direct: He says to me, “Sathi will help the boy."  

Indirect: He tells me that Sathi will help the boy.

(j) Direct: Abir says to them, "They were absent from the class."  

Indirect: Abir tells them that they were absent from the class.

Narration Worksheet-5. Pronoun: Answers

(a) Direct: The man says to Samya, "The boys have not sent the letter".  

Indirect: The man tells Samya that the boys have not sent the letter.

(b) Direct: Nibir says, "I was fine.” 

Indirect: Nibir says that he was fine.

(c) Direct: He says, "I visited the zoo.” 

Indirect: He says that he visited the zoo.

(d) Direct: He will say, "I am ready to go."  

Indirect: He will say that he is ready to go.

(e) Direct: He will say to me, "I want to go." 

Indirect: He will tell me that you want to go.

(f) Direct: Nibir says to me, "You are fine.” 

Indirect: Nibir tells me that I am fine.

(g) Direct: The woman says to her son, "You may do it." 

Indirect: The woman tells her son that he may do that.

(h) Direct: Her parents say to her, “We are proud of you.” 

Indirect: Her parents tell her that they are proud of her.

(i) Direct: Jesmin says to Kabir, “I like your writing.” 

Indirect: Jesmin tells Kabir  that she likes his writing.

(j) Direct: Subir says to Rekha, “You must do it.” 

Indirect: Subir tells Rekha that she must do that.

Narration Worksheet-6. Pronoun: Answers

(a) Direct: You say, “She loves her students.” 

Indirect: You say that she loves her students.

(b) Direct: Salam says, “He fanned himself.”

Indirect: Salam says that he fanned himself.

Narration Worksheet-7. Tense & Pronoun: Answers

(a) Direct: Nazrul says, "I am fine."  

Indirect: Nazrul says that he is fine.

(b) Direct: Rudro says, “My mother loves me.”

Indirect: Rudro says that his mother loves him.

(c) Direct: The men say, “Trees help us.”

Indirect: The men say that trees help us.

(d) Direct: Doctors say, “We help our people.”

Indirect: Doctors say that they help their people.

(e) Direct: He says, “I am old.” 

Indirect: He says that he is old.

(f) Direct: The boy says, "My father is working abroad."  

Indirect: The boy says that his father is working abroad.

(g) Direct: Kabya says, “I was right."  

Indirect: Kabya says that he was right.

(h) Direct: Salam says to Rina, "You did not call me.” 

Indirect: Salam tells Rina that she did not call him.

(i) Direct: Nibir says, "I was fine.” 

Indirect: Nibir says that he was fine.

(j) Direct: He says, "I visited Dhaka.” 

Indirect: He says that he visited Dhaka.

Narration Worksheet-8. Tense & Pronoun: Answers

(a) Direct: Ali says, “I did not play.”

Indirect: Ali says that he did not play.

(b) Direct: The father says to his son, “Tomorrow you are going to get a nice pen.”

Indirect: The father tells his son that the next day he is going to get a nice pen.

(c) Direct: Babul said to Kamal, "I am writing a letter.” 

Indirect: Babul told Kamal that he(B) was writing a letter.

(d) Direct: You said, "I have done my duty."

Indirect: You said that you had done your duty.

(e) Direct: He said, "I want to go." 

Indirect: He said that he wanted to go.

(f) Direct: He said, "I am reading a book.” 

Indirect: He said that he was reading a book.

(g) Direct: He said, "I have learnt my lesson."  

Indirect: He said that he had learnt his lesson.

(h) Direct: He said, “I have been learning English."

Indirect: He said that he had been learning English.

(i) Direct: The man said to Samya, "You have not sent me the letter".   

Indirect: The man told Samya that he (K) had not sent him (M) the letter.

(j) Direct: Ahmed said to his father, "I am preparing my lesson".  

Indirect: Ahmed told his father that he (A) was preparing his(A) lesson.

Narration Worksheet-9. Tense & Pronoun: Answers

(a) Direct: Kamal said to Hamid, “You are mistaken.”

Indirect: Kamal told Hamid that he was mistaken.

(b) Direct: He said to them, “I have come to see you.”

Indirect: He told them that he had gone to see them.

(c) Direct: Shams said, “I have been there.”

Indirect: Shams said that he had been there.

(d) Direct: He said, “I am reading a book.”

Indirect: He said that he was reading a book.

(e) Direct: He said, “I have been entertained.”

Indirect: He said that he had been entertained.

(f) Direct: He said, “I have been working since sunrise.”

Indirect: He said that he had been working since sunrise.

(g) Direct: The teacher said to the boy, “I know your father.”

Indirect: The teacher told the boy that he knew his father.

(h) Direct: My friend said, “I have already finished my work.”

Indirect: My friend said that he had already finished his work.

(i) Direct: Nasima said, “I am going to Dhaka tomorrow.”

Indirect: Nasima said that she was going to Dhaka the next day.

(j) Direct: They said to me, “You have done well.”  

Indirect: They told me that I had done well.

(k) Direct: Raktima said to Mukul, "Your father goes to my office." 

Indirect: Raktima told Mukul that his (M) father went to her (R) office.

(l) Direct: He said, "I am ready to go."  

Indirect: He said that I was ready to go.

Narration Worksheet-10. Past Perfect Tense: Answers

(a) Direct: He said to us, “I waited an hour.”

Indirect: He told us that he had waited an hour.

(b) Direct: Hena said, "I wrote the book."   

Indirect: Hena said that he had written the book.

(d) Direct: He said, “I visited Dhaka.” 

Indirect: He said that he had visited Dhaka.

(e) Direct: The man said to Samya, "You sent me the letter".   

Indirect: The man told Samya that he(K) had sent him(M) the letter

(f) Direct: He said to me, "I did not see the boy going".   

Indirect: He told me that he had not seen the boy going.

(g) Direct: Rudra said to Mukul, "Your father went to my office."   

Indirect: Rudra told Mukul that his(M) father had gone to his(R) office.

(h) Direct: Salam said to you, "You did not call me.”   

Indirect: Salam told you that you had not called him.

(i) Direct: He said, "I visited there.”   

Indirect: He said that he had visited there.

(j) Direct: My father said to me, “I bought the book yesterday.”

Indirect: My father told me that he bought the book the previous day.

(k) Direct: He said to us, “I waited an hour.”

Indirect: He told us that he had waited an hour.

(l) Direct: He said to her, “I was well yesterday but today I am rather sick.”

Indirect: He told her that he had been well the previous day but that day he was rather sick.

Narration Worksheet-11. Was / Were: Answers

(a) Direct: Kabya said, “I was right."   

Indirect: Kabya said that he had been right.

(b) Direct: Nibir said, "I was fine.”   

Indirect: Nibir said that he had been fine.

(c) Direct: Kabari said to me, "I was sick.”  

Indirect: Kabari told me that she had been sick.

(d) Direct: Kabir said to me, "You were right.”

Indirect: Kabir told me that I had been right.

(e) Direct: He said to you, “Arif came yesterday but will go tomorrow.”

Indirect: He told you that Arif had come the previous day but would go the next day.

(f) Direct: The teacher promised, “If you will come tomorrow, I will explain it.”

Indirect: The teacher promised that if he (S) would go the next day, he (T) would explain it.

(g) Direct: Amina said to her father, “I shall go to bed now.”

Indirect: Amina told her father that she would go to school then.

(h) Direct: He said, “I shall go home tomorrow.”

Indirect: He said that he would go home the next day.

(i) Direct: Amina said to her father, “I shall go to bed now.”

Indirect: Amina told her father that she would go to bed then.

(j) Direct: Amina said to her father, “I shall go to bed now.”

Indirect: Amina told her father that she would go to bed then.

Narration Worksheet-12. Timeless Present Tense: Answers

(a) Direct: The teacher said, “God is everywhere.”

Indirect: The teacher said that God is everywhere.

(b) Direct: The man said to the children, “God is kind".   

Indirect: The man told the children that God is kind.

(c) Direct: Rudra said to Mukul, "The moon goes round the earth." 

Indirect: Rudra told Mukul that the moon goes round the earth.

(d) Direct: The teacher said, "The earth is a planet."  

Indirect: The teacher said that the earth is a planet.

(e) Direct: Keats said, "Beauty is truth and truth is beauty." 

Indirect: Keats said that beauty is truth and truth is beauty.

(f) Direct: The teacher said, “Time and tide waits for none.”

Indirect: The teacher said that time and tide waits for none.

(g) Direct: The teacher said to the students, “The more you read, the more you learn.”

Indirect: The teacher told the students that the more they read the more they learn.

(h) Direct: Father said, “Necessity knows no law.”

Indirect: Father said that necessity knows no law.

(i) Direct: The teacher said, “All men are equal in the eye of law.”

Indirect: The teacher said that all men are equal in the eye of law.