Direct & indirect Speeches according to PCTB Grammar & Composition.

New Smart Syllabus. Class 10th.

Examples with solved exercises.

Direct : 1.She says, "I hope I am not late"

Indirect : She says that she hopses she is not late.

2. He says, "I want to speak to you"

He says that he wants to speak to him.

3. You have said. "They are waiting outside"

You have said that they are waiting outside.

4. You will say. "She is cranky."

You will say that she is cranky.

5. They say, "We have done our duty."

They say that they have done their duty.

6. She says, "We have shifted to another house."

She says that they have shifted to another house.

7. The teacher will say, "You have done your work very well."

The teacher will say that he has done his work very well.

8. He says, "She has written me a very encouraging letter."

He says that she has written me a very encouraging letter.

9. She says, "We love and respect our neighbours very much."

She says that they love and respect their neighbours very much.

10. She has said, “She is ready to accompany us to Karachi.”

She has said that she is ready to accompany them to Karachi.

11. He says, "I have not heard the latest news about her."

He says that he has not heard the latest news about her.

12. The doctor says, "The patient is still in a state of coma."

The doctor says that the patient is still in a state of coma.

13. The teacher says, "She has always been a good student."

The teacher says that she has always been a good student.

14. She will say, "He did not come up to my expectations."

She will say that he did not come up to her expectations.

15. He said, "Hurrah! We have won the match."

He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

16. He said, “Alas! I am ruined."

He exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.

17. He said, "May Allah help me do my duty."

He prayed that Allah might help him do his duty.

18. She said to her father, "May you live long!"

She prayed for her father that he might live long.

19. She said, “May you prosper!"

She prayed that I might prosper.

20. The mother said to her daughter, "May Allah bless you with a son!"

The mother prayed for her daughter that Allah might bless her with a son.

21. She said, "Would that my father were alive!"

She wished that her father had been alive.

22. The mother said to her son, "May you return successful!"

The mother prayed for her son that he might return successful.

23. She said, "What a beautiful piece of art!"

She exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful piece of art.

24. He said, "How well she sings!"

She exclaimed with wonder that she sang well.

25. He said, "Alas! We cannot defeat our enemies."

He claimed with sorrow that they could not defeat their enemy.

26. She said, "What a pity you missed that function!"

She exclaimed with sorrow that he missed that function.

27. He said, "Hurrah! I have won the medal."

He exclaimed with joy that he had won the medal.

28. He said, "l am not thief."

He said that he was not a thief.

29. She said, "l am working hard."

She told that she was working hard.

30. He said, "l have returned the books."

He said that he had returned the books.

31. She said, "The patient died in the hospital."

She said that the patient had died in the hospital.

32. He said, "She will go there."

He said that she would go there.

33. He said to his sister, "Please say something."

He requested his sister to say something.

34. She said her friends, "Please have dinner with me tomorrow at eight."

She requested her friends to have dinner with her the day after tomorrow at eight.

35. The judge said, "Call the next witness."

The judge ordered to call the next witness.

36. Farhan said to his uncle," Please help me in getting some job".

Farhan requested his uncle to help him in getting some job.

37. The doctor said to the patient, "Take complete rest and follow my direction."

The doctor advised the patient to take complete rest and follow his direction.

38. The teacher said to the pupil, "Ready the paragraph and explain it in simple English."

The teacher ordered the pupil to ready the paragraph and explain it in simple English.

39. The mother said to her daughter, " Please tidy up your room."

The mother requested her daughter to tidy up her room.

40. She said to me, "Don't waste your time in idle talk."

She forbade me not to waste my time in idle talk.

41. The father said to his son,"Get up early in the morning and go for a walk."

The Father advised his son to get up early in the morning and go for a walk.

42. Afshan said, " Let us go for a picnic on Friday."

Afshan suggested that they should go for a picnic on Friday.

43. He said to his friend," Please lend me your bike for a day ."

He requested his friend to lend him his bike for a day.

44. He said to her, " Please fetch me a glass of water."

He requested her to fetch him a glass of water.

45. The master said to his servant, " Go and fetch me a glass of milk."

The master ordered his servant to go and fetch him a glass of milk.

46. The father said to his son, " Don't leave this room without my permission."

The father forbade his son not to leave that room without his permission.

47. She said to them," let us not deceive ourselves."

She suggested them that they should not deceive themselves.

48. She said, "Is this your book ?"

She asked if that was his book.

49. He said, " Do you have any share in this firm? "

He asked if he had any share in that film.

50. They said, " Have you visited Murree Hills?"

He asked if he had visited Murree Hills.

51. He said, "Are not you ashamed of yourself?"

He asked if he was not ashamed of himself.

52. The teacher said, " Did you do your home task yesterday?"

The teacher asked if he had done his home task the day before previous day.

53. The mother said, "Did not I ask you not to go there?"

The mother asked if she had not asked him not to go there.

54. Rehana said, "Will you stop interfering in my work?"

Rehana asked if she would stop interfering in her work.

55. The mother said, " Shall we invite the Qureshis also?"

The mother asked if they would invite the Qureshis also.

56. Adnan said, "Had you left Karachi before writing this letter?"

Adnan asked if he had left Karachi before writing that letter.

57. The judge said, "Have you anything more to say?"

The judge asked if he had anything more to say.

58. He said, "What do you want me to do?"

He asked what he wanted him to do.

59. The mother said, "How did you fail in your examination?"

The mother asked how he had failed in his examination.

60. Raza said, "Where are you going?"

Raza asked where he was going.

61. The teacher said, "Who is the author of this book?"

The teacher asked who was the author of that book.

62. The teacher said, "Whose book is it?"

The teacher asked whose book it was.

63. The stranger said, "Which is the way to the Shalimar Garden?"

The stranger asked which was the way to the Shelimar garden.

64. The manager said, "How do you propose to solve this problem?"

The manager asked how he proposed to solve that problem.

65. The boy said, "What do you want me to do?"

The boy asked what he wanted him to do.

66. The pupil said, "Where have I eased?"

The pupil asked where he had eased.

67. The teacher said, "Who is next on the list?"

The teacher asked who was next on the list.

68. He said, "Will you listen to me?"

He asked me if I would listen to him.

69. She said, "Are you going to Lahore today?"

She asked me if I was going to Lahore that day.

70. He said, "Do you agree with me?"

He asked me if I agreed with him.

71. He said to me, "What are you looking for?"

He asked me what I was looking for.

72. She said, "Where do you live?"

She asked them where they lived.

73. He said, "How many chapters have you done already?"

He asked him how many chapters he had done by that time.

74. She said," Clouds are in the sky."

She said that clouds were in the sky.

75. He said,"I am unwell."

He said that he was unwell.

76. He said to her, "I live in this building."

He said to her that he lived in that building.

77. They said, " Our teacher is on leave."

They said that their teacher was on leave.

78. Arif and Ayesha said to their mother, " We like mangoes."

Arif and Ayesha said their mother that they liked mangoes.

79. She said,"I am helping my mother in the kitchen."

She said that she was helping her mother in the kitchen.

80. He said," I am watering the in the garden."

He said that he was watering in the garden.

81. Afshan said,"I am sewing my mother's shirt."

Afshan said that she was sewing her mother's shirt.

82. He said, " They are not doing their duty well."

He said that they were not doing their duty well.

83. He said to me, " You are not running very fast."

He told me that I was not running very fast.

84. They said, " We have done our duty."

They said that they had done their duty.

85. The teacher said to us, " You have not completed your drawing."

The teacher told us that we had not completed our drawing.

86. She said, " They have not eaten their meals."

She said that they had not eaten their meals.

87. The teacher said,"I have often told you not to play with fire."

The teacher said that he had often told them not to play with fire.

88. My brother said to me, " You have missed the point completely."

My Mather told me that I had missed the point completely.

89. He said, " I completed my drawing half an hour ago."

He said that he had completed his drawing half an hour before.

90. She said, " I did not go to school yesterday."

She said that she had not gone to school the day before previous day.

91. He said, " She sang a beautiful ghazal at the concert last night."

He said that she had sung a beautiful ghazal at the concert previous night.

92. She said, " He rang me up at twelve midnight."

She said that he had rung her up at twelve midnight.

93. He said, " The boys did not put up a good show last night."

He said that the boys had not put up a good show previous night.

94. She said, " I shall never do such a thing."

She said that she would never do such a thing.

95. Afshan said, " They will wait for us for an hour only."

Afshan said that they would wait for them for an hour only.

96. She said, " I do not agree with you." 

She said that she did not agree with him.

97. He said to the stranger, “ I do not recognize you."

He told the stranger that he did not recognize him.

98. The teacher said to Mueen, “ I have taught you and your sister.”

The teacher told Mueen that he had taught him and his sister.

99. She said to me, " You are a lazy boy."

She told me that I was a lazy boy.

100. The referee said, "Quiet, please."

The referee requested the spectators to be quiet.

101. The teacher said, "Don't make a noise.".                   

The teacher asked the students not to make noise.                         

102. She said to me, "Tell the truth."

She advised me to tell the truth.                  

103. She said to me, "Please lend me your camera for a day. "

She requested me to lend her my camera for a day.

104. Roshana said, "Let us finish our work first."

Roshana suggested that they should finish their work first.