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April 18, 2014

Direct and Indirect Speech for Postal Assistants Exam - Lesson 2 (Exercises)

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Friends, in our last lesson we have discussed the Reported Speech / Direct to Indirect conversion techniques for upcoming PA / SA Examination 2014. Today we shall work with some example problems. Try to write the Indirect speech / Reported Speech for the given Direct speech sentences below. After completion of writing your answers click on the "Check the Indirect Speech" option to check your answer. Before reading this lesson, don't forget tread Lesson 1 from here.
  • Direct : The teacher said, "The Earth revolves round the Sun".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : The teacher said, "The Earth is round".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : Ram said, "My brother will go to England".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : He said, "My friend paid me a visit".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : Ram said to me, "I go out for a morning walk everyday".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : Sudhir said to me, "I have purchased a car".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : I said to my father, "I am coming back after two hours".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : He said, "Anita will write".
  • Indirect :
  • Direct : I said, " Asha may come"
  • Indirect :


  • Direct : I said, "She can sing".
  • Indirect :

    • Direct : The officer said, "I am glad to receive the letter
    • Indirect :

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    22 comments:

    1. Isn't it should have been--Sudhir told me that he had purchased a car.
      plz explain if i am wrong.

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      1. no! "have" becomes had in indirect speech..and "Have been" becomes "Had been"

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      2. why wrong plz explain
        b/c sudhir told me that he had purchased a car, should be correct conversion .

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      3. Dear
        Present perfect tense changes to past perfect tense... so its right.

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      4. hey guys i think there is printing mistake, admin wrongly placed "me" in the reported speech, eliminate me u get the right conversion.

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    2. I am confused between said/told. Please anyone help.

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      1. said change to told only if object is there (he said to me(object) changess to he told me) but if object is not there no changing (he said does not change as it has not object)

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    3. Anybody know About ICICI po manioal programe
      means
      its good or bad

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    4. good one but will the questions in postal assistant exam be of this standard

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    5. Mam i think answer of 5 sentence is wrong.it should be Ram told me that he went out for a morning walk everyday.
      Please rply if i m wrong

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      1. No its right..! for the explanation I would say ...if any universal truth nd habitual deeds come in reported speech ...we don't make any change in the indirect speech..!!

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    6. Bank of baroda has announced notification regarding ibps clerk and so recruitment

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    7. 'goes out' is correct. Since it is a habitual action, it should not be converted

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    8. 'goes out' is correct.since it is a habitual action,it should not be converted.

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    9. he has been in hospital since monday -present perfect plz explain how can write 'has been' in this sentence

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    10. Dear Admin, Create a Color check box at the begining of evry question, So that 1 can mark out the important questions and the questions that challengd his talent.

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