50 Direct and Indirect Speech Sentences
50 direct and indirect speech sentences to help you understand the conversion.
Statements:
- Direct: He said, “I am happy.”
Indirect: He said that he was happy. - Direct: She said, “I love chocolate.”
Indirect: She said that she loved chocolate. - Direct: John said, “I will call you tomorrow.”
Indirect: John said that he would call me the next day. - Direct: They said, “We are going to the park.”
Indirect: They said that they were going to the park. - Direct: The teacher said, “You have done a great job.”
Indirect: The teacher said that I had done a great job. - Direct: She said, “I can solve this problem.”
Indirect: She said that she could solve that problem. - Direct: He said, “I have already finished my work.”
Indirect: He said that he had already finished his work. - Direct: She said, “I am reading a book.”
Indirect: She said that she was reading a book. - Direct: They said, “We were watching TV.”
Indirect: They said that they had been watching TV. - Direct: He said, “I might attend the meeting.”
Indirect: He said that he might attend the meeting.
Questions:
- Direct: He asked, “Are you coming?”
Indirect: He asked if I was coming. - Direct: She asked, “What is your name?”
Indirect: She asked what my name was. - Direct: They asked, “Have you seen the movie?”
Indirect: They asked if I had seen the movie. - Direct: He asked, “Where do you live?”
Indirect: He asked where I lived. - Direct: She asked, “Can you help me?”
Indirect: She asked if I could help her. - Direct: John asked, “When will the train arrive?”
Indirect: John asked when the train would arrive. - Direct: The boy asked, “Why are you crying?”
Indirect: The boy asked why I was crying. - Direct: He asked, “Who broke the window?”
Indirect: He asked who had broken the window. - Direct: She asked, “Did you complete the assignment?”
Indirect: She asked if I had completed the assignment. - Direct: They asked, “What time does the show start?”
Indirect: They asked what time the show started.
Commands:
- Direct: He said, “Close the door.”
Indirect: He told me to close the door. - Direct: She said, “Please help me.”
Indirect: She requested me to help her. - Direct: They said, “Don’t touch the stove.”
Indirect: They warned me not to touch the stove. - Direct: He said, “Finish your homework.”
Indirect: He ordered me to finish my homework. - Direct: The teacher said, “Be quiet.”
Indirect: The teacher told the class to be quiet. - Direct: She said, “Don’t be late.”
Indirect: She advised me not to be late. - Direct: The officer said, “Stand in a line.”
Indirect: The officer instructed us to stand in a line. - Direct: He said, “Please pass me the salt.”
Indirect: He requested me to pass him the salt. - Direct: She said, “Don’t waste water.”
Indirect: She advised us not to waste water. - Direct: They said, “Work hard to succeed.”
Indirect: They encouraged us to work hard to succeed.
Exclamatory Sentences:
- Direct: She said, “What a beautiful day!”
Indirect: She exclaimed that it was a beautiful day. - Direct: He said, “How wonderful this is!”
Indirect: He exclaimed how wonderful that was. - Direct: They said, “Hurrah! We won the match.”
Indirect: They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match. - Direct: She said, “Alas! I failed the test.”
Indirect: She exclaimed with sorrow that she had failed the test. - Direct: He said, “What a tragedy!”
Indirect: He exclaimed that it was a tragedy. - Direct: She said, “Wow! This cake is delicious.”
Indirect: She exclaimed with delight that the cake was delicious. - Direct: They said, “Bravo! You did well.”
Indirect: They applauded me saying that I had done well. - Direct: He said, “Oh no! I forgot my keys.”
Indirect: He exclaimed with frustration that he had forgotten his keys. - Direct: She said, “What a horrible experience!”
Indirect: She exclaimed that it was a horrible experience. - Direct: He said, “How intelligent you are!”
Indirect: He exclaimed how intelligent I was.
Mixed:
- Direct: He said, “I don’t know where she is.”
Indirect: He said that he didn’t know where she was. - Direct: She said, “I can’t come because I am busy.”
Indirect: She said that she couldn’t come because she was busy. - Direct: They said, “We have never been to Paris.”
Indirect: They said that they had never been to Paris. - Direct: He said, “I will go if I have time.”
Indirect: He said that he would go if he had time. - Direct: She said, “I am studying while he is watching TV.”
Indirect: She said that she was studying while he was watching TV. - Direct: They said, “We could solve the puzzle easily.”
Indirect: They said that they could solve the puzzle easily. - Direct: He said, “I wish I were younger.”
Indirect: He said that he wished he were younger. - Direct: She said, “I may not attend the event.”
Indirect: She said that she might not attend the event. - Direct: He said, “If I had money, I would buy a car.”
Indirect: He said that if he had money, he would buy a car. - Direct: They said, “We shall overcome this challenge.”
Indirect: They said that they would overcome that challenge.
