AL-REEYADA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MAHASEN ARAMCO, AL-AHSA, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

English 6
SECOND TERM
Converting Direct speech to Indirect speech Worksheet

A. Fill in the blanks. Convert the given direct speech into indirect speech by
writing the correct changes of tenses and time .

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

1. Simple present Simple past

"I always drink coffee", she said

2. Present continuous Past continuous

"I am reading a book", he said.

3. Simple past Past perfect

"Bill arrived yesterday", he said.

 Direct Speech Indirect Speech

4. Present perfect Past perfect

"I’ve been to Spain for", he said. .

5. Past perfect Past perfect

She said,"I had just turned out the

light,"

6. Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous

They said, "We have been waiting since They complained that they had been
last week". waiting for hours.

7. Past continuous Past perfect continuous

"We were living in Paris long time ago ",

they said.
 B. Converting direct speech to indirect speech (Other tense changes)

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

1. Will

He said, "I will be there are 3 pm. "

2. Can

She said, “She can dance”.

3. May

She said, “I may buy a dress”.

4. Shall

He said, " I Shall we begin”.

C. Changing time Expressions

1. Direct speech: “I’m seeing my brother tomorrow.”

Indirect speech: _______________________________________________

2. Direct speech: “I had a headache yesterday.”

Indirect speech: _______________________________________________

3. Direct speech: “It’s been raining since this afternoon.”

Indirect speech: _______________________________________________

4. Direct speech: “I haven’t seen them since last week.”

Indirect speech: _______________________________________________