Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."

He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
"We'll go for an outing tomorrow," said Laila's father, "so you had better complete your homework this evening."

Laila's father tells her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father had told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework that evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.
Laila's father told her to complete her homework this evening as they would be going for an outing the next day.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The master said that he would see me the next day.

"You will be seen by me tomorrow,"said the master.
"Tomorrow, I will see you," says the master.
"I will see you tomorrow," said the master.
"I will be seeing you tomorrow," said the master.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
In the question below a sentence have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The project manager asked Vivek, "How much time will you take to finish this project?"

The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he will be taking to finish that project.
The project manager enquired of Vivek how much time he would take to finish that project.
The project manager asked Vivek how much time would he take to finish that project.
The project manager asked Vivek how much time he would take to finish this project.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m."

Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that 1 have to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.
Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30 p.m.

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Sanda said that she used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata.

Sanda said, "I used to know a lot of people in Delhi but I have fewer friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had got to know a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I have known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."
Sanda said, "I had known a lot of people in Delhi but I had few friends in Kolkata."

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