Narration for your practice

Change from direct speech to indirect speech and vice-versa :

1) He said to me, "Don' t tell a lie."

2) "Can I see the manager?" he said.

3) He said, "Oh god, forgive the sinner"

4) He said to me, "Wait here till I return."

5) She asked me if I had lost my money that day.

6) Ranjit said, "I walk for an hour every morning."

7) The teacher said that two and two make four.

8) The boy said, "Hurrah! I have won the prize".

9) He said to me, "Will you go there?"

10) He said to his sister, "please shut the door."

11) He said, "Alas! how foolish I have been."

12) I said to him, "please explain this passage today.

13) The man said to me, "where do you live"

14) He said, "May his soul rest in peace".

15) He said, "I write a letter".

16) Father said to me, "May God bless you".

17) The teacher said to the student, "Never tell a lie".

18) He said to me, ”Have you put it in your pocket.

19) They said that they were very happy there.

20) Ramen said, "What a fine picture it is!

21) Mina said that she had lost her purse the previous day.

22) The teacher said to the student, "Have you done your home work?"

23) The teacher said to the boy, "How have you worked out the sum?"

24) My friend said to me, 'I shall tell you the story tomorrow.'

25) He said, 'Good bye, my friends'.

26) The teacher said to him, 'Can you do the sum'.

27) "Don't be late tomorrow", he said to the boys.

28) He said, "Alas I am undone!"

29) Mother ordered the maid servant to go to her work immediately.

30) 'You civilised fellows are all cowards', said Hemchandra.

31) He said, what's your business here?

32) The Giant said, "What are you doing here?"

33) He said, "May God bless you".

34) He said, "What a beautiful bird it is".

35) He said, "I lived many years in Switzerland".

36) The professor said, "Why are you so late, Shyamal?"

37) He said, "Good bye, my friends!"

38) He said to me, "Let us have a picnic."

39) "Where are you going?" Ram said to Mohan.

40) I said to Sujata, "Did you go to school?"

41) They said to us, "We shall not play with you."

42) The priest said to me, "May God bless you.''

43) My uncle said, "Walk gently."

44) Ram said to me, "Where are you going?"

45) The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east."

46) Anirban said, "What a fool I am".

47) My liiend said to me, "Will you come with me"?

48) He said to you, "May you be happy.

49) The teacher said to the student, 'Go to the board'.

50) Dipika said, "I have lost my purse".

51) He said to me, "Let us go".

52) The teacher said, "Whose book is it?"

53) The sage said to Bapi "May God bless you."

54) "Can I see the manager?" I said.

55) He said to me, "Please lend me your pen."

56) "I cannot trust you out of my sight", said she.

57) He said to me, "Have you lost any money today?"

58) He said that he was very busy then.

59) The teacher said, “The earth moves round the sun".

60) The authority said to me, "Leave the place".

61) He said to me, "Why did you keep it here?"

62) He said, "I have done wrong".

63) The teacher said, "God rules and governs the universe." 64) He said to me, "Did you lose any money today?"

65) "How nice and warm it is in here!" said the Bishop: '

66) Rabi said, "This is the book I lost yesterday."

67) They said to me, "How obliged are we to you?"

68) He said to me, "Did you travel by air"?

69) Gopa said to me, "I am coming".

70) My father said to me, "Is my breakfast ready?"

71) The children said, "Hurrah! we have won the match.”

72) He said, "I shall go to Delhi tomorrow".

73) "Are you weeping?" he asked her.

74) He said to me, "Let us go home."

75) "Where is your little companion?" he said.

76) He said to me, "Can you cure headache?"

77) They said, "May God save the President from the accident.

78) Anu said, "What a fool I am!"

79) "I am sure everyting will be alright," replied Tom.

80) My father said to me, "Will you not go to school"?

81) He said to his master; "please forgive me".

82) He said, ”What a big snake."

83) The boy said to his master, "Please give me a glass of water"

84) "Don't mix with bad boys, my son", said the father

85) Rita said to Sita, "Where did you go yesterday?"

86) "Can you eat only one small bowl?" asked the vendor?

87) The monk said, "May God pardon the sinner".

88) The Swami said to the villagers, "Bring me a glass of milk".

89) The teacher said to the students, "Don't waste your time in idle gossip".

90) He said to us, 'What a beautiful bird!'.

91) He said to me, "You have done me a great service".

92) Netaji said to the soldiers of the Fauj: 'Comrades! Soldiers! Let your battle cry be -To Delhi! To Delhi! "

93) The Scientist said, "The earth moves round the sun."

94) The king said to the hermit, "Who are you?"

95) The teacher said, "Hardwork is the passport to success".

96) Tamal says, "I am busy."

97) Purnima said to me, "Are the fruits ripe?"

8) He said, “Let him do whatever he likes.”

99) 1 said, “Who knew that this should happen!”100) “Bravo! well done!” they cried.

101) The boy said, “Hurrah! we have won the prize.”

102) He said to me, “Wait here till I return.”

103) He said to me, “Let us go."

104) I said to him, “Let us play”

105) He said, “I brush my teeth twice a day”.

106) The student said to his friend, “Will the test start at 8 a.m?"

107) The boy said “May I come in Sir?”

108) He said to me “Kindly lend me the pen”.

109) He said to me, “Congratulation!”

l10) The vendor called out, “How many will you eat, old man?

11l) The old man said, “One small bowl is enough,”

112) "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever", Said keats.

113. "How selfish I have been!” said the Giant.

114) He said to me, “Have you lost any noney today?"

115) The poor man said, “Alas! I am undone.”

116) The boys cried out, “Bravo! Our team has won the shield,”

117) “Tell me a very long stroy and I will sleep’, said the king.

118) He said to his sister, “Let me have a cup of tea

119) "Do not tell a lie”, said the teacher to us.

120) The beggar said, "Alas! I have had no alms since yesterday."

121) The Giant said to the children, “What are you doing here?”

122) Anup said to me, “ I brush my teeth twice a day.”

123) I said to him, “ How is this possible?”

124) Arindam said to me, “Let us drop the matter.”

125) The vendor said, “ How many will you eat, old man?”

126) “I’ll talk to him”, I said.

127) The Teacher said, to the boys, “Don’t make a noise."

128) She told me, “Please wait here for me”.

129) My friend says to me, "You are quite unforunate.”

130) The police said to the begger, “What are you doing here?"

131)He said, “Let me have a cup of tea.”

132) “How selfish I have been” the Giant said.

133) He said to me, “When did Rehaman meet you?”

134) Biman said to me, “Are you a student?”

135) 1 said to her, “Please sit down”.  136) He said to us, “Man is mortal”

137) The narrator said, “That’s hardly enough,”

138) ‘Have you tried teaching him to talk properly?”I asked.

139) He requested his mother to let him go on with his work.

140) “Take it,” said the man.

141) They said to me ,“You have become the owner of the road engine.

142) The soldier said, “The army is fighting bravely”.  

144) He said, “O God, forgive the sinner.”

145) He said to me, “What is your name?”

146) I said to him, "What is your name?"

147) The boy said, “I saw this man long ago.” 

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