Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises for Competitive Exams

131.	He said, “I have often told you not to waste your time.”
a.	He said that he had often told not to waste your time.
b.	He said that he had often told him not to waste your time.
c.	He said that he had often suggested to him not to waste his time.
d.	He told that he had often told him not to waste his time. Option “D” is correct. He told that he had often told him not to waste his time.

132.	“If you don’t keep quiet I shall shoot you, ” he said to her in a calm voice.
a.	He warned her to shoot if she didn’t keep quiet calmly.
b.	He said calmly that i shall shoot you if you don’t be quiet.
c.	He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet.
d.	Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her. Option “C” is correct. He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet.

133.	“Please don’t go away”, she said.
a.	She said to please her and not go away.
b.	She told me not to go away.
c.	She begged that I not go away.
d.	She begged me not to go away. Option “D” is correct. She begged me not to go away.

134.	Rajesh said, “I bought a car yesterday.”
a.	Rajesh said that I have bought a car the previous day.
b.	Rajesh told us that he had bought a car yesterday.
c.	Rajesh said that he bought a car the previous day.
d.	Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day. Option “D” is correct. Rajesh said that he had bought a car the previous day.

135.	He said to me, “What time do the offices close?”
a.	He wanted to know what time the offices close.
b.	He asked me what time did the offices close.
c.	He asked me what time the offices closed.
d.	He asked me what time the offices did close. Option “C” is correct. He asked me what time the offices closed.

136.	He said, “The mice will play, when the cat is away.”
a.	He said that the mice will play when the cat is away.
b.	He said that the mice would play when the cat was away.
c.	He said that the mice would play when the cat would be away.
d.	He said that the mice shall play, when the cat is away. Option “B” is correct. He said that the mice would play when the cat was away.

137.	He said, “I must go next week.”
a.	He said that he must go next week.
b.	He said that he must go the following week.
c.	He said that he would have to go the following week.
d.	He said that he was to go the following week. Option “C” is correct. He said that he would have to go the following week.

138.	Rajan said, “O that I were a child again!”
a.	Rajan exclaimed with wonder that he was a child again.
b.	Rajan wondered that were he a child again.
c.	Rajan strongly wished that he had been a child again.
d.	Rajan prayed that he were a child again. Option “C” is correct. Rajan strongly wished that he had been a child again.

139.	He said, “I clean my teeth twice a day.”
a.	He said that he cleaned his teeth twice a day.
b.	He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day.
c.	He said that he used to clean his teeth twice a day.
d.	He said that he is used to cleaning his teeth twice a day. Option “B” is correct. He said that he cleans his teeth twice a day.

140.	The employer said to the workman, “I cannot pay you higher wages.”
a.	The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.
b.	The employer told the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.
c.	The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages.
d.	The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages. Option “B” is correct. The employer told the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.

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