Narration exercises with Answers

• 8. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".

  1. Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
  2. Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
  3. Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
  4. Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.

  Answer :

  Option D

  Explanation:

  When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "has to" or "have to" after subject + First Verb.
  Then we change "has to" or "have to" to "had to" + First verb.

• 9. He said to you, "You may go out".

  1. He told you that you might be go out.
  2. He said you that you might be go out.
  3. He told you that you may go out.
  4. He told you that you might go out.

  Answer :

  Option D

  Explanation:

  When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "may" after subject + First Verb.
  Then we change "may" to "might" + First verb.

• 10. Reema said to Jitender, "You would not fight with me."

  1. Reema told to Jitender that he has not to fight with her.
  2. Reema told to Jitender that he would not fight with her.
  3. Reema told to Jitender that he will not fight with her.
  4. Reema told to Jitender that he should not fight with her.

  Answer :

  Option B

• 11. Baljider said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."

  1. Baljinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
  2. Baljinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
  3. Baljinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
  4. Baljinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.

  Answer :

  Option A

  Explanation:

  When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Continuous Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

• 12. He remarked, "Two and two makes four."

  1. He remarked that two and two would make four.
  2. He remarked that two and two made four.
  3. He remarked that two and two makes four.
  4. He advised that two and two makes four.

  Answer :

  Option C

• 13. Sushant said to him, "I have been helping your son for years".

  1. Sushant told him that he has helped his son for years.
  2. Sushant told him that he have been helping his son for years.
  3. Sushant told him that he had been helping his son for years.
  4. Sushant told him that he has been helping his son for years.

  Answer :

  Option C

• 14. Rahul said to Shilpa, "How are you ?"

  1. Rahul asked Shilpa how she was.
  2. Rahul asked Shilpa how she were.
  3. Rahul asked Shilpa how is she.
  4. Rahul enquired Shilpa how she was.

  Answer :

  Option A