Narration exercises with Answers

  • 29. Sweety said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."

    1. Sweety told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
    2. Sweety told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
    3. Sweety told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
    4. Sweety told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.
    Answer :

    Option B

  • 30. Sheela said to me, "Munni is dancing better than me."

    1. Sheela told me that Munni have been dancing better than her.
    2. Sheela told me that Munni was dancing better than her.
    3. Sheela told me that Munni had been dancing better than her.
    4. Sheela told me that Munni had dancing better than her.
    Answer :

    Option C

  • 31. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

    1. Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
    2. Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
    3. Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
    4. Robert said me that he is my classmate.
    Answer :

    Option A

    Explanation:

    "I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
    So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

  • 32. They said, "We can not live without oxygen".

    1. They said that we can not live without oxygen.
    2. They said that they can not live without oxygen.
    3. They said that they would not live without oxygen.
    4. They says that they can not live without oxygen.
    Answer :

    Option A

    Explanation:

    Please note : When we use "we" with the universal truth, then "we" is not changed in Indirect speech.

  • 33. Sahil said to Deepu, "I was going to buy milk".

    1. Sahil told Deepu that he were going to buy milk.
    2. Sahil told Deepu that he would going to buy milk.
    3. Sahil told Deepu that he had been going to buy milk.
    4. Sahil told Deepu that he was going to buy milk.
    Answer :

    Option C

    Explanation:

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

  • 34. He said to me, "I shall write an essay".

    1. He said to me that he will be writing an essay.
    2. He told me that he would write an essay.
    3. He said to me that he will write an essay.
    4. He told me that he would write an essay.
    Answer :

    Option D

  • 35. Ram said to Rahul, "You are a good player of cricket".

    1. Ram told Rahul that he was a good player of cricket.
    2. Ram told Rahul that he were a good player of cricket.
    3. Ram told Rahul that he would a good player of cricket.
    4. Ram told Rahul that he could be a good player of cricket.
    Answer :

    Option A

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