Narration exercises with Answers

• 57. She said, "You were missing from the picnic".

  1. She told me that I had been missing from the picnic.
  2. She told me that I has been missing from the picnic.
  3. She told me that I were missing from the picnic.
  4. She told me that I had been missed from the picnic.

  Answer :

  Option A

• 58. He said, "I went to Rajesthan yesterday."

  1. He told that he had gone to Rajesthan the day before.
  2. He told that he has gone to Rajesthan the day before.
  3. He told that he has went to Rajesthan the day before.
  4. He told that he had went to Rajesthan the day before.

  Answer :

  Option A

  Explanation:

  When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Simple Past Tense", then we change reported speech into "Past Perfect Tense".

• 59. She said, "He was trying to help me".

  1. She said that he tried to help her.
  2. She said that he had been trying to help her.
  3. She said that he has been trying to help her.
  4. She said that he was trying to help her.

  Answer :

  Option B

• 60. John says, "I shall go there".

  1. John said that he went there.
  2. John says that he will go there.
  3. John says that he went there.
  4. John said that I will go there.

  Answer :

  Option B

  Explanation:

  Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.
  
  So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.
  

• 61. He said to me, "I am ready".

  1. He told to me that he is ready.
  2. He told me that he was ready.
  3. He told me that I am ready.
  4. He told me that I will ready.

  Answer :

  Option B