CBSE Class 12 English Narration Worksheet

Rule 
*If reporting verb is in present or future tense, the tense of reported speech does not change.
*Inverted commas (“ ”) changes into ‘that’
*S O N -1 2 3 formula is used.
Direct : She says , “I am ten years old”.
Indirect : She says that she is ten years old.
Direct : Raju will say , “This is the best book”.
Indirect : Raju will say that that is the best book.
Exercise1

Question. My friend says, “I am getting late.”
Answer : My friend says that he is getting late.

Question. He will say, “I spoiled all my books.”
Answer : He will say that he spoiled all his books.

Question He will say, “The train is coming.”
Answer : He will say that the train is coming.

Question. They say , “Raghav will be late.”
Answer : They say that Raghav will be late.

Question. He says, “I am going to Agra.”
Answer : He says that he is going to Agra

Question. He says, “I am not intelligent.”
Answer : He says that he is not intelligent.”

Question. Ram will say, “You are my best friend.”
Answer : Ram will say that you are his best friend.”

Question. He says, “Man is mortal.
Answer : He says that man is mortal.

Question. Ram will say, “I am very busy.”
Answer : Ram will say that he is very busy.”

Question. You say, “He will go now.”
Answer : You say that he will go then.

Rule 
*If there is a Universal truth, proverbs as habitual fact or historical fact in the reported speech, the tense of the
verb will not change.
*Inverted commas (“”) changes into –that
Direct: He said ,” Union is strength.”
Indirect: He said that union is strength.

Exercise 2

Question. The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east.”
Answer : The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.

Question. The teacher said, “The first battle of Panipatwas fought in 1526.”
Answer : The teacher said that the first battle of Panipat was fought in 1526.

Question. Our teacher said, “The earth revolves round the sun.”
Answer : Our teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun.

Question. I said , “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
Answer : I said that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Question. He said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
Answer : He said that Honesty is the best policy.

Question. The priest said, “Truth wins in the long race.”
Answer : The priest said that truth wins in the long race.

Question. The saint said, “Man is mortal.”
Answer : The saint said that man is mortal.

Rule 
*If the reporting verb is in past tense, the verb in the reported speech will change according to the rules of changes
tenses. The near things will change into the distant ones .
*Inverted commas (“”) changes into that.
Example
Direct: You said,” He is a good boy.”
Indirect: You said that he was a good boy.

Question. The girl said, “I shall do it.”
Answer : The girl said that she will do it.

Question. “I posted the letter,” said the boy.
Answer : The boy said that he had posted the letter.

Question. “I have read a new novel by R.K. Narayan,”said Monika.
Answer : Monika said that she had read a new novel by R.K. Narayan.

Question. Ram said to me, “I was busy in solving a sum yesterday.”
Answer : Ram told me that he had been busy in solving a sum the day before.

Question. I said, “I agree to what he said.”
Answer : I said that I agreed to what he had said .

Question. She said, “I am not well.”
Answer : She said that she was not well.

Question. They said, “The horse died in the night.”
Answer : They said that the horse had died in the night.

Question. She said to me, “It is no longer safe to live here.”
Answer : She told me that it was no longer safe to live there.

Question. John said to me, “You are not coming to school.”
Answer : John told me that I was not coming to school.

Question. Rahul said to me, “I posted your letter.”
Answer : Rahul told me that he had posted my letter.

Question. The little girl said, “I had done my work.”
Answer : The little girl said that she had done her work.

Question. Margie said, “I hate school.”
Answer : Margie said that she hated school

Interrogative sentence

Rule 
*If interrogative sentence begins with helping verb
Inverted commas (“”) changes into If/ whether
said to changes into -- asked /enquired
*If interrogative sentence begins with Wh- family (who, which, what, when, where, whose, whom, how)
Wh word is used in place of inverted commas.
Direct: He said to me, “Who teaches you English?”
Indirect: He asked me who taught me English.
Direct: She said, “Will you give me a pen?”
Indirect: She asked if I would give her a pen.

Question. She said to me, “Are you going to Agra tomorrow?”
Answer : She asked me if I was going to Agra the next day.

Question. He said to me, “Can you meet me at the bus stop?”
Answer : He asked me if I could meet him at the bus stop.

Question. The teacher said, “Boys ,why are you making a noise?”
Answer : The teacher asked the boys why they were making a noise.

Question. I say to you, “Have you gone off your head?”
Answer : I ask you if you have gone off your head.

Question. He said to me, “Have you taken your lunch?”
Answer : He asked me if I had taken my lunch.

Question. He asked me, “Where is the station?”
Answer : He asked me where the station was.

Question. He said to me,“Why have you failed?”
Answer : He asked me why I had failed.

Question. The mother said, “What do you want, son?”
Answer : The mother asked the son what he wanted.

Question. I said to Ram,“Do you know Sita?”
Answer : I asked Ram if he knew Sita.

Question. He said to me,“When did the bus leave?”
Answer : He asked me when the bus had left.

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