Indirect to Direct & Mixed — Test 1

Correct Answer: B. He said to me, "I will help you."
Explanation: Reverse the changes: would → will, he → I, me → you.

Correct Answer: D. He said that he had to go then.
Explanation: 'Must' (present obligation) usually becomes 'had to', and 'now' becomes 'then'.

Correct Answer: D. The boy told his mother that he was hungry.
Explanation: The vocative (Mother) becomes the object of 'told', and the tense back-shifts.

Correct Answer: C. He said that he would leave that place the next day.
Explanation: shall → would (first-person intention), this → that, and tomorrow → the next day.

Correct Answer: B. She said that she had bought that car two years before.
Explanation: 'Ago' becomes 'before'. Also apply this → that and past → past perfect.