Saturday, February 14, 2026

 Here are 100 examples of Interrogative Sentences changed from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech with clear answers. I’ve included Yes/No questions, Wh-questions, and Helping-verb questions — useful for students and exam practice.



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⭐ Interrogative Sentences – Direct to Indirect Speech (100 Examples)


🔹 YES / NO QUESTIONS (1–40)


1. Direct: He said, “Are you happy?”

Indirect: He asked if I was happy.



2. Direct: She said, “Do you like tea?”

Indirect: She asked if I liked tea.



3. Direct: Ram said, “Is it raining?”

Indirect: Ram asked if it was raining.



4. Direct: He said, “Can you swim?”

Indirect: He asked if I could swim.



5. Direct: She said, “Will you help me?”

Indirect: She asked if I would help her.



6. Direct: The teacher said, “Have you done your homework?”

Indirect: The teacher asked if I had done my homework.



7. Direct: He said, “Did you see the movie?”

Indirect: He asked if I had seen the movie.



8. Direct: She said, “Are they coming today?”

Indirect: She asked if they were coming that day.



9. Direct: Father said, “Do you know him?”

Indirect: Father asked if I knew him.



10. Direct: He said, “Are you tired?”

Indirect: He asked if I was tired.



11. Direct: She said, “Can I sit here?”

Indirect: She asked if she could sit there.



12. Direct: He said, “Will they arrive on time?”

Indirect: He asked if they would arrive on time.



13. Direct: She said, “Has the train left?”

Indirect: She asked if the train had left.



14. Direct: He said, “Do you understand?”

Indirect: He asked if I understood.



15. Direct: Mother said, “Have you eaten?”

Indirect: Mother asked if I had eaten.



16. Direct: He said, “Is she your sister?”

Indirect: He asked if she was my sister.



17. Direct: She said, “Can you drive?”

Indirect: She asked if I could drive.



18. Direct: He said, “Are we late?”

Indirect: He asked if they were late.



19. Direct: She said, “Did he call you?”

Indirect: She asked if he had called me.



20. Direct: He said, “Will you come tomorrow?”

Indirect: He asked if I would come the next day.



21. Direct: She said, “Is this your book?”

Indirect: She asked if that was my book.



22. Direct: He said, “Do they live here?”

Indirect: He asked if they lived there.



23. Direct: She said, “Have you finished?”

Indirect: She asked if I had finished.



24. Direct: He said, “Can we start now?”

Indirect: He asked if they could start then.



25. Direct: She said, “Are you ready?”

Indirect: She asked if I was ready.



26. Direct: He said, “Did you write the letter?”

Indirect: He asked if I had written the letter.



27. Direct: She said, “Will it rain today?”

Indirect: She asked if it would rain that day.



28. Direct: He said, “Do you play cricket?”

Indirect: He asked if I played cricket.



29. Direct: She said, “Can he speak English?”

Indirect: She asked if he could speak English.



30. Direct: He said, “Have they arrived?”

Indirect: He asked if they had arrived.



31. Direct: She said, “Is the food ready?”

Indirect: She asked if the food was ready.



32. Direct: He said, “Do you believe me?”

Indirect: He asked if I believed him.



33. Direct: She said, “Will you join us?”

Indirect: She asked if I would join them.



34. Direct: He said, “Can she sing?”

Indirect: He asked if she could sing.



35. Direct: She said, “Are you free now?”

Indirect: She asked if I was free then.



36. Direct: He said, “Did they win?”

Indirect: He asked if they had won.



37. Direct: She said, “Is he at home?”

Indirect: She asked if he was at home.



38. Direct: He said, “Have you met him?”

Indirect: He asked if I had met him.



39. Direct: She said, “Do you like music?”

Indirect: She asked if I liked music.



40. Direct: He said, “Can we go out?”

Indirect: He asked if they could go out.





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🔹 WH-QUESTIONS (41–100)


41. Direct: He said, “What are you doing?”

Indirect: He asked what I was doing.



42. Direct: She said, “Where do you live?”

Indirect: She asked where I lived.



43. Direct: He said, “Why are you late?”

Indirect: He asked why I was late.



44. Direct: She said, “When will you come?”

Indirect: She asked when I would come.



45. Direct: He said, “How did you do this?”

Indirect: He asked how I had done that.



46. Direct: She said, “Who is your teacher?”

Indirect: She asked who my teacher was.



47. Direct: He said, “Which book do you want?”

Indirect: He asked which book I wanted.



48. Direct: She said, “Whose pen is this?”

Indirect: She asked whose pen that was.



49. Direct: He said, “Where are they going?”

Indirect: He asked where they were going.



50. Direct: She said, “What do you need?”

Indirect: She asked what I needed.



51. Direct: He said, “How old are you?”

Indirect: He asked how old I was.



52. Direct: She said, “Why did you laugh?”

Indirect: She asked why I had laughed.



53. Direct: He said, “When did you arrive?”

Indirect: He asked when I had arrived.



54. Direct: She said, “Where is my bag?”

Indirect: She asked where her bag was.



55. Direct: He said, “What is your name?”

Indirect: He asked what my name was.



56. Direct: She said, “How can I help you?”

Indirect: She asked how she could help me.



57. Direct: He said, “Why are they shouting?”

Indirect: He asked why they were shouting.



58. Direct: She said, “Where have you been?”

Indirect: She asked where I had been.



59. Direct: He said, “What will you do?”

Indirect: He asked what I would do.



60. Direct: She said, “Who called you?”

Indirect: She asked who had called me.



61. Direct: He said, “How many books do you have?”

Indirect: He asked how many books I had.



62. Direct: She said, “Which color do you like?”

Indirect: She asked which color I liked.



63. Direct: He said, “Why is she crying?”

Indirect: He asked why she was crying.



64. Direct: She said, “When will the train arrive?”

Indirect: She asked when the train would arrive.



65. Direct: He said, “Where did you find it?”

Indirect: He asked where I had found it.



66. Direct: She said, “What are they eating?”

Indirect: She asked what they were eating.



67. Direct: He said, “How does this machine work?”

Indirect: He asked how that machine worked.



68. Direct: She said, “Who teaches you English?”

Indirect: She asked who taught me English.



69. Direct: He said, “Why did she leave early?”

Indirect: He asked why she had left early.



70. Direct: She said, “Where will you stay?”

Indirect: She asked where I would stay.



71. Direct: He said, “When are you going?”

Indirect: He asked when I was going.



72. Direct: She said, “How much does it cost?”

Indirect: She asked how much it cost.



73. Direct: He said, “What do you mean?”

Indirect: He asked what I meant.



74. Direct: She said, “Where is the station?”

Indirect: She asked where the station was.



75. Direct: He said, “Who broke the glass?”

Indirect: He asked who had broken the glass.



76. Direct: She said, “Why were you absent?”

Indirect: She asked why I had been absent.



77. Direct: He said, “When can we meet?”

Indirect: He asked when they could meet.



78. Direct: She said, “How long will it take?”

Indirect: She asked how long it would take.



79. Direct: He said, “What are your plans?”

Indirect: He asked what my plans were.



80. Direct: She said, “Where did he go?”

Indirect: She asked where he had gone.



81. Direct: He said, “Who are they?”

Indirect: He asked who they were.



82. Direct: She said, “Why do you study English?”

Indirect: She asked why I studied English.



83. Direct: He said, “When does school start?”

Indirect: He asked when school started.



84. Direct: She said, “How did you know?”

Indirect: She asked how I had known.



85. Direct: He said, “Where can I buy this?”

Indirect: He asked where he could buy that.



86. Direct: She said, “What happened here?”

Indirect: She asked what had happened there.



87. Direct: He said, “Who will help me?”

Indirect: He asked who would help him.



88. Direct: She said, “Why are you smiling?”

Indirect: She asked why I was smiling.



89. Direct: He said, “When did they leave?”

Indirect: He asked when they had left.



90. Direct: She said, “Where are your parents?”

Indirect: She asked where my parents were.



91. Direct: He said, “What do you want to eat?”

Indirect: He asked what I wanted to eat.



92. Direct: She said, “How far is the school?”

Indirect: She asked how far the school was.



93. Direct: He said, “Why are you worried?”

Indirect: He asked why I was worried.



94. Direct: She said, “Who is coming with you?”

Indirect: She asked who was coming with me.



95. Direct: He said, “Where have they gone?”

Indirect: He asked where they had gone.



96. Direct: She said, “What time is it?”

Indirect: She asked what time it was.



97. Direct: He said, “Which dress do you prefer?”

Indirect: He asked which dress I preferred.



98. Direct: She said, “How often do you read?”

Indirect: She asked how often I read.



99. Direct: He said, “Why did you call me?”

Indirect: He asked why I had called him.



100. Direct: She said, “Where shall we go?”

Indirect: She asked where they should go.