Question

Convert the sentence given in indirect speech into direct speech.
He asked if I wanted to go to the movies.

• A. He asked, "Do you want to go to the movies?''
• B. He asked, "Will you want to go to the movies?''
• C. He asked, "Did you want to go to the movies?''
• D. He asked, "Would you go to the movies?''

Hint:

To convert indirect to direct speech, reverse the tense, switch the pronouns, and restore the question form for interrogatives.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The indirect sentence "He asked if I wanted to go to the movies'' is in past tense and needs to be converted back to direct speech.
Step 1: Reverse the tense shift
In reported speech, "I wanted'' corresponds to "Do you want'' in direct speech (present tense for habitual or current interest).
Step 2: Reverse the pronouns and word order
- "I'' becomes "you''
- Interrogative structure is restored: "Do you want to go...''
Step 3: Eliminate other options
- Option B: "Will you want'' — future form, not a correct reversal.
- Option C: "Did you want'' — implies a completed action, which changes the meaning.
- Option D: "Would you go'' — conditional; also changes meaning.
Thus, the correct direct speech form is Option A.