When we change a sentence from direct speech to indirect speech, there is usually a change in tenses. For example, simple present in the direct speech will become simple past in the indirect speech....
Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect speech. 1. He said, ‘I am going to work.’ 2. I said to the postman, ‘Have you got any letters for me?’ 3. Mother...
Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into indirect speech. 1. ‘What are you doing there?’ the cop said to the man. 2. ‘I can’t find my glasses,’ said grandpa. 3. ‘Your...
Change the given sentences into indirect speech. 1. ‘I don’t eat meat,’ the boy exclaimed. 2. ‘I am waiting for the bus,’ said Suresh. 3. ‘I have lost my key,’ she cried. 4. They...
Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into indirect speech. 1. ‘You are standing on my feet!’ she said. 2. ‘Leave at once,’ she told her son. 3. ‘Do you know what...
Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect speech. 1. ‘Did you see the exhibition?’ the teacher said to me. 2. ‘My son, when will you come back?’ said the mother. 3....
Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect speech. 1. ‘When are you leaving for Mumbai?’ James asked me. 2. ‘Was there a big crowd at the meeting?’ asked the man. 3....
Imperative sentences express a command, order, request etc. Note that we use to-infinitives to report imperative sentences. Imperatives are sentences that express a command, order, request or instruction. Use appropriate reporting verbs. 1. ‘Stand...
When we report yes/no questions, we use a structure with if or whether. Report the questions given below. Answers 1. The girl asked her mother if they had got any milk. 2. He asked...
Sentences are given in the direct speech. Change them into indirect speech. 1. ‘I have lost my phone,’ said Rani. 2. ‘Do you know who I am?’ she asked me. 3. ‘I would like...