Question

6. Ketan said to Ketki, "Did you do your homework yesterday?"
7. The stranger asked my father, “Will you show me the way to the h
from here?”
8. Kirit said to Krishna, “Did you see me here in the party yesterday?"
9. My mother said to the blindman, "Can I help you to cross the road?”
10.Kamal said to Komal, "Have you taken my storybooks?"
11. Sweta said to her father, “Do you like to sit here in the lap of nature?"
12.The children said to mother, “Will you teach us English next year?"
13. My aunt said to my uncle, "Have you ever visited Delhi?
14. Kalpana said to Naresh, “Will you help me in my work tonight?
15. Akshay said to Prerna, "Have you ever seen the movie 'Race-2'?"​

Answer 1

Answer :-

Change the following into indirect sentences.

1. Ketan said to Ketki, "Did you do your homework yesterday?"

= Ketan asked Ketki if she did her homework last day.

2. The stranger asked my father, “Will you show me the way to the house from here?”

= The stranger asked my father if he would show him the way to the house from there.

3. Kirit said to Krishna, “Did you see me here in the party yesterday?"

= Kirit asked Krishna if he saw him there in the party last day.

4. My mother said to the blindman, "Can I help you to cross the road?”

= My mother asked the blindman if she could help him to cross the road.

5. Kamal said to Komal, "Have you taken my storybooks?"

= Kamal asked Komal if she had taken her storybooks.

6. Sweta said to her father, “Do you like to sit here in the lap of nature?"

= Swati asked her father if he liked to sit there in the lap of nature.

7. The children said to mother, “Will you teach us English next year?"

= The children asked mother if she would teach them English next year.

8. My aunt said to my uncle, "Have you ever visited Delhi?

= My aunt asked my uncle if he had ever visited Delhi.

9. Kalpana said to Naresh, “Will you help me in my work tonight?

= Kalpana asked Naresh if he would help her in her work that night.

10. Akshay said to Prerna, "Have you ever seen the movie 'Race-2'?"

= Akshay asked Prerna if she had ever seen the movie 'Race - 2'.

Answer 2

Question:-

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:-

Required Answers:-

1. Ketan asked Ketki if she did her homework last day.
2. The stranger asked my father if he would show him the way to the house from there.
3. Kirit asked Krishna if he saw him there in the party last day.
4. My mother asked the blindman if she could help him to cross the road.
5. Kamal asked Komal if she had taken her storybooks
6. = Sweta asked her father if he liked to sit there in the lap of nature.
7. The children asked mother if she would teach them English next year.
8. My aunt asked my uncle if he had ever visited Delhi.
9. Kalpana asked Naresh if he would help her in her work that night.
10. Akshay asked Prerna if she had ever seen the movie 'Race - 2'.

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How the tense changed?

Present Simple → Past Simple

Present Continuous → Past Continuous

Present Perfect → Past Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Past Simple → Past Perfect

Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect → No change

Past Perfect Continuous → No change

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There are two ways of reporting what someone has spoken:-

a) When the exact words spoken by a person are used , it is called direct speech.

b) When the words spoken by a person are put in our own words , it is called indirect speech.

For example:-

Suppose your friend told you that you have a good handwriting. You want to convey this to your parents.You can do it in either of these two ways :-

• My friend said to me, "You have a good handwriting. (Direct speech)
• My friend told me that I had a good handwriting.(indirect speech)

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• The exact words of the speaker, written within Quotation marks or Inverted commas (“ ”) is called Reported speech.
• The verb that introduces the Reported speech is called a Reporting verb