Question

change in direct or indirect speech. 1.I said to my friend, " we trying to operate this machines.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

I told my friend that we were trying to operate that machines.

Answer 2

The correct question is:

I said to my friend, "We are trying to operate this machine."

The Main Answer is:  I told my friend that we were trying to operate that machine.

Explanation:

The given sentence is in 'direct speech' and we have to change it into 'indirect speech'.

• To convert direct to indirect speech, first of all, we will change the phrase, 'said to' to 'told'.
• In indirect speech, we have to add "that" after the noun to which the sentence is being spoken; here, 'friend'.
• We have to remove the comma (,) and the double quotes ("...") as well.
• Furthermore, the tenses of certain words have to be changed appropriately to past participle (3rd form).
• Here, 'are' is changed to 'were'; and 'this' is changed to 'that'.
• In this way, the sentence so formed is:

       I told my friend that we were trying to operate that machine.

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