Question

Change in to indirect speech.

1.the teacher said"the sun sets in the west"
2.My father said"it is time to go away"
3.he has told you"i am coming"
4.he said"the man can come"
5. he said that "the man can come at six."

Answer 1

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1. The teacher said that the Sun sets in the west.
2. My father said that it was the time to go away.
3. He has told you that he was coming.
4. He said that the man could come.
5. He said that the man could come at six.

Answer 2

The correct conversion of the given sentences into the indirect speech should be as shown below:

 

1.The teacher said the sun sets in the west.

2.My father said that it was time to go away.

3.He has told you that he is coming.

4.He said that the man could come.

5.He said that the man could come at six.

 

Note: The second sentence is universal truth. When we report a universal truth we do not change the tense.

The third sentence has a reporting verb in the Present Tense. When the reporting verb is in Present Tense, we also do not change the tense.