Question

Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech :
1. She said to me, “I shall leave this place.”
2. He said, “I admit that I acted foolishly in what I did."
3. Brother said to me, “You can stay with us.”
4. The old man is saying, "It is raining. I can't go out."
5. Father said to me, “You are wasting your time."

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Answer 1

Answer:

1. she told me to leave the place.

2. He admitted that he acted foolishly in what he did.

3. Brother told me that i can stay with them.

4. The old man was saying that it was raining so he couldn't go out.

5 Father told me that I'm wasting my time.

Answer 2

AnswErs :

1)) She said to me, "I shall leave this place."

• Ans)) She told me that she would leave that place.

2)) He said, "I admit that I acted foolishly in what I did."

• Ans)) He admitted that he had acted foolishly in what he had done.

3)) Brother said to me, "You can stay with us."

• Ans)) Brother told me that I could stay with them.

4)) The old man is saying, "It is raining.I can't go out."

• Ans)) The old man is saying that it is raining and that he cannot go out.

5)) Father said to me, "You are wasting your time."

• Ans)) Father told me that I was wasting my time.

Explore More :

• What is Direct Speech?

Ans)) Direct speech is speaker's actual words which is written within double quotation.

Example : He said, "I am going."

• What is Indirect Speech?

Ans)) Indirect Speech is the reported speech of the speaker which is written using that and without double quotation.

Examples : He said that he was going.

Points to be remembered :

• In indirect the quotation needs to be removed.
• In indirect speech said to will become told.
• In indirect speech we have to use that.
• In indirect speech this will become that.
• In indirect speech here will become there.
• In indirect speech now will become then.
• In indirect speech tonight will become that night.
• In indirect speech tomorrow will become the next day.
• In indirect speech present tense will become past tense.
• In indirect speech present continuous will become past continuous.
• In indirect speech past continuous will become past perfect continuous.
• In indirect speech shall will become should.