Question

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
a) He said to me, “When will you leave?”
b) The policeman said to me, “Which way did the thief go?”
c) She said to me, “You will write a letter tonight.”
d) She said to me, “I was playing.”
e) He said to me, “You bought a book.”

Answer 1

Answer :-

Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

a) He said to me, “When will you leave?”

= He asked me when would I leave.

b) The policeman said to me, “Which way did the thief go?”

= The policeman asked me which way did the thief go.

c) She said to me, “You will write a letter tonight.”

= She told me that I would write a letter that night.

d) She said to me, “I was playing.”

= She told me that she was playing.

e) He said to me, “You bought a book.”

= He told me that I bought a book.

More information :

• While converting indirect speech from direct speech, here are some of the following words that get changed -

1. now = then
2. tonight = that night
3. tomorrow = the next day
4. here = there
5. will = would
6. yesterday = the day before
7. this = that

Answer 2

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a) He said to me, “When will you leave?”

= He asked me when would I leave.

b) The policeman said to me, “Which way did the thief go?”

= The policeman asked me which way did the thief go.

c) She said to me, “You will write a letter tonight.”

= She told me that I would write a letter that night.

d) She said to me, “I was playing.”

= She told me that she was playing.

e) He said to me, “You bought a book.”

= He told me that I bought a book.