Question

Direct and Indirect Speech
Change the following sentences into indirect speech.
1. "I met you yesterday”, Ankit told me.
2.
"It is too late for the movie”, he said.
3.
"I have given a reply to his letter”, he said.
4. "I have got no money in my pocket right now; I think I will be able to contribute me
stipulated sum tomorrow”, he said.
5.
“I cannot come for the picnic”, Kapil said.
6.
"I could fall down”, he said to me while climbing up the flight of steps of the temple.
7. "I have been watching a movie”, he said to his mother.
8. “Ali must rest," the doctor said to his father.
9. "I may lend you some money", she said to her friend.

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Answer 1

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1. "I met you yesterday”, Ankit told me.

Ankit told me that he met me the previous day.

2. "It is too late for the movie”, he said.

He told that it was too late for the movie.

3. "I have given a reply to his letter”, he said.

He said that he had given a reply to his letter.

4. "I have got no money in my pocket right now; I think I will be able to contribute the stipulated sum tomorrow”, he said.

He told that he had got no money then and that he thinks that he'd be able to control the stipulated sum the next day.

5. “I cannot come for the picnic”, Kapil said.

Kapil told that he couldn't come for the picnic.

6. "I could fall down”, he said to me while climbing up the flight of steps of the temple.

He told me that he could've fallen down while climbing up the flight of steps of the temple.

7. "I have been watching a movie”, he said to his mother.

He told his mother that he had been watching a movie.

8. “Ali must rest," the doctor said to his father.

The doctor told his father that Ali must rest.

9. "I may lend you some money", she said to her friend.

She told her friend that she might lend her some money.

Few rules you must follow :

⭐ Convey the message given by the first person to the third person is termed as indirect speech.

⭐ The conveyer is the second person to whom the first person told the compliment or a sentence.

✴ Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words.Words of direct speech will turn to indirect in the following way :

⭐ Now - Then

⭐ Today - That day

⭐ Last night - previous night

⭐ Said - Told

⭐ Will be - would be

Answer 2

Answer:

1.ankit told me that he had met me the day before

2.he said that it was too late for the movie.

3.he said that he had given a reply tohis letter.

I am not sure about this third answer. ok

4.iam sorry I don't know this.

5.Kapil said that he could not come for the picnic.

6.while climbing up the flight of the stepsof the temple he told me he could fell down.

7.he told his mother that he had been watching movie.

I am not sure about this answer too.

8.the doctor told to alis father that he had to rest.

9.she told her friend thatshe might lend her some money.

thaankyou for asking these questions

I got some practice.