Question

he said, "would you show your passport please " indirect​

Answer 1

Answer:

He requested him to show his passport.

Indirect and Direct Speech –

Some rules –

• is/am/are - was/were
• was/were - had been
• had been - no change
• has/have - had
• had - no change
• do - did
• did - had done
• had done - no change
• will/shall - would
• may/can - might/could
• would/should/might...(modals) - no change
• must - had to

Expressions of time in indirect speech –

• this/that – these/those
• here – there
• now – then
• ago – before
• today - that day
• tonight - that night
• yesterday - the day before
• tomorrow - the next day

Answer 2

★ ANSWER ★

➨ He requested him to show his passport.

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★ Definition and some important rules are given below ↓ ★

• Direct Speech: Saying directly that what someone has said is called direct speech.

• Indirect Speech or Reported Speech : Reporting what somebody has said , without using the actual words.

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★ Time and Place References change ★

• Now → Then

• Today → That Day

• Here → There

• This → That

• Tomorrow → The Next Day

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