Question

Read the dialogue given below and complete the paragraph that follows. Peter : When did you come back from Mumbai? William : I arrived yesterday. Peter : How is your father? Has he recovered from his illness? William : He has left the hospital but the doctor has advised him a month’s rest. Peter asked William (a)………….. from Mumbai. William replied that he had arrived the previous day. Peter then enquired how (b) …………….and whether he had recovered from his illness. William told him that (c)………….. , a month’s rest.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)when did he come back

b)his father was

c)the doctor had advised him

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Explanation:

(a) when he had come back.

(b) was his father.

(c) his father had left the hospital but the doctor had advised him.

• The given question is in Direct Speech.
• The answer is expressed in Indirect Speech.
• The indirect speech represents the reporting version of the direct speech.
• The tense in which an indirect speech is written is determined by the tense in which the main verb is given.
• In the given question, asked, replied, enquired, told are the main verbs.
• All the main verbs are in past tense, so the sentence will be in past tense.