Reported Speech
Change the following sentences in Indirect Speech (Assertive Sentences)
1. She said, "I am reading."
2. They said, “We are busy."
3. He said, “I know a better restaurant."
4. She said, "I wake up early."
5. He said, "I will meet her."
6. They said, “We have just arrived."
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
8. She said, "I did not say that."
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
10.He said, "I won't tell anyone."
11.Radha said, “I am very busy now."
12.He said, "I am unwell."
13. They say, "We cannot live without water."
14.She said, "I am unhappy."
15.“I am reading a book” she explained.
16.She said, "He has finished his food."
17.“I have been to Gujarat" he told me.
18.He said, “ Ira arrived on Monday."
19.“We were living in Goa" they told me.
20.He said, "I will be in Kolkata tomorrow."
21. She said, "I will be using the car next friday."
22.He said, "I can swim.
23.He said, "I may buy a house."
24.He said, "I must work hard."
25.He said, "I should face the challenge."
26.Ronit said, "My brother has given me the chain."
27.Johnson said to Jacob," I am going to Germany tomorrow."
28. My wife said to me, “ You may get income from this."
29.He said, "You must go there."
30.Namit said to his friend, "I have informed you many times."
31. He said, " They will come tonight."
32. Mathew said, “ Plants depend on sunlight for growth.'
Answers
1. She said (that) she was reading.
2. They said (that) they were busy.
3. He said that he knew a better restaurant.
4. She said (that) she woke up early.
5. He said he would meet her.
6. They said that they had just arrived.
7. He said he would clean the car.
8. She said she had not said that.
9. She said she did not know where her shoes were.
10. He said that he would not tell anyone.
11. Radha said she was very busy then.
12. He said he was unwell.
13. They say they can't live without water.
14. She said she was unhappy.
15. She explained she was reading a book.
16. She said he had finished his food.
17. He told me he had been to Gujrat.
18. He said that Ira had arrived on Monday.
20. He said he would be in Kolkata the next day.
21. She said she would be using the car next Friday.
22. He said he could swim.
23. He said he might buy a house.
24. He said that he must work hard.
25. He said that he should face the challenge.
26. Rohit said his brother had given him a chain.
27. Johnson told Jacob he was going to Germany the next day.
28. My wife told me I might get income from hat.
29. He said he must go there.
30. Namit told his friend that he had informed him many times.
31. He said that they would come that night.
32. Mathew said plants depend on sunlight for growth.
Explanation:
she said,"I am reading. "