Question

the father said ", my son , do not waste your time".​

Answer 1

Answer:

The father advised his son not to waste his time.

Explanation:

*The given question is in direct speech,imperative sentence.

*We have to change the question into indirect speech.

*We should follow the imperative sentence rules.

*In the reporting speech,"said" is changed into "advised".

*In the reported speech,comma and quotation are removed and the imperative connective linker "to" is included.

*In the imperative sentences,the tense of the reported speech need not be changed.

*So the answer is,

The father asked his son not to waste his time.