Question

The hermit said to the Tsar,"You have already been answered".( change the indirect speech)

Answer 1

The hermit told the Tsar he had already been answered.

Explanation:

• We have to convert the given statement from direct to reported form of speech.
• When converting it to indirect form, we must not use comma and quotation marks.
• The words 'said to' can be changed into 'told' in indirect form.
• In standard form of English, we need not add 'that' after 'told'.
• The person within the quotation marks must be changed accordingly in indirect form.
• So 'you' will become 'he', the listener being the Tsar.
• The tense should be transformed into its past tense. So 'have' becomes 'had'.
• Therefore the answer: The hermit told the Tsar he had already been answered.

Answer 2

Answer:

The hermit told the tsar that he had already been answered.