Question

Turn each direct-speech statement into indirect speech with tense changes.
1. ‘I must put you on a very strict diet,’ she told me
2. ‘You’re putting on a lot of weight,’ she added.
3. ‘You gained 10 kilos last year,’ she reminded me.
4. ‘You will get very fat if you go on like this,’ she told me.
5. ‘So I’ll have to live on nuts and water,’ I said nervously.

Answer 1

Answer: 1.  I was told that she must put me on a strict diet

2. She told me I w as putting on a lot of weight.

3. I was remined I gained 10 kilos last year

4. I was explained that I would get very fat if I go on like this

5. I asked her if i would have to live on nuts and water ? nervously.

Explanation:

in direct and indirect speech we just convert the marked sentence into our own words.