Question

what is the indirect speech of I said to him,"I finished my home work"​

Answer 1

I said to him that I had finished my home work .

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Answer 2

${\underline{\underline{\bf{Given\: sentence:}}}}$

• I said to him, “I finished my homework".

${\underline{\underline{\bf{What\:to\:do?}}}}$

• Change the given sentence to indirect speech.

${\underline{\underline{\bf{Required\:answer:}}}}$

• I told him that I had finished my homework.

${\underline{\underline{\bf{Explanation:}}}}$

1. First, we have removed the inverted commas.
2. Next, "said to" is changed to "told" in indirect speech.
3. Then we've inserted "that" before the direct statement.
4. Identifying the tense of the verb: The verb "finished" is in simple past tense. So, it should be changed to past perfect tense. Thus, "had finished" is inserted in place of "finished".
5. Finally, we've ended the sentence with a full stop. And all done, pound it !!

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${\underline{\underline{\bf{Direct\:and\: indirect\:speech:}}}}$

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎Generally, to say something what someone had said, can be said in two ways. And that's what Direct and indirect speeches. Let's see about them clearly with the help of a situation!

Situation: In today's Maths class, your friend didn't complete her homework. So she would have said about that to the teacher. And now, you want to say about that to your brother. How will you say?

• My friend said to the teacher, "I haven't completed my homework".

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• My friend told to the teacher that she hadn't completed her homework.

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★The first way of saying is called as direct speech.

Direct speech – Saying something directly to someone which he/she had said without changing the person's words.

★And the second way of saying is called as indirect speech.

Indirect speech – Saying something which was already said, but saying it with some modifications what he/she had said.

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