Question

Write these sentences in indirect speech. a. “I’m very tired”, she said. ____________________________________________________________ b. “I’ll see them soon”, he said. _________________________________________________________ c. “I’m going to the cinema”, she said. ___________________________________________________ d. “I see the children quite often”, he said. ________________________________________________ e. “I’m having a bath”, she said. _________________________________________________________ f. “I’ve already met their parents”, she said. _______________________________________________ g. “I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks”, she said. ___________________________________________ h. “I must go home to make dinner”, he said. ______________________________________________ i. “I haven’t been waiting long”, she said. _________________________________________________ j. “I’m listening to the radio”, he said. ____________________________________________________ k. “I’ll tell them the news on Saturday”, she said. ___________________________________________ l. “I like swimming, dancing and playing tennis”, he said. ____________________________________ m. “I can drive”, she said. ______________________________________________________________ n. “I walked home after the party”, he said. _______________________________________________ o. “I’m going to be sick”, she said. _______________________________________________________ p. “I must go out to post a letter”, he said. ________________________________________________ q. “I spoke to Jane last week”, she said. ___________________________________________________ r. “I’m trying to listen to the music”, he said. ______________________________________________ s. “I’ll phone the office from the airport”, she said. _________________________________________ t. “I can’t speak any foreign languages”, he said. ___________________________________________

Answer 1

Write these sentences in indirect speech.

Explanation:

a. “I’m very tired”, she said.

She said that she is very tired.

b. “I’ll see them soon”, he said.

He said that he would see them soon.

c. “I’m going to the cinema”, she said.

She said that she was going to the cinemas.

d. “I see the children quite often”, he said.

He said that he sees the children quite often.

e. “I’m having a bath”, she said.

She said that she's having a bath.

f. “I’ve already met their parents”, she said.

She said that she had already met their parents.

g. “I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks”, she said.

She said that she had stayed in a hotel for a few weeks.

h. “I must go home to make dinner”, he said.

He said that he had to go home to make dinner.

i. “I haven’t been waiting long”, she said.

She said that she hadn't been waiting for long.

j. “I’m listening to the radio”, he said.

He said that was listening to the radio.

k. “I’ll tell them the news on Saturday”, she said.

She said that she would tell them the news on Saturday.

l. “I like swimming, dancing and playing tennis”, he said.

He said that he likes swimming, dancing and playing tennis.

m. “I can drive”, she said.

She said that she could drive.

n. “I walked home after the party”, he said.

He said that he had walked home after the party.

o. “I’m going to be sick”, she said.

She said that she was going to be sick.

p. “I must go out to post a letter”, he said.

He said that he had to go out to post a letter.

q. “I spoke to Jane last week”, she said.

She said that she spoke to Jane the previous week.

r. “I’m trying to listen to the music”, he said.

He said that he was trying to listen to music.

s. “I’ll phone the office from the airport”, she said.

She said that she will phone the office from the airport.

t. “I can’t speak any foreign languages”, he said.

He said that he couldn't speak any foreign languages.

Answer 2

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Write these sentences in indirect speech

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a. "I'm very tired", she said.

She said that she is very tired.

b. "I'll see them soon", he said.

He said that he would see them soon.

c. "I'm going to the cinema", she said. She said that she was going to the cinemas.

d. "I see the children quite often", he said.

He said that he sees the children quite

often.

e. "I'm having a bath", she said.

She said that she's having a bath.

f. "I've already met their parents", she said.

She said that she had already met their parents.

g. "I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks", she said.

She said that she had stayed in a hotel

for a few weeks.

h. "I must go home to make dinner", he said.

He said that he had to go home to make

dinner.

i. "I haven't been waiting long", she said.

She said that she hadn't been waiting for

long.

j. "I'm listening to the radio", he said. He said that was listening to the radio.

k. "I'll tell them the news on Saturday", she said.

She said that she would tell them the

news on Saturday.

1. "I like swimming, dancing and playing tennis", he said.

He said that he likes swimming, dancing and playing tennis.

m. "I can drive", she said.

She said that she could drive.

n. "I walked home after the party", he said.

He said that he had walked home after

the party.

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