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    Anthony said that Steve would be back in India the following year.
    Convert the sentence into direct speech.

    Solution

    In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Anthony: "Steve will be back in India next year"' as the indirect speech uses present conditional, and so the direct speech should be in simple future tense. Also, 'the following year' changes to 'next year' in direct speech.

  • Question 2
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    Catherine said, "Jade will definitely come to my house".
    Convert the sentence into indirect speech.
    Solution
    In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Catherine said that Jade would definitely come to her house'. As the direct speech is in simple future tense, the indirect speech would be reported in present conditional.
  • Question 3
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    Teacher: "don't cheat in the exam!"
    Convert the given sentence into indirect speech.
    Solution
    In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'The teacher told me not to cheat in the exam'. As the given direct speech is a command, it should use the phrase 'told me'.
  • Question 4
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    Sara said, "tomorrow is my mother's birthday".
    Convert the given sentence into indirect speech.

     

    Solution
    In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Sara said that the next day was her mother's birthday'. As the direct speech is in simple present tense,  the indirect speech would be reported in simple past tense. Also, 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day' in indirect speech.
  • Question 5
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    Oliver: I have never seen a zebra.
    Convert the sentence into indirect speech.
    Solution
    In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Oliver said that he had never seen a zebra' as the direct speech is in present perfect tense and so the indirect speech would be in past perfect tense.
  • Question 6
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    Jenny: Can I leave early today?
    Convert the sentence into indirect speech.
    Solution
    In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Jenny asked if she could leave early that day'. As the sentence is a question, it should use 'if' in the indirect speech. Also, 'today' changes to 'that day' in indirect speech.
  • Question 7
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    Steve's father told him to close the door.
    Convert the sentence into direct speech.
    Solution
    In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Steve's father: "close the door"' as the indirect speech is a command as it uses the phrase 'told him to'. So, the direct speech should also be an imperative sentence.
  • Question 8
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    Sam: "I met with an accident yesterday".
    Convert the given sentence into indirect speech.
    Solution
    In the indirect speech, the sentence would be 'Sam said that he had met with an accident the previous day' as the sentence is in simple past tense, and so the indirect speech would be reported in past perfect tense. Also, 'yesterday' changes to 'the previous day' or 'the day before' in the indirect speech.
  • Question 9
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    Clara said that she had been learning dance from her mother.
    Convert the sentence into direct speech.
    Solution
    In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Clara: "I was learning dance from my mother"'. As the indirect speech is in past perfect continuous tense, the direct speech should be in past perfect tense.
  • Question 10
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    Jerry asked tom if he had seen his book.
    Convert the sentence into direct speech.
    Solution
    In the direct speech, the sentence would be 'Jerry to Tom: Did you see my book?' as the indirect speech is a question as it uses 'asked' and 'if'. So, the direct speech should also be a question. Also, the indirect speech is in past perfect tense, and so the direct speech should be in simple past tense.
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