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| 13.4.1 Changes made when converting Direct to Indirect Speech Part 1 |
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Change these speeches into Reported or Indirect Speech, using a verb in the Past Perfect tense. 1. He said, "The washing-line has broken."1. He said that the washing-line had broken. 2. My brother said, "The birds have started to eat the bananas."2. My brother said that the birds had started to eat the bananas. 3. "I did not write the letter," she told us.3. She told us that she had not written the letter, 4. I told him, "Nobody came to help me."4. I told him that nobody had come to help me. 5. I asked him, "What went wrong?"5. I asked him what had gone wrong. 6. Peter asked Mary, "Have you finished yet?"6. Peter asked Mary whether she had finished yet. 7. "Have you read the paper yet?" my brother asked me.7. My brother asked me whether I had read the paper yet. 8. Dave asked his sister, "Who left the cupboard open?"8. Dave asked his sister who had left the cupboard open. 9. "Who brought the parcel?" my father asked.9. My father asked who had brought the parcel. 10. I told them, "The game hasn't started yet because some of the players haven't arrived."10. I told them that the game hadn't started yet because some of the players hadn't arrived. 11. The stranger asked, "Has the train from Birmingham arrived yet?11. The stranger asked if the train from Birmingham had arrived yet. 12. The policeman told the inspector, "I arrested two men who tried to steal something from a car."12. The policeman told the inspector that he had arrested two men who tried to steal something from a car. 13. The man in the bookshop told me, "I've ordered your book but it hasn't come yet."13. The man in the bookshop told me that he had ordered my book but it hadn't come yet. 14. I told Mr. Lee, "Ryan cut his chin playing hockey. I've taken him to hospital."14. I told Mr. Lee that Ryan had cut his chin playing hockey. I told him I had taken him to hospital. 15. My father said, "Two men have escaped from prison. They have stolen a car and gone to Georgetown."15. My father said that two men had escaped from prison. He said that they had stolen a car and gone to Georgetown. 16. He asked me, "How did you find my address?"16. He asked me how I had found his address. 17. She asked us, "When did you last see John?"17. She asked us when we had last seen John. 18. He asked me, "How much did you pay for the bicycle?"18. He asked me how much I had paid for the bicycle. 19. "Did you ever live in Washington?" Peter asked me.19. Peter asked whether I had ever lived in Washington. 20. "Have you brought some for me?" I asked my mother.20. I asked my mother if she had brought some for me.
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