Change the following direct speech sentences into indirect speech sentences. This work out will make you understand the concept of the language more efficiently:
- Usha Madam said to us, “We will go to picnic tomorrow”.
- Pappu said, “I am watching the cricket match”.
- Billu said, “I am munching a softy”.
- Tannu said to me, “I am very busy now”.
- The guests said, “Our room is large and airy”.
- Aditi said, “I can solve this sum”.
- Piyush said to his teacher, “May I go outside the classroom to meet my father?”
- Kamal said, “I am writing my notes’’.
- Sanju Said, “I shall sit by the river bank”.
- The children came home and said, “We are very hungry”.
- Chitra said to her son, “I am preparing dosas for you”.
- The cop uncle said, “The thief has been arrested yesterday”.
- Mr. Gupta said to the banker, “I will repay the loan within one year”.
- Martha said to me, “I shall meet you tomorrow for dinner”.
- Weeping Charu said, “I have lost the precious ring in the hall”.
Answer:
- Usha Madam said to us that we would go to picnic the next day.
- Pappu said that he was watching the cricket match.
- Billu said that he was munching a softy.
- Tannu said to me that he was very busy then. [Note: ‘Now’ changes to ‘Then’ in the indirect speech.]
- The guests said that their room was large and airy.
- Aditi said that she could solve that sum.
- Piyush asked to his teacher if he might go outside the classroom to meet his father.
- Kamal said that he was writing his notes.
- Sanju Said that he should sit by the river bank.
- The children came home and said that they were very hungry.
- Chitra said to her son that she was preparing dosas for him.
- The cop uncle informed that the thief had been arrested the previous day.
- Mr. Gupta said to the banker that he would repay the loan within one year.
- Martha said to me that she should meet me the next day for dinner.
- Weeping Charu said that she had lost the precious ring in the hall
