Question

V. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.

1. Mary asked Richard, « Where are you going for your holidays?»
2. «When I get a job, I'll buy you a warm coat», said the boy's father.
3. She said to Boris: «When did you leave London?»
4. Kate said: «Mike, do you like my dress?»
5. Henry told his mother: «I have lost my passport».
6. Ann said: «I don't want to wear my old coat».
7. The old man said to the little girl: «Don't run across the street».

Answer 1

1. Mary had asked Richard where he was going for his holidays.

2. When he gets a job he will  buy him a warm coat. (Present Tense)

2. When he got a job he would buy him a warm coat. (Past Tense)

3. She had asked  Boris when he had left London.

4. Kate had asked Mike if he liked her dress?

5. Henry had told his mother that he had lost his passport.

6. Ann had said that she did not want to wear her old coat.

7. The old man had said to the little girl not to run across the street.