Question

10. Read and change into indirect speech using the verbs say or ask in the Present Indefinite tens.

1. Mother (to her son): "Have you finished your home- work?"
2. Steve (to his elder brother): "I shall go to the library."
3. Kate (to her friend): "Do you like my new dress?"
4. Ann (to her mother): "Dark clouds are gathering in the sky."
5. Henry (to Joe): "Did our team win or lose the game?" 6. Father (to his son): "Will you be back in an hour, Billy?" 7. Jack (to the teacher): "Shall I read on?"
8 Man (to a tourist): "You must take a Number Three bus and it will take you to the park."
9. Mrs Mass (to her friend): "Do you like coffee with sugar or without it?"
10. Tourist (to a policeman): "Can you tell me the way to the nearest underground station?"​

Answer 1

Mother asks her son if he has finished his homework.

Steve says that he will go to the library.

Kate asks her friend if she likes her new dress.

Ann tells her mother that dark clouds are gathering in the sky.

Henry asks Joe if their team won or lost the game.

Father asks Billy if he will be back in an hour.

Jack asks the teacher if he shall read on.

A man tells a tourist that he must take a Number Three bus and it will take him to the park.

Mrs Mass asks her friend if she likes coffee with sugar or without it.

A tourist asks a policeman if he can tell him the way to the nearest underground station.