17. Read and change into indirect speech using the verbs say or ask in the Present Indefinite tense:
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?"
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "asked" and converting the sentence to the past tense. The question "Have you finished your homework?" becomes "if he had finished his homework."
2. Steve told his elder brother that he would go to the library.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "told" and converting the sentence to the past tense. The statement "I shall go to the library" becomes "that he would go to the library."
3. Kate asked her friend if she liked her new dress.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "asked" and keeping the sentence in the present tense. The question "Do you like my new dress?" becomes "if she liked her new dress."
4. Ann told her mother that dark clouds were gathering in the sky.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "told" and converting the sentence to the past tense. The statement "Dark clouds are gathering in the sky" becomes "that dark clouds were gathering in the sky."
5. Henry asked Joe if their team had won or lost the game.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "asked" and converting the sentence to the past tense. The question "Did our team win or lose the game?" becomes "if their team had won or lost the game."
6. Father asked his son if he would be back in an hour, Billy.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "asked" and keeping the sentence in the present tense. The question "Will you be back in an hour, Billy?" becomes "if he would be back in an hour, Billy."
7. Jack asked the teacher if he should read on.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "asked" and keeping the sentence in the present tense. The question "Shall I read on?" becomes "if he should read on."
8. The man told the tourist that he must take a Number Three bus and it would take him to the park.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "told" and converting the sentence to the past tense. The statement "You must take a Number Three bus and it will take you to the park" becomes "that he must take a Number Three bus and it would take him to the park."
9. Mrs. Mass asked her friend if she liked coffee with sugar or without it.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "asked" and keeping the sentence in the present tense. The question "Do you like coffee with sugar or without it?" becomes "if she liked coffee with sugar or without it."
10. The tourist asked the policeman if he could tell him the way to the nearest underground station.
Explanation: We change the direct speech to indirect speech by using the verb "asked" and keeping the sentence in the present tense. The question "Can you tell me the way to the nearest underground station?" becomes "if he could tell him the way to the nearest underground station."