3. put the following into indirect speech: 1. “it's time we began training for our next match,” the coach said to them. 2. “if you leave home at six, you should be here by nine,” he said to me. 3. “if it rains this afternoon it will be too wet to play the match tomorrow,” the captain said. 4. “i meant to plug in the electric blanket but i plugged in the electric kettle by mistake. i'm always doing silly things like that,” she told her guest. 5. “i was intending to do it tomorrow,” he said, “but now i don't think i'll be able to.” 6. “bill should do very well at the university, mrs. smith,” said the headmaster. “he's doing very well here.” 7. “i don't think your father likes me,” said the young wife. “you mustn't think that,” said her husband; “it is just that he is old and finds it hard to get used to new people.” 8. “the steak is overdone again. i'm not complaining; i'm just pointing it out,” said her husband. “i wish you'd stop pointing things out,” said his wife. 9. “it will take a little time to look up your file,” said the clerk. “is it worth waiting,” said ann, “or shall i go away and come back later? ” 10. “would you mind getting out of the car? ” said the driver. “i have to change a wheel.” “shall i help you? ” i said.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "said" followed by the object pronoun "to them." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The pronoun "it" is used to refer to the time.
2. He told me that if I left home at six, I should be there by nine.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "told" followed by the object pronoun "me." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The pronoun "I" is changed to "me." The conditional sentence structure remains the same.
3. The captain said that if it rained that afternoon, it would be too wet to play the match tomorrow.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "said" followed by the object pronoun "that." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The pronoun "it" is used to refer to the rain. The verb "rains" is changed to "rained" as it is past tense. The verb "will" is changed to "would" to indicate future in the past.
4. She told her guest that she had meant to plug in the electric blanket but she had plugged in the electric kettle by mistake. She added that she was always doing silly things like that.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "told" followed by the object pronoun "her guest." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The past perfect tense (had + past participle) is used to indicate past actions before the reported speech. The pronoun "I" is changed to "she."
5. He said that he had been intending to do it the next day, but now he didn't think he would be able to.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "said" followed by the object pronoun "that." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The past perfect continuous tense (had been + present participle) is used to indicate an action that started in the past and continued up to a specific point in the past.
6. The headmaster said to Mrs. Smith that Bill should do very well at the university as he was doing very well there.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "said" followed by the object pronoun "to Mrs. Smith." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The verb "should" remains the same as it is used to indicate an obligation or expectation. The pronoun "he" is changed to "Bill."
7. The husband said to his young wife that he didn't think her father liked him. He reassured her by saying that she mustn't think that, it was just that he was old and found it hard to get used to new people.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "said" followed by the object pronoun "to his young wife." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The pronoun "I" is changed to "he" for the husband and "you" is changed to "she" for the young wife. The verb "likes" is changed to "liked" to indicate past tense. The pronoun "he" is changed to "her father." The pronoun "it" is used to refer to the fact that her father didn't like him.
8. The husband said that the steak was overdone again. He clarified that he wasn't complaining, he was just pointing it out. The wife responded by saying that she wished he'd stop pointing things out.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "said" followed by the object pronoun "that." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The pronoun "I" is changed to "he" for the husband and "you" is changed to "she" for the wife. The verb "is" is changed to "was" to indicate past tense.
9. The clerk said that it would take a little time to look up her file. Ann asked if it was worth waiting or if she should go away and come back later.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "said" followed by the object pronoun "that." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The pronoun "I" is changed to "she" for Ann. The pronoun "it" is used to refer to the time. The verb "is" is changed to "was" to indicate past tense.
10. The driver asked me if I would mind getting out of the car as he had to change a wheel. I asked if I should help him.
Explanation: In indirect speech, we use the reporting verb "asked" followed by the object pronoun "me." The verb "said" is changed to the past tense. The pronoun "you" is changed to "I" for the driver and "I" is changed to "me" for the narrator. The verb "have to" is changed to "had to" to indicate past tense. The pronoun "you" is changed to "him" for the driver.