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Present perfect Continuous tense is changed into Past perfect continuous tense
Examples;
The teacher said to me, “You have performed your duty well.”
Interrogative sentences:
Change the Reported speech of direct speech into Affirmative sentence than
change that Affirmative sentence into indirect speech.
He said to me, “Where are you going?” (You are going) Affirmative sentence
He asked me where I was going.
My mother said to me, “What can I do for you?” (I can do for you)
My mother asked me what she could do for me.
The teacher said to me, “When will you complete the task?” (You will
complete the task)
The teacher asked me when I would complete the task.
He said to me, “Why are you feeling nervous?” (You are feeling nervous)
He asked me why I was feeling nervous.
The police man said, “Why do you break the law?” (You break the law)
The police man asked why I broke the law.
The officer said, “When do you complete the task?” (You complete the task)
The officer asked when I completed the task.
Exercise.
1. He said to me, “Where are you working?”
2. She said to me, “Why are you using my books?”
3. He said to me, “When will you come back?”
4. He said to me, “What do you want?”
5. She said to me, “Why are you sitting here?”
If the reported speech starts with “helping verb” replace the inverted commas
with either “if or whether”
He said to me, “Are you going home? (You are going home.)
He asked me whether / if I was going home.
He said to me, “Have you visited Lahore?” (You have visited Lahore.)
He asked me whether I had visited Lahore.
The man said, “Will you show me the right way to Shalimar Garden?”
The man asked whether I would show him the right way to Shalimar Garden.
The police man said, “Can I check your luggage? (I can check your luggage.)
The police man asked whether he could check my luggage.
Exercise
1. He said to me, “Are you listening to me?”
2. She said to me, “Am I helping you?”
3. He said to me, “Can I show you my books?”
4. He said to me, “Have you done your job?”
5. He said to me, “Have you guided them?”
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES.
The teacher said, “Hurrah! You have got first position in my class.”
The teacher exclaimed with joy that I had got first position in his class.
The police man said, “Alas! We cannot catch the thief.”
The police man exclaimed with sorrow that they could not catch the thief.
Exercise
1. He said to me, “Hurrah! I have won the game.”
2. She said to me, “Hurrah! My parents have come back.”
3. He said to me, “Alas! I have lost my watch.”
4. The man said, “Alas! I cannot teach you .”
5. He said to me, “Hurrah! I have passed the exam.”
OPTATIVE SENTENCES
“May” is changed into “might”
He said to me, “May you win the match.” (You may win the match.)
He wished me that I might win the match.
My mother said to me, “May you succeed in your mission.”(You may succeed)
My mother wished me that I might succeed in my mission.
The teacher said to me, “May you understand the instructions.” (You may)
The teacher wished me that I might understand the instructions.
The captain said, “May you gain the goal of your life.” (You may)
The captain wished that I might gain the goal of my life.
The woman said, “May my son succeed in his mission.” (My son)
The woman wished that her son might succeed in his mission.
Exercise
1. He said to me, “May you live long life.”
2. He said to me, “May I reach home.”
3. She said to me,” May my parents help me.”
4. She said to me, “May we gain our goals.”
5. He said to me,” May I succeed in my studies.”