A. None of these
B. I asked him why was he working so hard.
C. I asked him why had he been working so hard.
D. I asked him why he was working so hard.
Explanation
The correct indirect speech is " I asked him why he was working so hard ."
The question structure changes to a statement format, and " are " changes to " was " to maintain tense consistency in reported speech.
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A. Ali asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
B. Ali asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
C. Ali asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
D. None of these
Explanation
The correct indirect speech is " Ali asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa ."
Here, " will " changes to " would " in reported speech to match the past tense of the reporting verb " asked ."
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A. None of these
B. He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.
C. He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.
D. He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
Explanation
The correct indirect speech conversion is:
" He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire ."
This conversion accurately changes the present perfect (" have often told ") to the past perfect (" had often told ") in reported speech.
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A. Don't be late
B. Not being late
C. None of these
D. Not to be late
Explanation
When reporting commands or requests , we use " to " in indirect speech.
In this case, the direct speech "Don't be late" becomes " The teacher told us not to be late. "
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A. He asked me I had seen that car
B. He asked me if he had seen that car
C. He asked me if I had seen that car
D. He told me if I had seen that car
Explanation
He asked me if I had seen that car.
In indirect speech, the question is rephrased without quotation marks and typically begins with " if " or " whether ," and the verb tense changes appropriately.
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A. She said me leave me alone
B. She told me to leave him alone
C. She told me to leave her alone
D. She told me that leave her alone
Explanation
She told me to leave her alone.
In indirect speech, commands are reported by changing " said " to " told " and restructuring the sentence.
" Leave me " changes to " to leave her " to reflect the third-person perspective.
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A. She told him to take off his shoes
B. She said to us to take off our shoes
C. He told us to take off our shoes
D. She told us to take off our shoes
Explanation
She told us to take off our shoes.
In indirect speech, commands are reported without quotation marks.
" Take off your " changes to " to take off our " to reflect the group being addressed.
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A. He asked her not to be angry with him
B. He asked her not to be angry with her
C. He asked her not to angry with him
D. He said to her not be angry with him
Explanation
He asked her not to be angry with him .
In indirect speech, requests or commands are reported by changing " said " to " asked ."
" Do not " changes to " not to ," followed by the verb in its base form.
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A. She told him not to touch it
B. She said to him not to touch it
C. He told him not to touch it
D. She told her not to touch it
Explanation
She told him not to touch it.
In indirect speech, commands are reported by changing " said to" to " told ."
" Don't " changes to " not ," followed by the verb in its base form.
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A. She inquired her friend to where he had been
B. She asked her friend to where he had been
C. She asked her friend where he had been
D. She said her friend that where he had been
Explanation
She asked her friend where he had been .
The correct indirect speech form is used here without adding unnecessary words or changing the structure.
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