انہوں نے ہم سے کہا کیا تم کل جا رہے ہو؟
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A. They asked us if we are leaving tomorrow
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B. They asked us if we were leaving tomorrow
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C. They asked us if we were leaving the next day
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D. They asked us if we were to leave tomorrow
Explanation
incorrect: They said to us, "Are you leaving tomorrow."?
correct: They asked us if we were leaving the next day
Rules:
Said changes to asked.
Remove inverted commas.
Make it simple from interrogative.
Add if.
Tomorrow changes to the next day.
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A. She said good morning
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B. She said that good morning
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C. She greeted us
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D. None of these
Explanation
Greetings like "Good Morning" are changed into indirect speech as "greeted".
Hence, "She said to us 'Good Morning'" becomes "She greeted us."
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A. You asked him that why you called him names the previous day.
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B. You asked him why he had called you names the yesterday.
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C. None of these
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D. You asked him why he had called you names the previous day.
Explanation
You asked him why he had called you names the previous day.
In indirect speech, the question changes to a statement.
"Did you call" changes to "he had called."
"Yesterday" changes to "the previous day."
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A. He asked her which books she bought from that shop.
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B. He asked her she has bought books from that shop.
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C. None of these
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D. He asked her which books she had bought from that shop.
Explanation
Reported question → "He said to her" changes to "He asked her".
Simple past tense "did you buy" changes to past perfect → "had bought".
"This shop" becomes "that shop" in indirect speech.
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A. He exclaimed that what a stupid fellow I was.
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B. He did tell me that I had been a stupid fellow.
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C. None of these
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D. He told me that you were a stupid fellow.
Explanation
In indirect speech, exclamation sentences are converted using "exclaimed" and a change of pronouns and verb tense.
The sentence "What a stupid fellow you are!" becomes "He exclaimed that what a stupid fellow I was."
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A. He asked me why I have come late.
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B. He asked me why I had come late.
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C. He told me why I had come late.
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D. None of these
Explanation
He asked me why I had come late.
In indirect speech, the present perfect tense ("have come") changes to the past perfect ("had come") when reporting a past event.
"Said to" is changed to "asked" when asking a question.
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A. None of these
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B. They tell us that they are not returning their books.
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C. They tell us that we are not returning their books.
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D. They ask to us that we are not returning their books.
Explanation
"Say to us" changes to "tell us", and present tense remains as it's a universal statement.
"You" changes to we, and "our" to their to match the speaker and listener perspective.
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A. Ever go
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B. Had ever been
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C. None of these
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D. Have ever been
Explanation
In indirect speech, the past perfect tense is used when reporting a question about the past.
The sentence in indirect speech would be: "The girl asked me if I had ever been to New York."
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A. None of these
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B. She exclaimed what a lovely dress it was.
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C. She exclaimed what a lovely dress it is.
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D. She exclaimed that it was a lovely dress.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the exclamatory sentence is changed into a statement.
The present tense ("is") changes to past tense ("was").
The phrase "What a lovely dress it is!" is reported as "She exclaimed that it was a lovely dress."
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A. The teacher requested Amna to watch your steps.
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B. The teacher ordered Amna to watch her steps.
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C. The teacher ordered Amna to watch your steps.
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D. None of these
Explanation
In indirect speech, the pronoun "your" changes to "her" because it refers to Amna.
The verb "said" is changed to "ordered" as it is a command.
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