Change the following sentences into indirect speech: 1. he said “i attend the language lab almost every day. i’m working hard at my pronunciation, and i hope i’ll make good progress soon.” 2. helen said to roger, “i’ll join you in a moment if you wait for me at the entrance.” 3. robert asked his friend: “where are you going for the week-end? i hope you won’t stay indoors all the time? ” 4. helen said: “don’t even ring me up. i’ll be working at my translation.” 5. mother said to the children: “if aunt emily invites us we’ll spend the week-end at the seaside.” 6. “i’m sure i’ll still be sleeping when you start. i don’t want to get up so early,” said alice. 7. “i recommend you to join our company if you want to have a good rest,” said roger, “we are going to the river, i know a nice place for bathing there.” 8. she said: “the tall trees make a green corridor, and their leaves are murmuring above our heads while we walk along that wonderful alley.” 9. “are you quarrelling again? ” he asked. “mother will be angry with you.” 10. “if you watch tv for a long time, you’ll get tired,” said mother to the boy. 11. he said: “hurry up! find your hockey stick. i’ll be waiting for you outside because it’s too hot here” 12. she said: “i’ll give him your note if you like. i’ll be seeing him tomorrow as we work together.”
In indirect speech, we report what someone said using reporting verbs like "said" or "mentioned." We also need to change the pronouns and tenses as necessary. In this case, the pronouns "I" and "my" are changed to "he" and "his" to match with the reported speaker. Additionally, the present simple tense "attend" is changed to the past simple tense "attended" to reflect that the statement was made in the past.
2. Helen told Roger that she would join him in a moment if he waited for her at the entrance.
In this sentence, we use the reporting verb "told" to report the statement. The pronoun "I" is changed to "she," and the future tense "I'll" is changed to "she would" to reflect indirect speech.
3. Robert asked his friend where he was going for the weekend and expressed hope that he wouldn't stay indoors all the time.
In this case, we use the reporting verb "asked" to report the question. The pronoun "you" in "where are you going" is changed to "he" to match with the reported speaker. The reported statement "I hope you won't stay indoors all the time" remains unchanged.
4. Helen said not to even ring her up as she would be working on her translation.
Here, we use the reporting verb "said" to report the command. The pronoun "me" is changed to "her," and the future tense "I'll" is changed to "she would."
5. Mother told the children that if Aunt Emily invited them, they would spend the weekend at the seaside.
In this sentence, we use the reporting verb "told" to report the statement. The pronouns "us" and "we" are changed to "them" to match with the reported speaker. The reported statement "we'll spend the weekend at the seaside" remains unchanged.
6. Alice said that she was sure she would still be sleeping when they started and that she didn't want to get up so early.
In this case, we use the reporting verb "said" to report the statement. The pronoun "I" is changed to "she" to match with the reported speaker. The reported statement "I don't want to get up so early" remains unchanged.
7. Roger recommended joining their company if one wanted to have a good rest. He mentioned that they were going to the river and knew a nice place for bathing there.
Here, we use the reporting verb "recommended" to report the recommendation. The pronoun "you" in "I recommend you" is changed to "one" to reflect indirect speech. The pronoun "we" is changed to "they" to match with the reported speaker. The reported statement "I know a nice place for bathing there" remains unchanged.
8. She said that the tall trees made a green corridor, and their leaves were murmuring above their heads while they walked along that wonderful alley.
In this sentence, we use the reporting verb "said" to report the statement. The pronouns "our" and "we" are changed to "their" to match with the reported speaker. The present simple tense "make" and "are" are changed to the past simple tense "made" and "were" to reflect indirect speech.
9. He asked if they were quarrelling again and mentioned that their mother would be angry with them.
In this case, we use the reporting verb "asked" to report the question. The pronoun "you" is changed to "they" to match with the reported speaker. The reported statement "Mother will be angry with you" remains unchanged.
10. Mother told the boy that if he watched TV for a long time, he would get tired.
In this sentence, we use the reporting verb "told" to report the statement. The pronoun "you" in "if you watch TV" is changed to "he" to match with the reported speaker. The reported statement "you'll get tired" remains unchanged.
11. He said to hurry up and find their hockey stick. He mentioned that he would be waiting for them outside because it was too hot there.
Here, we use the reporting verb "said" to report the command. The pronoun "you" is changed to "their" to match with the reported speaker. The pronoun "I" is changed to "he," and the future tense "I'll" is changed to "he would." The pronoun "here" is changed to "there" to reflect indirect speech.
12. She said that she would give him their note if they liked. She mentioned that she would be seeing him the next day as they worked together.
In this case, we use the reporting verb "said" to report the statement. The pronoun "I" is changed to "she" to match with the reported speaker. The pronoun "him" is changed to "their" to match with the reported speaker. The future tense "I'll" and "we work" are changed to "she would" and "they worked" to reflect indirect speech.