II. Change these questions into Reported questions. 8.She asked: “Did your mum permit you to go to the concert?”
9.He asked me: “How often do you go to your grandparents?”
10.My friend asked me: “How many lessons do we have?”
11.She asked him: “Have you finished your control work?”
12.My teacher asked me: “Have you finished your control work?”
13.She said: “Please, turn on your computer.”
14.John said: “Fill the jar with water.”
15.The teacher said: “Please, help him, Angela.”
16.He said: “Don’t copy your control work from your friend.”
III. Change the reported sentences into Direct speech.
17.He said that they had met with their friends two days ago.
18.Jimmy said that she wasn’t going to the match on Sunday.
19.Lucy asked Diana when she had got married.
20.Tom asked Ann if she could borrow her bicycle for a couple of hours.
21.Alex said to open the window.

8. She asked me if my mum had permitted me to go to the concert.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the question word "Did" to "if" and use the past perfect tense "had permitted" because the action happened before the reporting verb "asked".

9. He asked me how often I went to my grandparents.
Explanation: In reported speech, we keep the question word "how often" and change the verb tense to the past simple tense "went" because it is a habitual action.

10. My friend asked me how many lessons we had.
Explanation: In reported speech, we keep the question word "how many" and change the verb tense to the past simple tense "had" because the lessons were in the past.

11. She asked him if he had finished his control work.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the question word "Have" to "if" and use the past perfect tense "had finished" because the action happened before the reporting verb "asked".

12. My teacher asked me if I had finished my control work.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the question word "Have" to "if" and use the past perfect tense "had finished" because the action happened before the reporting verb "asked".

13. She asked me to turn on my computer.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the imperative sentence to an infinitive construction "to turn on" because the request is being reported.

14. John told me to fill the jar with water.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the imperative sentence to an infinitive construction "to fill" because the instruction is being reported.

15. The teacher asked Angela to help him.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the imperative sentence to an infinitive construction "to help" because the request is being reported.

16. He told me not to copy my control work from my friend.
Explanation: In reported speech, we change the imperative sentence to an infinitive construction "not to copy" because the instruction is being reported.

17. He said, "We met with our friends two days ago."
Explanation: In direct speech, we use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.

18. Jimmy said, "I am not going to the match on Sunday."
Explanation: In direct speech, we use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.

19. Lucy asked Diana, "When did you get married?"
Explanation: In direct speech, we use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.

20. Tom asked Ann, "Can I borrow your bicycle for a couple of hours?"
Explanation: In direct speech, we use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.

21. Alex said, "Open the window."
Explanation: In direct speech, we use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.