Change the following sentences to Indirect speech:

1. He said, “I have lost my umbrella.”
2. Paul says, “I’m trying to get a taxi.”
3. Shaun says, “I’ll never get married.”
4. My mother said, “I’ve been waiting for ages.”
5. They said, “We will be in Australia on Monday.”
6. He said, “We were thinking of selling the house but we have decided not to.”
7. The children said, “We wish we didn’t have to take exams.”
8. Rio said to Terry, “I know this place well because I used to live here.”
9. Father said to me, “Do you like your new house?”
10. The teacher said to the children, “We will discuss it tomorrow.”
11. Ann said to Tom, “Would you wait for me outside the hall?”
12. I said, “Where does the boy live?”
13. He said, “Kelly, why didn’t you apply brakes?”
14. He said, “Sarah, shall I ever see you again?”
15. The instructor said to the boys, “Don’t swim out too far”
16. My mother said to me, “Please, don’t take any risks.”

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Answers:

1. He said that he had lost his umbrella.
2. Paul says that he is trying to get a taxi.
3. Shaun says that he will never get married.
4. My mother said that she had been waiting for ages.
5. They said that they would be in Australia on Monday.
6. He said that they had been thinking of selling the house but they had decided not to.
7. The children said they wished they didn’t have to take exams.
8. Rio told Terry that she knew that place well because she used to live there.
9. Father asked me if I liked my new house.
10. The teacher told the children that she would discuss it the next day.
11. Ann asked Tom if he would wait for her outside the hall.
12. I asked where the boy lived.
13. He asked Kelly why she had not applied brakes.
14. He asked Sarah if he would ever see her again.
15. The instructor warned the boys not to swim out too far.
16. My mother requested me not to take any risks.