Question

Exercise 5. change the following sentences into indirect speech. 1. i asked the old gentleman, “are you feeling tired? ” 2. the hotel manager asked the visitors, “did you sleep well? ” 3. he asked his wife, “is the baby asleep or awake? ” 4. the teacher asked tom, “do you come to school by bus or on foot? ” 5. a man stopped me in the street and asked, “have you got a match? ” 6. the teacher asked us “do you understand the question or not? ” 7. henry’s father asked his son, “do you want to be an engineer or a doctor? ” 8. 1 asked peter, “are you going to play football on friday or on saturday? ” 9. the teacher asked me, “do you spell ‘swimming’ with one ’m’ or a double ’m’? 10. he asked his secretary, “has the postman been yet? ”

Answer 1

1 I asked the old gentleman if he felt tired
2 The hotel manager asked the visitors if they had slept well
3 He asked his wife if the baby was asleep or awake
4 The teacher asked Tom if  he came to school by a bus or  on foot
5 A  man stopped me in the street and asked if i had got a match
6 The teacher asked us if we understood the question or not
7 Henry's father asked his son if he wanted to be an engineer or a doctor
8 I asked Peter if he was going to play football on Friday or on Saturday
9 the teacher asked me if i spelt 'swimming' with one 'm' or double 'm'
10 He asked his secretary if the postman had been yet