Reported Speech

Rupak said,"I live in the City Centre."

• Rupak said that he lives in the city center.

• Rupak said that he had lived in the city center.

• Rupak said that he has lived in the city center.

• Rupak said that he lived in the city center.

She said,"I haven't seen them since last week."

• She said that she hadn't seen them since the previous week

• She says that she hadn't seen them since the previous week.

• She said that she hadn't seen them since last week.

• She said that she has seen them since last week.

Nupur said to me,"Did you see my cat?".

• Nupur asked me if I have seen my cat

• Nupur asked me if I had seen her cat

• Nupur told me if I had seen her cat.

• Nupur said to me if I had seen her cat.

The old man said,"please always speak the truth."

• The old man says to them to always speak the truth.

• The old man requests them to always speak the truth

• The old man requested them to always speak the truth.

• The old man told them to always speak the truth.

Roopali said, "Alas! My brother died of covid."

• Roopali said that her brother had died of covid.

• Roopali told me that her brother died of covid.

• Roopali exclaimed with wonder that her brother had died of covid.

• Roopali exclaimed with sorrow that her brother had died of covid.

She said to me,"can you type?"

• She asked me if I could type.

• She asked me if I can type.

• She said to ask me if I could type.

• She told me I could type.

"What time does the train arrive?"She asked.

• She said what time the train arrived.

• She asked what time the train had arrived.

• She asked what time the train arrived.

• She told what time the train does arrive.

The policeman said to the boy,"where do you live?"

• The policeman asked the boy Where he had lived.

• The policeman told the boy Where he did lived.

• The policeman asked the boy Where he lived.

• The policeman said to the where he do lived.

The teacher asked the pupil."Have you done your work?"

• The teacher asked the pupil if he had done his work.

• The teacher asked the pupil if he has done his work.

• The teacher asked the pupil whether he had done his work.

• Both (a) and (c)

He said to me,"Why have you resigned from your job?"

• He said to me Why had I resigned from my job.

• He asked me Why I did resigned from my job.

• He asked me Why I had resigned from my job.

• He told me why did I resigned from my job