A. None of these
B. Ali asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
C. Ali asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
D. Ali asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
Explanation
The correct indirect speech is " Ali asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa ."
Here, " will " changes to " would " in reported speech to match the past tense of the reporting verb " asked ."
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A. He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
B. He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.
C. He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.
D. None of these
Explanation
The correct indirect speech conversion is:
" He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire ."
This conversion accurately changes the present perfect (" have often told ") to the past perfect (" had often told ") in reported speech.
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A. Not being late
B. None of these
C. Not to be late
D. Don't be late
Explanation
When reporting commands or requests , we use " to " in indirect speech.
In this case, the direct speech "Don't be late" becomes " The teacher told us not to be late. "
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A. He asked me if I had seen that car
B. He asked me if he had seen that car
C. He asked me I had seen that car
D. He told me if I had seen that car
Explanation
He asked me if I had seen that car.
In indirect speech, the question is rephrased without quotation marks and typically begins with " if " or " whether ," and the verb tense changes appropriately.
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A. She told me to leave him alone
B. She told me to leave her alone
C. She said me leave me alone
D. She told me that leave her alone
Explanation
She told me to leave her alone.
In indirect speech, commands are reported by changing " said " to " told " and restructuring the sentence.
" Leave me " changes to " to leave her " to reflect the third-person perspective.
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A. He told us to take off our shoes
B. She said to us to take off our shoes
C. She told him to take off his shoes
D. She told us to take off our shoes
Explanation
She told us to take off our shoes.
In indirect speech, commands are reported without quotation marks.
" Take off your " changes to " to take off our " to reflect the group being addressed.
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A. He asked her not to angry with him
B. He asked her not to be angry with him
C. He said to her not be angry with him
D. He asked her not to be angry with her
Explanation
He asked her not to be angry with him .
In indirect speech, requests or commands are reported by changing " said " to " asked ."
" Do not " changes to " not to ," followed by the verb in its base form.
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A. She told her not to touch it
B. He told him not to touch it
C. She told him not to touch it
D. She said to him not to touch it
Explanation
She told him not to touch it.
In indirect speech, commands are reported by changing " said to" to " told ."
" Don't " changes to " not ," followed by the verb in its base form.
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A. None of these
B. She said what they was doing
C. She asked what they are doing
D. She asked what they were doing
Explanation
She asked what they were doing.
This correctly changes the direct speech into indirect speech by shifting the tense and maintaining proper structure.
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A. He directed me, to go downstairs
B. He said me that to went downstairs
C. He directed me to go downstairs
D. He told me that to go downstairs
Explanation
He directed me to go downstairs.
The correct form uses " directed " and correctly removes the comma while maintaining the imperative mood .
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