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Exercise-1

  1. Direct: She said to me, “Were you studying at 8 PM?”
  2. Direct: He said to her, “Were they playing football when it started to rain?”
  3. Direct: They said to him, “Were you watching TV while we were out?”
  4. Direct: She said to me, “What were you doing at that time?”
  5. Direct: He said to his friend, “Why were you late for the meeting?”
  6. Direct: The teacher said to the students, “Were you paying attention during the lecture?”
  7. Direct: She said to him, “How long were you waiting for the bus?”
  8. Direct: He said to me, “What were you thinking about?”
  9. Direct: They said to her, “Were you enjoying the concert?”
  10. Direct: She said to him, “Who were you talking to on the phone?”
  11. Direct: He said to me, “What was your sister doing yesterday?”
  12. Direct: They said to her, “Were you studying for the exam when we called?”
  13. Direct: She said to him, “Where were you working last summer?”
  14. Direct: He said to me, “Were you reading a book while waiting?”
  15. Direct: The manager said to the team, “Were you discussing the project yesterday?”
  16. Direct: She said to him, “What were you doing when I arrived?”
  17. Direct: He said to me, “Were you listening to music?”
  18. Direct: They said to her, “Were you planning the event last week?”
  19. Direct: She said to me, “When were you thinking of leaving?”
  20. Direct: He said to me, “How was your day going before the news?”

Answers:

  1. Indirect: She said to me if I had been studying at 8 PM.
  2. Indirect: He said to her if they had been playing football when it started to rain.
  3. Indirect: They said to him if he had been watching TV while they were out.
  4. Indirect: She said to me what I had been doing at that time.
  5. Indirect: He said to his friend why I had been late for the meeting.
  6. Indirect: The teacher said to the students if they had been paying attention during the lecture.
  7. Indirect: She said to him how long he had been waiting for the bus.
  8. Indirect: He said to me what I had been thinking about.
  9. Indirect: They said to her if she had been enjoying the concert.
  10. Indirect: She said to him who he had been talking to on the phone.
  11. Indirect: He said to me what my sister had been doing the day before.
  12. Indirect: They said to her if she had been studying for the exam when they called.
  13. Indirect: She said to him where he had been working last summer.
  14. Indirect: He said to me if I had been reading a book while waiting.
  15. Indirect: The manager said to the team if they had been discussing the project the day before.
  16. Indirect: She said to him what he had been doing when she arrived.
  17. Indirect: He said to me if I had been listening to music.
  18. Indirect: They said to her if she had been planning the event the week before.
  19. Indirect: She said to me when I had been thinking of leaving.
  20. Indirect: He said to me how my day had been going before the news.

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