Friday, February 24, 2012
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Originally Posted by Da Skeptic
2009
4) The traveller said, "What a dark night?"
The travellor wondered/exclaimed that the night was dark.
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The travellor exclaimed that it was very dark night.
VERY is a must...
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Originally Posted by Farrah Zafar
Kindly correct me if I'm wrong
2011
1)"I couldn't get into the house because I had lost my key,so I had to break a window",he said.
He told that he couldn't get into the house because he had lost his key so he had to break a window.
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could not have hoga na.... q kay past changes to past perfect.. could is past and its perfect would be could not have
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2)"Would you like to see over the house or are you more interested in the garden?" She asked me.
She asked me whether I would like to see over the house or more interested in the garden.
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or was more interested in the gardern.... are changes to Was na...
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3)She asked If he'd like to go to the concert and I said I was sure he would.
She asked me,"Will he like to go to the concert?" I said,"I'm sure,he will".
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I replied,'' Yes I'm sure , he will".. more appropriate na...
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4)I told her to stop making a fuss about nothing and said that she was lucky to have got a seat at all.
I said to her,"Stop making a fuss about nothing.You are lucky to have get a seat at all"
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Have got hoga na
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5)He asked me if he should leave it in the car.
He asked me,"Shall I leave it in the car?"
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Correct...
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6)He said,"May I open the window.It's rather hot in here"
He asked if he might open the window as it was rather hot in there.
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Originally Posted by Farrah Zafar
2010
1) On Monday he said, "My son is coming today."
On Monday he told/informed that his son was coming that day.
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He announced on monday that his son was coming that day.. informed be sahi hai but announce is more appropriate.. ....yah ?
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2) They wanted to know where he was going the following week.
They asked him,"Where are you going the next week?"
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Correct
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3) He said, "Did she go yesterday?"
He inquired if she went the previous day.
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He asked/inquired if she had gone the privious day...
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4) 'By God', he said, "I do not know her nickname."
By swearing upon God he told that he did not know her nickname.
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correct.
or ... He swore by God that he did not know her nickname.
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5) He says that we are to meet him at the station.
He says," You have to meet me at the station"
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He says,"You are to meet me at the station".. HAVE TO kesay laga..? if reporting speech is present indefinite there is no change of tense in reported speech.... yeah ?
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6) He said, "I don't know the way. ask the old man sitting on the gate."
He said that he didn't know the way and suggested to ask the old man sitting on the gate.
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Correct
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7) My father prayed that i would recover from my illness
My father prayed,"May you recover from your illness"
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My father said to me,'May you recover from your illness.'
prayed to indirect karne wakt lagaingay na .. jis tarha aap ne suggested lagaya hay upar...
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8) He said, "How will you manage it?"
He inquired how I should manage it.
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would lagega na ?
Last edited by Shooting Star; Monday, May 07, 2012 at 01:47 AM.
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