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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Indirect Speech: I advised him/her/them not to waste his/her/their time. Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence. Learn Narration

    Indirect Speech: I advised him/her/them not to waste his/her/their time.

    Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence.

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    Indirect Speech: He requested me to wait there till he returned. Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence. And When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in tRead more

    Indirect Speech: He requested me to wait there till he returned.

    Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence.

    And When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.

    Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense.

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    Indirect Speech: He thanked me. Explanation: In the case of optative sentences, we simply used "thanked". In addition, when reporting verb is in the past tense, reported speech changes from present indefinite tense to past indefinite tense. Learn Narration

    Indirect Speech: He thanked me.

    Explanation: In the case of optative sentences, we simply used “thanked”. In addition, when reporting verb is in the past tense, reported speech changes from present indefinite tense to past indefinite tense.

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    Zainab Shaikh

    Indirect Speech: He wished good bye to his friends. Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order etc to match the mood of the sentence. Learn Narration

    Indirect Speech: He wished good bye to his friends.

    Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order etc to match the mood of the sentence.

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    Indirect Speech: He told me that he didn't believe me. Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense. Present Indefinite TenseRead more

    Indirect Speech: He told me that he didn’t believe me.

    Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.

    Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense.

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    Zainab Shaikh

    Indirect Speech: He requested me to help him. Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence. Learn Narration

    Indirect Speech: He requested me to help him.

    Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence.

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    Indirect Speech: He prayed that God might bless me. Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence. If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the modals like can changes to could, may cRead more

    Indirect Speech: He prayed that God might bless me.

    Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence.

    If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the modals like can changes to could, may changes to might, will/shall change to would, have to changes to had to etc.

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    Indirect Speech: He asked me where I lived. Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense. Present Indefinite Tense > Past IRead more

    Indirect Speech: He asked me where I lived.

    Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.

    Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense.

    And if the sentence is interrogative, we use the reporting verbs – asked, enquired, etc.

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    Main Features of William Wordsworth’s Poetry: 1. Emphasis on Nature 2. Use of simple and everyday human language 3. Wrote against corrupt society practises 4. Love for nature

    Main Features of William Wordsworth’s Poetry:

    1. Emphasis on Nature
    2. Use of simple and everyday human language
    3. Wrote against corrupt society practises
    4. Love for nature

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    Zainab Shaikh

    Indirect Speech: He asked me what my name was. Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense. Present Indefinite Tense > PasRead more

    Indirect Speech: He asked me what my name was.

    Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.

    Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense.

    And if the sentence is interrogative, we use the reporting verbs like asked, enquired, etc.

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