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Convert the direct speech statements into indirect speech.

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He said, "I will pay tomorrow."

He said that he would pay the next day.

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Bill said, "I may lend you some money."

Bill said that he might lend me some money.

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"What do you want?" she asked him.

She asked him what he wanted.

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"Are you coming with us?" he asked me.

He asked me if I was coming / going with him.

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He asked, "When do you intend to make the payment?"

He enquired when I intended to make the payment.

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"Do you come from France?" asked the Prince to the girl.

The Prince asked the girl if she came from France.

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"Which way should I go?" asked the little girl.

The little girl asked which way she should go.

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Aladdin said to the magician, "What have I done to deserve so severe a punishment?"

Aladdin asked the magician what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment.

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"Don’t you know the way home?" I said to her.

I asked her whether she did not know the way home.

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"Can you solve this problem?" he asked me.

He asked me if I could solve that problem.

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"Can you solve this problem?" he asked me.

He asked me if I could solve that problem.

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Jack thought, "I wonder why Walter always wears a cap."

Jack wondered why Walter always wore a cap.

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Wilma said, "Deb isn't fun to be with."

Wilma said that Deb wasn't fun to be with.

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"Where is my wallet?" wondered Mrs. Taylor.

Mrs. Taylor wondered where her wallet was.

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Paul said to Walter, "Are you glad to be in England?"

Paul asked Walter if he was glad to be in England.

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She says, "I'm a little bit nervous."

She said that she was a little bit nervous.

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