Salma said to me, “Can you give me your pen ?”
- Salma asked me if I could give her my pen.
- Salma asked me if I can give me your pen.
- Salma asked me can I give her my pen.
- None of these
Explanation
If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the modals like can changes to could, will/shall change to would, have to changes to had to etc.
And if the sentence is interrogative, we use the reporting verbs – asked, enquired, etc.
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- Ali said that he was preparing for the examination for two months.
- Ali said that he had been preparing for the examination for two months.
- Ali said that he has been preparing for the examination for two months.
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- He asked me if you are coming with him.
- He asked me if I was coming with him.
- He asked me if I was coming with me.
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- The pilot told to the passengers to not panic but to tighten your seat belts.
- The pilot told to the passengers that they should not panic but tighten the seat belts.
- The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts.
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- He applauded him saying that he had done well.
- He applauded him to say that he had done well.
- He applauded him and said that you have done well.
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Roshan said that the concert had ended the previous day.
- Roshan said that the concert had ended yesterday.
- Roshan said that the concert ended the day before.
- Roshan said that the concert ended already.
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
