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Indirect Speech in Simple Past Tense (Kitchen Chores)

When we report what someone said in the past, we use Indirect Speech in Simple Past Tense. These sentences usually describe completed actions. In this list, you'll find daily kitchen activities expressed in indirect speech, which helps us understand how to talk about past events in a natural way.

• Direct: She said, "I cooked dinner last night."
Indirect: She said that she had cooked dinner the previous night.
तिने सांगितले की तिने आदल्या रात्री जेवण बनवले होते.

• Direct: I said, "I washed the vegetables."
Indirect: I said that I had washed the vegetables.
मी सांगितले की मी भाज्या धुतल्या होत्या.

• Direct: He said, "I made tea in the morning."
Indirect: He said that he had made tea in the morning.
त्याने सांगितले की त्याने सकाळी चहा बनवला होता.

• Direct: Mother said, "I cleaned the kitchen yesterday."
Indirect: Mother said that she had cleaned the kitchen the day before.
आईने सांगितले की तिने काल स्वयंपाकघर साफ केले होते.

• Direct: She said, "I kept the utensils in the rack."
Indirect: She said that she had kept the utensils in the rack.
तिने सांगितले की तिने भांडी रॅकमध्ये ठेवली होती.

• Direct: They said, "We cut the vegetables in the evening."
Indirect: They said that they had cut the vegetables in the evening.
त्यांनी सांगितले की त्यांनी संध्याकाळी भाज्या चिरल्या होत्या.

• Direct: Father said, "I brought groceries yesterday."
Indirect: Father said that he had brought groceries the day before.
वडिलांनी सांगितले की त्यांनी काल किराणा आणला होता.

• Direct: She said, "I mopped the kitchen floor."
Indirect: She said that she had mopped the kitchen floor.
तिने सांगितले की तिने स्वयंपाकघराची फरशी पुसली होती.

• Direct: I said, "I arranged the plates and spoons."
Indirect: I said that I had arranged the plates and spoons.
मी सांगितले की मी ताटे आणि चमचे लावले होते.

• Direct: She said, "I stored the leftovers in the fridge."
Indirect: She said that she had stored the leftovers in the fridge.
तिने सांगितले की तिने उरलेले अन्न फ्रिजमध्ये ठेवले होते.