To convert the direct speech in the image to reported speech, follow these steps:
Identify the Reporting Verbs: Often, you will use verbs like "said" or "asked" for reporting. Additionally, match the pronouns and tense accordingly.
Convert the Sentences:
¹The advisor asked me how I was getting on, and if I did any acting recently.
²I explained that I wanted to be an actress.
³He said that that was interesting, but told me to imagine doing that in six years.
⁴He wanted to know what my best subjects were. I told him I was good at music and English, and he asked if I had ever acted in a play.
⁵I told him I hadn’t and asked what I could do to become an actress.
⁶He told me to get some experience, to join a theatre group, and then to try to be an actress.
⁷When he wanted to know if my parents knew about my ambition to be an actress, I admitted that I hadn’t told them, and he asked me if they would be happy about it. I replied that I didn’t know, and then he thought for a minute and asked me if I had ever thought of becoming a teacher. That’s when I told him about the dream I had had.
Ensure that, in reported speech, pronouns, time expressions, and verb tenses are adjusted correctly to reflect the change from direct to indirect speech.