Direct & Indirect Speech Part 01
Direct & Indirect Speech Part 01
*How to Identify the given sentence is in Direct Speech Or not?
I like the picture.
Raj said, “I like the picture.”
Why are you late today?
Teacher said to Raj, “Why are you late today?”
Raj said ,”I like the picture.”
Teacher said to Raj, “Why are you late today?”
Types of sentences:
1. Assertive or Simple sentence:
I like the picture.
2. Interrogative sentence:
Why are you late today? / Will you help me?
3. Imperative sentence:
Help me please.
4. Exclamatory Sentence:
What a beautiful scene it is!
1) Indirect Speech of statements or Assertive or Simple sentence:
Raj said to Meena ,”I am writing a story.”
Ans: Raj told Meena that he was writing a story.
“I am writing a story.” said Raj to Meena.
Ans: Raj told Meena that he was writing a story.
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Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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This These Here Now Today Tonight |
That Those There Then That day That night |
Tomorrow Yesterday Last night Next week Last week Ago |
The next day The day after The day before The previous day the night before. the previous night the following week the previous week Before |
If Reporting Verb is in Present tense or Future tense then (While changing in direct to Indirect Tense will be as it is.)
(1) Direct: He says, “I am sorry.” (Present Tense)
Indirect: He says that he is sorry.
(2) Direct: He will say. “I like the picture”
Indirect: He will say that he likes the picture. (Future Tense)
Solved Examples:
- He says, “I am sorry.”
He says that he is sorry.
- He will say. “I like the picture”
He will say that he likes the picture.
- He said “I want my book.”
He told that he wanted his book.
- He said to Maya, “You have a new car.”
He told Maya that she had a new car.
- She said to him, “I don’t understand you.”
She told him that she did not understand him.
- The teacher said,” Boys, you are late.”
The teacher told the boys that they were late.
- The girls said We are dancing.”
The girls told that they were dancing.
1.We won’t get taxi in this rain.,” said Meena.
Ans. Meena told that they wouldn’t got ta
xi in that rain.
2. “Meena, it’s a beautiful day,” said I.
Ans. I told Meena that it was a beautiful day.
3.The bird said. “I am doing my bit
Ans. The bird told that it was doing it’s bit.
4. Ramlal’s wife said to him. “I will tell you what to do.”
Ans. Ramlal’s wife told him that she would taught him what to do.
5. I said to Meena. “I can’t stay with you tonight.”
Ans. I told Meena that he couldn’t stay with him tonight.
1. Meena said. “I don’t know why I did that.”
Ans. Meena told that she didn’t knew why she did that.
2. She said, “That scene forced me to look at my own life.
Ans. She told that scene forced her to look at her own life.
3. The Tehsildar said to Ramlal. “You must send your daughter to school.
Ans. The Tehsildar told Ramlal that he must send his daughter to school.
4. Mary Kom, “I was pretty confident about myself.”
Ans. Mary Kom said that she was pretty confident about herself.
Direct & Indirect Speech Part 01
