Direct and Indirect Speech Rules with Examples

1. Direct and Indirect Speech Rules with Practice Questions

2. Introduction • Reported Speech is also known as Direct and Indirect Speech or Narration. In Indirect Speech, we convey the speaker’s message in our own words. Thus, the message can be conveyed in 2 ways. • Direct Speech • Indirect Speech

3. Introduction Direct speech is known as repeating the exact words spoken and Indirect speech is known as reporting the words. There are certain rules to make changes in a sentence from direct to indirect speech.

4. Changes in Modals Direct- Indirect CAN – Could May – Might Must – Had to/ Would have to There is no change in Could, Might, Should, Would, Ought to modals in Direct and Indirect Speech.

5. Changes in Tenses Direct- Indirect Present simple – Past simple - Past perfect Present continuous – Past Continuous - Past perfect continuous Present perfect – Past perfect Future simple - Present Conditional Future Continuous - Conditional Continuous

6. Changes in Place & Time Direct- Indirect Now - Then Here - There Today – That Day Tomorrow – The Next Day Last week – The Previous Week This -That

7. Changes in Place & Time Direct- Indirect Tonigh - That night Ago - Before Thus – So Hither – Thither Come– Go Hence -Thence

8. Changes in Pronouns Direct- Indirect I- He/ She You – He/She/They We/They – They Us – Them Our – Their

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