Question

change into Indirect speech “I’m seeing my brother tomorrow.”​

Answer 1

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$\sf\underline\green{Direct\: Speech}$“I’m seeing my brother tomorrow.”

$\sf\underline\purple{Indirect\: Speech}$She said she was seeing her brother the following day.

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There are two ways of reporting what someone has spoken:-

• Direct Speech
• Indirect speech

When the exact words spoken by a person are used , it is called Direct speech.

When the words spoken by a person are put in our own words , it is called Indirect speech.

★ Rules for the Change of Tenses

$\sf{Rule \:1:}$

If the Reporting Verb is in the Present or Future Tense, the Tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech remains unchanged.

Direct: Mona says, "lla will meet me on Monday." (Simple Present)

Indirect: Mona says that lla will meet her on Monday. (unchanged)

$\sf{Rule \:2:}$

If the Reporting Verb is in the Past Tense, the Tenses in the Reported Speech are changed into corresponding Past Tense.

To work out this rule smoothly, note the following special rules:

The Simple Present is changed into the Simple Past. (do → did)

Direct: Anil said, "Sunil goes for a walk daily." (Past) (Simple Present)

Indirect: Anil said that Sunil went for a walk daily.(Simple Past)

$\sf{Rule\: 3: }$

If the Reported speech expresses a universal truth or a habitual fact, its Tense remains unchanged.

Direct: The teacher said, “The moon revolves round the earth.(The Reported Speech is a universal truth.)

Indirect: The teacher said that the moon revolves round the earth. (unchanged)

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