Change into Reported speech
“I am going to visit my uncle” Ramesh said
“You can not come late like this” the teacher told Manish
“ They were playing in the ground yesterday” told Vishnu
“ Sooraj left the pencil box in the class yesterday” said Tanu
“ I felt sad when he told me to leave the room” Ravi told Ram
“They are not practicing the dance today” Hema said
“ I want snacks today evening” said Nirmal
“we visited Tajmahal Last year” said Renu
“Sanju and Somu are playing for our school next year” the coach announced
“ English is my favourite subject” said Mia
Answers
AnswEr :-
1. Ramesh said that he was going to visit his uncle.
2. The teacher told Manish that he could not come late like that.
3. Vishnu told that they had been playing in the ground the previous day.
4. Tanu said that Sooraj had left the pencil box in the class the previous day.
5. Ravi told Ram that he felt sad when he had told him to leave the room.
6. Hema said that they were not practising the dance that day.
7. Nirmal said that she wanted snacks that day in evening.
8. Renu said that they had visited Tajmahal the previous year.
9. The coach announced that Sanju and Somu would be playing for their school the next year.
10. Mia said that English is her favourite subject.
Extra Information :-
The points mentioned below are to be noted when we deal with the Direct and Indirect forms of narration :-
※ Always remember to enclose the direct speech within inverted commas.
※ Never change the tense of the reporting verb.
※ If the verb inside the inverted commas is about a Universal truth, don't change the tense.
※ If the reporting verb is in Present tense or Future tense, don't change the tense.
» The following are changed according to these certain rules if direct speech is to be changed into Indirect speech :-
✦ Tenses
✦ Personal and Possessive pronouns
✦ Words denoting nearness of time and nearness of position.