Question

direct and indirect speechhow to change direct speech into indirect and indirect speech into direct ​

Answer 1

Answer:

When we want to report what someone said without speech marks and without necessarily using exactly the same words, we can use indirect speech (also called reported speech). For example: Direct speech: “We're quite cold in here.” Indirect speech: They say (that) they're cold.

Answer 2

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Rules for changing sentences from Direct to Indirect speech

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Rule: All the tenses of the direct speech are converted to past tense in the Indirect speech but, If the sentences is already in past tense, it turns to Past Perfect lense

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The following table shows the changes that will take place in tenses as per rule.

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Table is shown in the attachment

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Note:- It should be taken into notice that if the direct speech is in universal truth, the tense of the sentences does not change in the Indirect speech..

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Example:-

1)The teacher said"The sun rises in the east".

=> The teacher said that the sun rises in the east..

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Note:-

If the reporting verb is in present or furture tense, the tense of the verb is not changed in the Indirect speech..

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If the person addressed to report the speech, the second person in the direct speech becomes first person in the Indirect speech..

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