Give some important rules of narration.
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Rule 1 : If the reporting verb is in the present or future form, then there will be no change in reported speech.
Example 1:
Direct Speech : Sakib says, "I did not go there".
Indirect Speech : Sakib says that he did not go there.
Example 2:
Direct Speech : He says, "I have done ".
Indirect Speech : Sakib says that he has done.
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Rule 2 : If the reporting verb is in the past form, then the verb in the reported speech is changed into the corresponding past tense . Such as
Present Indefinite -> Past Indefinite
Present Continuous -> Past Continuous
Present Perfect -> Past Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
Past Indefinite -> Past Perfect
Past Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
Future Tense with shall/will -> Future Tense with would/might.
N.B : Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous has no change.
Example 1:
Direct Speech : He said, "I am sick".
Indirect Speech : He said that he was sick.
Example 2:
Direct Speech : Masum said, "I am waiting for 4 hours".
Indirect Speech : Masum said that he was waiting for 4 hours.
Example 3:
Direct Speech : Hakkani said, "I have done my project".
Indirect Speech : Hakkani said that he had done his project.
Example 4:
Direct Speech : Dina said, "I have been working". Indirect Speech : Dina said that she had been working.
Example 5:
Direct Speech : Tanim said, "We implemented our work".
Indirect Speech : Tanim said that they had implemented their work.
Example 6 :
Direct Speech : He said, "I was writing a poem".
Indirect Speech : He said that he had been writing a poem.
Example 7 :
Direct Speech : She said to me, "I will go to dhaka".
Indirect Speech : She told me that he would go to dhaka.
Example 8 :
Direct Speech : Poltu said to me, "I will have finished the work".
Indirect Speech : Poltu told me that he would have finished the work.
Example 9 :
Direct Speech : He said, "I had finished my work".
Indirect Speech : He said that he had finished his work.
Example 10 :
Direct Speech : Ash said, "I had been working since morning".
Indirect Speech : Ash said that he had been working since morning.
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What are the rules of?Rule 1 : If the reporting verb is in the present or future form, then there will be no change in reported speech.
Example 1:
Direct Speech : Sakib says, "I did not go there".
Indirect Speech : Sakib says that he did not go there.
Example 2:
Direct Speech : He says, "I have done ".
Indirect Speech : Sakib says that he has done.
.
Rule 2 : If the reporting verb is in the past form, then the verb in the reported speech is changed into the corresponding past tense . Such as
Present Indefinite -> Past Indefinite
Present Continuous -> Past Continuous
Present Perfect -> Past Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
Past Indefinite -> Past Perfect
Past Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
Future Tense with shall/will -> Future Tense with would/might.
N.B : Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous has no change.
Example 1:
Direct Speech : He said, "I am sick".
Indirect Speech : He said that he was sick.
Example 2:
Direct Speech : Masum said, "I am waiting for 4 hours".
Indirect Speech : Masum said that he was waiting for 4 hours.
Example 3:
Direct Speech : Hakkani said, "I have done my project".
Indirect Speech : Hakkani said that he had done his project.
Example 4:
Direct Speech : Dina said, "I have been working". Indirect Speech : Dina said that she had been working.
Example 5:
Direct Speech : Tanim said, "We implemented our work".
Indirect Speech : Tanim said that they had implemented their work.
Example 6 :
Direct Speech : He said, "I was writing a poem".
Indirect Speech : He said that he had been writing a poem.
Example 7 :
Direct Speech : She said to me, "I will go to dhaka".
Indirect Speech : She told me that he would go to dhaka.
Example 8 :
Direct Speech : Poltu said to me, "I will have finished the work".
Indirect Speech : Poltu told me that he would have finished the work.
Example 9 :
Direct Speech : He said, "I had finished my work".
Indirect Speech : He said that he had finished his work.
Example 10 :
Direct Speech : Ash said, "I had been working since morning".
Indirect Speech : Ash said that he had been working since morning.