Question

How to change direct to indirect speech or indirect to direct speech

Answer 1

Explanation:

Changes in Person of Pronouns:

1st Person pronouns in reported speech are always changed according to the subject of the reporting speech.

2nd Person pronouns in reported speech are always changed according to the object of the reporting speech.

3rd Person pronouns in reported speech are not changed.

Changes in Verbs:

If the reporting speech is in present tense or future tense, then no change is required to be made in the verb of reported speech. This verb could be in any tense i.e., present, past, or future. For example:

Direct Speech: He says, “I am ill.”

Indirect Speech: He says that he is ill.

Direct Speech: She says, “She sang a song.”

Indirect Speech: She says that she sang a song.

Direct Speech: You say, “I shall visit London.”

Indirect Speech: You say that you will visit London.

If the reporting verb is in past tense, then reported verb will be changed as per the following criterion:

Answer 2

Explanation:

• On converting from Direct to indirect,

• Note that the tense must be past tense

• The past tense must be respective of the tense given.

• Universal truths never change.

• Today tomorrow changes.

• It changes to that day, the previous day.

• On converting from indirect to direct,

• The universal truth remain the same.

• The past tense may change according to question.

• That day will change to today, the previous day to yesterday.