Question

how to figure out direct and indirect speach
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Answer 1

Answer:

General rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech. Omit all inverted commas or quotation marks. End the sentence with a full stop. If the verb inside the inverted commas/quotation marks is in the present tense, change it into the corresponding past tense.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Direct Speech:-

Present continuous (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object)

Indirect Speech:-

Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object)

Rules for changing Direct into Indirect Speech:-

Present Tenses in the Direct Speech are changed into Past Tense. If the reporting or principal verb is in the Past Tense. If in direct speech you find say/says or will say. Direct speech the words within the quotation marks talk of a universal truth or habitual action.