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Given sentence
He says, '' I was present at the meeting.''
Indirect speech
He said that he was present at the meeting.
Given sentence
He said, ''The mice play when the cat is away.''
Indirect speech
He said that the mice played when the cat was away.
Given sentence
He said, ''Water freezes at 0° celcius.''
Indirect speech
He said that water freezes at 0° celcius.
Given sentence
Our teacher said, ''The sun rises in the east.''
Indirect speech
Our teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
Given sentence
He said, ''Water flows downward.''
Indirect speech
He said that the water flowed downward.
Given sentence
Our math teacher said, ''Two plus two is four.''
Indirect speech
Our math teacher said that two plus two is four.
Given sentence
He said, ''The Second World War broke out in 1939.''
Indirect speech
He said that The Second World War broke out in 1939.
Given sentence
He said, '' Columbus discovered America.''
Indirect speech
He said that Columbus had discovered America.
Given sentence
He said, '' I go on a morning walk everyday.''
Indirect speech
He said that he goes on a morning walk everyday.''
Given sentence
He said, ''Something is better than nothing.''
Indirect speech
He said that something is better than nothing.
Given sentence
He said, '' The students stood up when the teacher entered the class.''
Indirect speech
He said that the students stood up when the teacher had entered the class.
Given sentence
Rita said, ''I was singing while my sister was dancing.''
Indirect speech
Rita said that she had been singing while her sister had been dancing.
Given sentence
He said, ''I had met my friend long ago.''
Indirect speech
He said that he had met his friend long before.
Given sentence
He said, ''I had been winning the race.''
Indirect speech
He said that he had been winning the race.
Given sentence
Sneha said, ''Neha must be ill.''
Indirect speech
Sneha assumed that Neha might be ill.
Given sentence
He said, ''We must have a party to celebrate this''
Indirect speech
He said that we might have a party to celebrate that.
SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
- In changing a sentence from direct to indirect, all double inverted commas disappear.
- The sentence is usually written in a third person reference.
- It is written in past tense.
- If already in past tense, then it is written in past participle.
- Universal Truths and habitual actions retain their tenses.
2)He said ,"I was present at the meeting".
- He said that he was present at the meeting.
3)He said ,"The mice play when the cat is away."
- He said that the mice play when the cat is away.
4)He said,"Water freezes at 0°Celsius ".
- He said that water freezes ar 0° Celsius.
5)Our teacher said ,"The sun rises in east".
- Out teacher said that the sun rises in east.
6)He said,"Water flows downward".
- He said that water flows downward.
7)Our math teacher said ,"Two plus two is four".
- Our math teacher said that two plays two is four.
8)He said ,"The second world war broke out in 1939".
- He said that the second world war broken our in 1939.
9)He said,"Columbus discovered America".
- He said that Columbus discovered America.
10)He said,"I go on a morning walk every day ".
- He said that he go on a morning walk every day.
11)He said,"Something is better than nothing."
- He said that something is better than nothing.
12)He said ,"The students stood up when the teacher entered the class."
- He said that the students stood up when the teacher entered the class.
13)Rita said ,"I was singing while my sister is dancing."
- Rita said that she was singing while her sister was dancing.
14)He said,"I had met my friend long ago".
- He said that he had met his friend long ago.
15)He said,"I have been winning the race."
- He said that he have been winning the race.
16)Sneha said ,"Neha must be ill."
- Sneha said that neha might be I'll.
17)He said ,"We must have a party to celebrate this."
- He said that they might have a party to celebrate that .
18)He said,"Delhi stands at Yamuna."
- He said that Delhi stands at yamuna.
19)He said,"Honest is the best policy."
- He said that honesty is the best policy.
20)He said ,"Narendra modi is the prime minister of India."
- He said tha Narendra modi was the prime minister of India.
21)Mother said ,"We must eat all the cakes."
- Mother said that they might eat all the cakes.
22)My father said to me ''I am going to market".
- My father told me that he was going to market.
23)He said ,"I visited the park yesterday".
- He said that he visited the park yesterday.
An action or information can be expressed in a sentence.
In english the sentence are active or passive, Direct or Indirect .
Rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech:-
- The inverted commas are omitted in the direct speech.
- The tense of the reporting Verb should never be changed.
- We use linker before the Indirect speech.
- The first letter with inverted commas will not remain as the capital letter in Indirect speech.
- The pronoun should be changed accordingly to the sense of the speech.