ravi said i am printing a book into indirect speech
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Ravi said that he was printing a book
The indirect speech of, Ravi said, "I am printing a book." is Ravi said that he was printing a book.
Direct and Indirect speech is an important topic in English Grammar. This topic is asked in many competitive exams as well.
Direct Speech: The technique of reproducing the exact words spoken by a person is called the use of direct speech.
Indirect Speech: When the words spoken by a person are reproduced or rewritten in our own words by changing the tense and the person whenever necessary, it is called indirect speech. The major change in indirect speech is of tense.
As per our question,
Direct Speech: Ravi said, "I am printing a book."
Indirect Speech: Ravi said that he was printing a book.
Rules: Expressions of time if reported on a different day
- this (evening): that (evening)
- today: yesterday
- these (days): those (days)
- now: Then
- (a week) ago: (a week) before
- last weekend: the weekend before last / the previous weekend
- Here: There
- next (week): the following (week)
- tomorrow: the next/following day
An exception to speech: If the reported speech expresses a universal truth or habitual fact, its tense remain unchanged.
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