Question

Sita said to Gita, "Do you know me " ( Write in Indirect Speech )​

Answer 1

Sita asked Gita if she knew her.

• The given sentence is in direct speech which means that the exact words of the speaker are quoted in double inverted commas.
• To convert this sentence into indirect speech would mean to write it in such a way so that it appears that a third person has said the sentence.
• To convert the sentence into indirect speech, we need to remove the double inverted commas first and then convert the sentence into reported speech/indirect speech.

Answer 2

Sita said to Gita, "Do you know me " ( Write in Indirect Speech

Sita asked Gita if she knew her.

There are two kinds of speeches.

1. Direct Speech:

In Direct speech, we repeat the exact words by the speaker. Reporting speech is placed between inverted commas. For example, He said, " I have lost my pen".

2. Indirect Speech:

In Indirect Speech, we repeat in our own words what is said by the speaker. generally, we use "said that" in this speech. For example, He said that he had lost his pen.

When we change direct to indirect speech:

present simple changed to past simple

present continuous changed to past continuous

present perfect changed to past perfect.