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Direct Speech into Indirect Speech
English Grammar Index
Direct Speech into Indirect Speech :
There are two ways in which we can report what some one has said.
1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech
Direct Speech : In direct speech we reproduce the actual words of the speaker. The words of the speaker are put within inverted commas. (“……..”)
Example :
Barath Kumar said, “My father is going to Mumbai tomorrow”.
Indirect Speech : In direct speech we do not reproduce the actual words of the speaker. We report the speech after making some changes.
Example :
Barath Kumar said that his father was going to Mumbai the next day.
Direct Speech........Indirect Speech
1st Persons – Denote the speaker
I - he - She
My – his - her
Me - him - her
Mine - his - her
Myself - himself - herself
We - they - they
Us – them - them
Our – their - their
Ourselves - themselves - themselves
IInd Persons – Denote the person addressed to
You - he - she
You (plural) - they - they
You - him - her
Your - their - their
Your - his - her
You - them - them
Yourself - himself - herself
Yourselves - themselves - themselves
Me - you - I
Me - your - my
Me - you - me
Me - yourself - me
Us - you - we
Us - your - our
Us - you - us
Us - yourself - ourselves
Change of Special words :
The words expressing nearness of time and place change into words showing distance.
DIRECT SPEECH.......INDIRECT SPEECH
This - that
These - those
Here - there
Now - then
Thus - so (or) in that way
Hereafter - thereafter
Ago - before
Hence - thence
Today - that day
Tonight - that night
Tomorrow - the next day (or) the following day
Yesterday - the day before (or) the previous day
Last night - the night before (or) the previous Day
Last week - the week before
Next week - the week after (or) the following week
Next month - the month after
Next year - the year after
Day after tomorrow - day after next day
Day before yesterday - day before the previous day
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Direct Speech into Indirect Speech :
There are two ways in which we can report what some one has said.
1. Direct speech
2. Indirect speech
Direct Speech : In direct speech we reproduce the actual words of the speaker. The words of the speaker are put within inverted commas. (“……..”)
Example :
Barath Kumar said, “My father is going to Mumbai tomorrow”.
Indirect Speech : In direct speech we do not reproduce the actual words of the speaker. We report the speech after making some changes.
Example :
Barath Kumar said that his father was going to Mumbai the next day.
Direct Speech........Indirect Speech
1st Persons – Denote the speaker
I - he - She
My – his - her
Me - him - her
Mine - his - her
Myself - himself - herself
We - they - they
Us – them - them
Our – their - their
Ourselves - themselves - themselves
IInd Persons – Denote the person addressed to
You - he - she
You (plural) - they - they
You - him - her
Your - their - their
Your - his - her
You - them - them
Yourself - himself - herself
Yourselves - themselves - themselves
Me - you - I
Me - your - my
Me - you - me
Me - yourself - me
Us - you - we
Us - your - our
Us - you - us
Us - yourself - ourselves
Change of Special words :
The words expressing nearness of time and place change into words showing distance.
DIRECT SPEECH.......INDIRECT SPEECH
This - that
These - those
Here - there
Now - then
Thus - so (or) in that way
Hereafter - thereafter
Ago - before
Hence - thence
Today - that day
Tonight - that night
Tomorrow - the next day (or) the following day
Yesterday - the day before (or) the previous day
Last night - the night before (or) the previous Day
Last week - the week before
Next week - the week after (or) the following week
Next month - the month after
Next year - the year after
Day after tomorrow - day after next day
Day before yesterday - day before the previous day