What is the formula of direct and indirect speech?
Direct speech is known as repeating the exact words spoken and Indirect speech is known as reporting the words….Changes as per Tense.
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|
| Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) | Past perfect continuous (Subject +had been+V1 +ing+ Object) |
How do you form an indirect speech?
Usually indirect speech is introduced by the verb said, as in I said, Bill said, or they said. Using the verb say in this tense, indicates that something was said in the past. In these cases, the main verb in the reported sentence is put in the past.
How do I report an indirect speech?
Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like ‘say’, ‘tell’, ‘ask’, and we may use the word ‘that’ to introduce the reported words.
What are indirect questions?
An indirect question is a question embedded inside a statement (i.e., a declarative sentence) or another question (i.e., an interrogative sentence).
How do you report an indirect speech question?
These general rules for reported speech also apply.
- When we report questions, the subject comes before the verb.
- When reporting questions we don’t use the auxiliary verb do, except in negative questions.
- We report yes/no questions with if or whether.
What is the indirect speech of must?
Indirect Speech for Modals, e.g. MUST, MAY, CAN, MIGHT, etc
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|
| MUST changes into HAD TO | |
| He said, “I must study this book”. | He said that he had to study this book. |
| They said, “We must finish the work in time”. | They said that they had to finish the work in time. |
What is indirect speech of did?
Why is the first part it mentioned. “direct speech: ‘Who did you see?’ she asked. indirect speech: She asked me who I’d seen” It means I should change to Past simple for Past Perfect but in othe part I’ve read. Direct Speech: ‘Where did he go?’
What is indirect speech today?
He said: “It was hot yesterday.” → He said that it had been hot the day before. He said: “We are going to swim tomorrow.” → He said they were going to swim the next day….Time words.
| direct speech | reported speech |
|---|---|
| now | then, at that time |
| today | that day, on Sunday, yesterday |
| tonight | that night, last night, on Sunday night |
What is indirect speech time?
Changes in place, time and person in indirect speech
| Direct speech | Indirect speech |
|---|---|
| now | then / at that time |
| tonight | last night, that night, on Monday night |
| today | yesterday, that day, on Monday |
| yesterday | the day before / the previous day, on Sunday |
What is change in indirect speech soon?
Adverbs of time or place do not normally change if the reporting verb is in the present or future tense. Adverb ‘soon ‘ remains unchanged.
What is the indirect form of must?
Modal changes in indirect speech
| Direct speech | Indirect speech |
|---|---|
| may (permission, future) | would be allowed to |
| must (obligation, present) | must / had to |
| must (obligation, future) | must / would have to |
| needn’t (necessity, present) | didn’t have to / didn’t need to |
Is reported speech and indirect speech SAME?
There is no difference between reported speech and indirect speech. Both are same.
What is an indirect quote example?
In writing, an “indirect quotation” is a paraphrase of someone else’s words: It “reports” on what a person said without using the exact words of the speaker. An indirect quotation (unlike a direct quotation) is not placed in quotation marks. For example: Dr. King said that he had a dream.