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Grade 10 (Unit 12)

INDIRECT SPEECH
[REPORTED SPEECH]
Indirect speech= reported speech

Let’s see what happens in this “Indirect


Speech”?

We say something; what some person has said to us to


another person.
→ Here, we do not use the exact [same] words the person used.
Have a look at these 2 incidents
1 2
I am sleepy

Neshai said that


she was sleepy

Neshadi

1st incident

2nd incident
Let’s see how it happens

Direct
speech Neshadi said, “I am sleepy” Simple present

Simple past
Neshadi said that she was sleepy
Indirect
speech

The conjunction “that” should be added before the


action/ incident
අදාළ ක්‍රියාව/ සිද්ධියට පෙර “that”පයදිය යුතුයි.
Note these changes

I → she/ he
we → they
you → I
they → they
he → he
she → she
it → it
Senul → Senul (or he)
You can use either the name or he/she
Let’s see another example

Anup said, “I will study hard to pass this exam”

Anup said that he would study hard to pass that exam.

Note that,
will → would

this → that
Have a look at these sentences
Direct speech → Reported speech
1. My friends said, “We study hard for the examination”.
→ My friends said that they studied hard for the
examination.

2. “I will leave the money on the table”, my father


promised.
→ My father promised that he would leave the money on
the table.
EXERCISE- 01
 Find the correct sentence written in indirect speech.
1. He said, “My brother wears a cap”.
a) He said that my brother wears a cap.

b) He said that his bother wore a cap then.

c) He said that his brother wore a cap.

2. The manager said, “You should be punctual”.


a) The manager said that I should be punctual.

b) The manager said that he should be punctual.

c) The manager says that I should be punctual.

3. My elder brother said, “I will go to Russia”.


a) My elder brother said that I will go to Russia.

b) My elder brother said that he would go to Russia.

c) My elder brother said that I would go to Russia.


4. The interviewer said, “We will select you for the job”.
a) The interviewer said that they would select me for the job.

b) The interviewer said that they would select you for the job.

c) The interviewer said that we would select me for the job.

5. My teacher said, “You are a brilliant student”.


a) My teacher said that I am a brilliant student.

b) My teacher said that I was a brilliant student.

c) My teacher said that you were a brilliant student.

6. The thief cried and said, “I will never steal again”.


a) The thief cried and said that I would never steal again.
b) The thief cried and said that he will never steal again.
c) The thief cried and said that he would never steal again.
Direct speech Indirect speech
will → would
can → could
shall → should
have/has → had
this → that
now → then
Note that →
these→ those
here→ there
today→ that day
yesterday→ the previous day/
the day before
tomorrow→ the following day/the next day

next the following week/month/year


week/month/year→
last the previous week/month/year
week/month/year→
Now look at these examples
Direct speech → Indirect speech
1. My mother told me, “I will turn the light off now”.
→ My mother told me that she would turn the light off
then.

2. Our guide warned us, “You have to be careful with


these harmful insects”
→ Our guide warned us that we had to be careful with
those harmful insects.
EXERCISE- 02
 Turn these sentences to indirect speech.
1. The gate keeper said, “You’re too early today”.

2. The class teacher said, “I shall check the


workbooks tomorrow”.
3. My friend told me, “I can eat a bar of
chocolate now”.
4. Uncle Ranil said, “My wife lives in Japan”.

5. “ I will finish the report now”, he said.


Pay attention to these possessive adjectives

My →her/his Example:

me → him/her Rashini: “I like my brown shoes”


Our→their
Your→my Rashini said that she liked her brown shoes.

Their→their
her→her
His→his…etc
Some more examples,
1. Nithin said, “I will go to see my grandmother next
week”.
→ Nithin said that he would go to see his grandmother
the following week.

2. My teacher advised, “You have to pay more attention


to your studies”.
→ My teacher advised that I had to pay more attention
to my studies.
EXERCISE- 03
 Turn these sentences into reported speech.
1. “I will finish my homework soon”, my sister
promised.
2. The cashier said, “We can’t accept card
payments today”.
3. My mother angrily said, “I will phone your class
teacher soon”.
4. My friend said, “My sister plays chess well”.
5. “I have to submit my assignment tomorrow”,
she said.
ANSWERS
 Exercise 01:
1. c)
2. a)
3. b)
4. a)
5. b)
6. c)
ANSWERS
 Exercise 02:
1. The gate keeper said that I was too early that
day.
2. The class teacher said that she should check
the workbooks the following day.
3. My friend told me that she could eat a bar of
chocolate then.
4. Uncle Ranil said that his wife lived in Japan.
5. He said that he would finish the report then.
ANSWERS
 Exercise 03
1. My sister promised that she would finish her
homework soon.
2. The cashier said that they could not accept card
payments that day.
3. My mother angrily said that she would phone my class
teacher soon.
4. My friend said that his/ her sister played chess well.
5. She said that she had to submit her assignment the
following day.
Prepared by :- M. A.
Nipuni Samarasinghe
Kg/ Dehi/ Raththagala P.S
Dehiowita Education Division

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