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CLASS-VIII SUBJECT- ENGLISH ( GRAMMAR)

( by Reeta Thapar)

TOPIC- REPORTED SPEECH


Direct and Indirect Speech

There are two ways of Reporting what another person has said:

1. He said , “ I am tired of hearing these complaints.”

This is called Direct Speech.

2. We may give an account of what another person has said, such as

He said that he was tired of hearing those complaints.

This is called Indirect Speech.

He said , “ I am tired of hearing these complaints.

( R V) (RS)

He said is the Reported Verb ( R V)

I am tired of hearing these complaints . This is Reported Speech ( RS )

When the reported Verb is in Present or Future tenses, the tenses of Reported
Speech will not be changed.

When The RV is in Past Tenses then we should follow the chart of tenses to change
the tense.

S O N

1 2 3

Always follow the formula son/ 123 while changing the pronouns

1st ( I , We )person of RS will be changed according to the subject of the RV

2nd ( you ) Person of RS will be changed according to the object of RV

3rd person ( He, She. It, They ) of RS will not be Changed


Direct Speech Indirect Speech
Simple Sentences

Is/ am/are Was/ were

Was/ were Had been

Has/ have hah


Present Simple / Present Indefinite Past Simple / Past Indefinite Tense
Tense
Present Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Indefinite tense Past Perfect Tense
Past Continuous Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense No change
Past Perfect Continuous Tense No change
Will / Shall, can, may. Must Would, could, might, had to

Adverb Of Time will be change whenever RV is in Past Tense according to the following
Chart
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Today/ tonight That day/ that night later After
Tomorrow The next day/ the now Then
following day
Yesterday The previous day/ thus So
the day before
The day after In two days’ time just then
tomorrow
At present time At that time Ago before
Next week/ month The following week/
month

Other Required Changes


Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
come Go hence Thence
this That theses those
here There hereby Thereby
bring take

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