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Direct To Indirect Speech

Here are the indirect speech versions of the statements: 1. Tomas says that he is glad to be there that day. 2. The girl said that her schedule was quite hectic. 3. My wife said that she needed to go to the store. 4. Mother says that they are so proud of me. 5. The teacher said that Taal Volcano is the smallest volcano in the Philippines.

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Direct To Indirect Speech

Here are the indirect speech versions of the statements: 1. Tomas says that he is glad to be there that day. 2. The girl said that her schedule was quite hectic. 3. My wife said that she needed to go to the store. 4. Mother says that they are so proud of me. 5. The teacher said that Taal Volcano is the smallest volcano in the Philippines.

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Direct

& Indirect
Speech
Direct and Indirect speech
Direct speech gives the exact
words of the speaker. On the other
hand, indirect speech gives the
words of the speaker as reported by
another person.
DIRECT SPEECH
Example:

Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino told, “Filipinos are


worth dying for.”

Exact words of the speaker


Example:
Introductory part Comma

Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino told, “Filipinos are


worth dying for.”
Quotation marks
Quoted Part
Example:

He said, “I want to be a teacher.”


Example:
Introductory part Quotation Marks

He said, “I want to be a teacher.”

Comma Quoted Part


Example:

“I want to dance,” she said.


Example:
Quotation marks

“I want to dance,” she said.


Quoted part Comma Introductory part
(in the beginning)
Example:

“I will go to the supermarket”


mother said.
Example:
Quoted part
(in the beginning)

“I will go to the supermarket, ”


mother said.
Introductory part
Example:

“Bobby,” the teacher said, “read the


poem.”
Example:
Quotation marks
Comma

“Bobby,” the teacher said, “read the


poem.”
Introductory part
Quoted part
Example:

“Hush” the teacher said “and don’t


make noise.”
Example:

“Hush,” the teacher said, “and


don’t make noise.”
Indirect Speech
Example:
Introductory part

The boy said that he did his


assignment.
Reported part
"I can do this," he thought.

"I might go to the mall," he said.

David said, “I am writing a letter now”.

He said that he was happy.

Junie said it was cold.

Lyla said that she was tired.

She said she had taught online the day before.

She said, "I've been teaching English for seven years."

They said, “We are going to cinema.”

John said that he would give me a pen.


CHANGING DIRECT
TO INDIRECT
SPEECH
For Statements:

1.The introductory word


“that” is used.
Example:
Benny said, “It was rainy yesterday.”

Benny said that it was rainy the day


before.
“He works in a bank,” she says.

She says ___ he works in a bank.


2. When the verb in the introductory part is in the
present tense, then the verb in the quoted part
remains the same. (no change in tense)

She says, “ The air is clear.”

She says that the air is clear.


A young lady exclaims, “The queens are
lovely.”

A young lady exclaims that the queens ____


lovely.
She says, “ She sang a song.”

She says that she ____ a song.


•Lani says, “I will visit my
grandparents tomorrow.”

•Lani says that she __________ her


grandparents the next day.
3. When the verb in the introductory part is in the past tense,
then the verbs within the inverted commas will undergo
corresponding changes in the indirect speech statements.

a. simple present ---- simple past.

She said, “ The place is near.”

She said that the place was near.


“ We choose you to represent the
class,” they said.

They said that they _____ me to


represent the class.
b. simple past- past perfect

Eva said, “ I went to New York last week.”

Eva said that she had gone to New York the


week before.
•Lani said, “I will visit my
grandparents tomorrow.”

•Lani said that she __________ her


grandparents the next day.
Yohann said, “Sheila arrived
yesterday.”

Yohann said that sheila _________


the day before.
4. When the quoted part expresses a fact or the general
truth, the same present form is used in the Indirect
speech.

He said, “Camino Real curves around


the Katayaghan hills.”

He said that Camino Real curves


around the Katayaghan hills.
I said, “God is great.”

I said that God ___ great.


The teacher qouted, “ Eating balanced diet
is good for the body.”

The teacher qouted that eating balanced diet


____ good for the body.
I CAN DO IT!
Change direct speech to
indirect by writing the
appropriate tense of the verb.
1. The math teacher said, “ Ten plus
ten is always twenty.”

The math teacher said that ten


plus ten ____ always twenty.
2. The priest said, “God is great.”

The priest said that God __ great.


3. Maria said, “The place is so
quiet.”

Maria said that the place ___ so


quiet.
4. “I will stay at home tomorrow,”
Bill said.

Bill said that he ______ at home the


next day.
5. He says, “I admire the
human race.”
He says that he ____ the
human race.
Aside from the changes in the verb
tense, word order and introductory
word used, changes in pronouns,
adjectives and adverbs also take place
when changing direct speech to
indirect speech.
For adverbial expressions of Time
 today --- that day
 Yesterday --- the day before
 last night --- the night before
 last week --- the week before
 tonight --- that night
 now --- then
 tomorrow --- the next day
Place
here --- there

Pronouns
I – I/he/she our – their
me – him/her ours – theirs
my – his/ her you – I/ me/ they/them
we – they
us – them
THIS / THESE
This used in time expressions usually becomes that.

She said, “She’s coming this week”.


She said that she was coming that week.

This and that used as adjectives usually change to the.


He said, “I bought this pearl for my mother”.
He said that he had bought the pearl for his mother.

This, these used as pronouns can become it, they/them.


He said, “I found these beside the king’s bed”.
He said that he had found them beside the king’s bed.
1. Tomas says, “I am glad to
be here today.”
2. “My schedule is quite
hectic,” the girl said.
3. My wife said, “I need to
go to the store.”
4. “We are so proud of you,”
mother says.
5. The teacher said, “Taal Volcano is
the smallest volcano in the
Philippines.”

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