Direct Speech - Change In Tenses


 
 
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Direct Speech - Change In Tenses

Changing Indirect Speech into Direct Speech:  When we write a sentence in indirect Speech we  use the coordinating conjunctions to join the two parts.  In direct speech while converting the sentence into direct speech we separate the introducing verb by a comma and a quoted speech. The quoted speech always begins with a capital letter and is placed within inverted commas.

Change in tenses: We often have to change the tense of the verb in the spoken words. A verb in the simple past usually changes to the simple present in direct speech:

  • Aly said all books were in that drawer. ( Indirect Speech )
  • All books are in this drawer"; said Aly. ( Direct Speech )
  • She said that she wanted to attend the marriage function. ( Indirect Speech)
  • She said, "I want to attend the marriage function." ( Direct Speech )
  • He said Neha had eaten two apple .  ( Indirect Speech )
  • He said , "Neha ate two apple." ( Direct Speech )
  • Simran remarked that he had watched that horror movie. ( Indirect Speech )
  • "I watched this horror movie," remarked Simran. ( Direct Speech )
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    Question : 1

    Change the following sentence into Indirect speech .

    They told me that they had been playing basketball.

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 2

    Change the following sentence into Indirect speech .

    1. She said that Irvin had arrived on Sunday.

    2. She said that she would be in Scotland the next day.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 3

    Change the following sentence into Indirect speech .

    She told me that she had been to San Francisco.

    Right Option : D
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