Direct Speech is refers to reproducing another person's exact words or saying exactly what someone has said (sometimes called quoted speech).
We use quotation marks ("______________") and it should be word for word.
Indirect speech is
refers to reproducing the idea of another person's words that doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.
Indirect speech is sometimes called reported speech. The tense usually changes when reporting speech. This is because we are usually talking about a time in the past and obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past.
The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.
For example:
Adit said, "It's cool".
Or
"It's cool," Adit said.
Note: The reporting verbs that are usually used to report imperative sentences are:
Tell, order, command, ask, warn, remindFor example:
Direct speech Indirect speech
Present simple Past simple
Ari said, "I eat fried rice". Ari said that she ate fried rice.
Past simple Past Perfect
Father said, "I went to office yesterday". Father said (that) he had gone to office the day before.
In time expressions and pronouns
Direct speech | Indirect speech |
Now Today/tonight Yesterday Tomorrow Last week Next week Ago | Then That day/that night The day before/the previous day The next/following day The previous week The following week/the week after Before |
This/these Here Pronouns | That/those There They change according to the context |
Sometimes we need to report someone's questions. The reported question are introduced with the verb ask, inquire, wonder, want to know, etc.
Type | Form | Examples |
Yes-No questions | Ask + if/whether + subject + verb Wonder etc. | "Do you speak English?" - He wondered if I spoke English. |
Wh-questions | Ask + question word + subject + verb Wonder etc. | "What are you watching?" - She asked what I am watching. |
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