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Reported Speech

Reported Speech - Definition, Rules and Usage with Examples

Reported speech or indirect speech is the form of speech used to convey what was said by someone at some point of time. This article will help you with all that you need to know about reported speech, its meaning, definition, how and when to use them along with examples. Furthermore, try out the practice questions given to check how far you have understood the topic.

Definition of reported speech, rules to be followed when using reported speech, table 1 – change of pronouns, table 2 – change of adverbs of place and adverbs of time, table 3 – change of tense, table 4 – change of modal verbs, tips to practise reported speech, examples of reported speech, check your understanding of reported speech, frequently asked questions on reported speech in english, what is reported speech.

Reported speech is the form in which one can convey a message said by oneself or someone else, mostly in the past. It can also be said to be the third person view of what someone has said. In this form of speech, you need not use quotation marks as you are not quoting the exact words spoken by the speaker, but just conveying the message.

Now, take a look at the following dictionary definitions for a clearer idea of what it is.

Reported speech, according to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, is defined as “a report of what somebody has said that does not use their exact words.” The Collins Dictionary defines reported speech as “speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person’s actual words.” According to the Cambridge Dictionary, reported speech is defined as “the act of reporting something that was said, but not using exactly the same words.” The Macmillan Dictionary defines reported speech as “the words that you use to report what someone else has said.”

Reported speech is a little different from direct speech . As it has been discussed already, reported speech is used to tell what someone said and does not use the exact words of the speaker. Take a look at the following rules so that you can make use of reported speech effectively.

The first thing you have to keep in mind is that you need not use any quotation marks as you are not using the exact words of the speaker.
You can use the following formula to construct a sentence in the reported speech.
You can use verbs like said, asked, requested, ordered, complained, exclaimed, screamed, told, etc. If you are just reporting a declarative sentence , you can use verbs like told, said, etc. followed by ‘that’ and end the sentence with a full stop . When you are reporting interrogative sentences, you can use the verbs – enquired, inquired, asked, etc. and remove the question mark . In case you are reporting imperative sentences , you can use verbs like requested, commanded, pleaded, ordered, etc. If you are reporting exclamatory sentences , you can use the verb exclaimed and remove the exclamation mark . Remember that the structure of the sentences also changes accordingly.
Furthermore, keep in mind that the sentence structure , tense , pronouns , modal verbs , some specific adverbs of place and adverbs of time change when a sentence is transformed into indirect/reported speech.

Transforming Direct Speech into Reported Speech

As discussed earlier, when transforming a sentence from direct speech into reported speech, you will have to change the pronouns, tense and adverbs of time and place used by the speaker. Let us look at the following tables to see how they work.

Here are some tips you can follow to become a pro in using reported speech.

Select a play, a drama or a short story with dialogues and try transforming the sentences in direct speech into reported speech.
Write about an incident or speak about a day in your life using reported speech.
Develop a story by following prompts or on your own using reported speech.

Given below are a few examples to show you how reported speech can be written. Check them out.

Santana said that she would be auditioning for the lead role in Funny Girl.
Blaine requested us to help him with the algebraic equations.
Karishma asked me if I knew where her car keys were.
The judges announced that the Warblers were the winners of the annual acapella competition.
Binsha assured that she would reach Bangalore by 8 p.m.
Kumar said that he had gone to the doctor the previous day.
Lakshmi asked Teena if she would accompany her to the railway station.
Jibin told me that he would help me out after lunch.
The police ordered everyone to leave from the bus stop immediately.
Rahul said that he was drawing a caricature.

Transform the following sentences into reported speech by making the necessary changes.

1. Rachel said, “I have an interview tomorrow.”

2. Mahesh said, “What is he doing?”

3. Sherly said, “My daughter is playing the lead role in the skit.”

4. Dinesh said, “It is a wonderful movie!”

5. Suresh said, “My son is getting married next month.”

6. Preetha said, “Can you please help me with the invitations?”

7. Anna said, “I look forward to meeting you.”

8. The teacher said, “Make sure you complete the homework before tomorrow.”

9. Sylvester said, “I am not going to cry anymore.”

10. Jade said, “My sister is moving to Los Angeles.”

Now, find out if you have answered all of them correctly.

1. Rachel said that she had an interview the next day.

2. Mahesh asked what he was doing.

3. Sherly said that her daughter was playing the lead role in the skit.

4. Dinesh exclaimed that it was a wonderful movie.

5. Suresh said that his son was getting married the following month.

6. Preetha asked if I could help her with the invitations.

7. Anna said that she looked forward to meeting me.

8. The teacher told us to make sure we completed the homework before the next day.

9. Sylvester said that he was not going to cry anymore.

10. Jade said that his sister was moving to Los Angeles.

What is reported speech?

What is the definition of reported speech.

What is the formula of reported speech?

You can use the following formula to construct a sentence in the reported speech. Subject said that (report whatever the speaker said)

Give some examples of reported speech.

Given below are a few examples to show you how reported speech can be written.

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Reported Speech

Reported Speech How does it Work?

Indirect speech or Reported speech is just a way of expressing your intent in questions, statements or other phrases, without essentially quoting them outrightly as the way it is done in indirect speech.

Reported Speech Rules

To understand Reported Speech Grammar and Reported Verbs, you need to first understand reported speech rules and how it works. Here are some types of reported speech:

Reported Statements

Reported speech is used when someone says a sentence, like, "I'm going to the movie tonight". Later, we want to tell a 3rd person what the first person is doing.

It works like this:

We use a reporting verb i.e 'say' or 'tell'. In the present tense, just put in 'he says.

Direct Speech: I like burgers.

Reported Speech: He says (that) he likes burgers.

You don't need to change the tense, but you do need to switch the 'person' from 'I' to 'he’. You also need to change words like 'my' and 'your'.

But, in case the reporting verb is in the past tense, then change the tenses in the reported speech itself.

Reported Questions

Reported questions to go like

Direct Speech: Where do you reside?

We make the change to reported speech by-

It is similar to reported statements. The tense changes are exact, and we keep the question’s word. But we need to change the grammar of that normal sentence into positive. For eg:

Reported Speech: He asked me where I resided.

The direct speech question is in the present simple tense. We make a present simple question with 'do' or 'does'. For that, I need to take that away. Then change the verb to the past simple.

Direct Speech: Where is Jolly?

Reported Speech: He asked me where Jolly was.

The direct question is the present simple of 'be'. We change the question form of the present simple of being by changing the position of the subject and the verb. So, change them back before putting the verb into the past simple.

Here Are Some More Examples

Reported Requests

The reported speech goes a long way. What if a person asks you to do something politely or make a request? It’s called a reported request. For example

Direct Speech: Close the door, please / Could you close the door please? / Would you mind closing the door, please?

All these requests mean the same, so we don't need to report every word there when we tell a 3rd person about it.

We can simply use 'ask me + to + infinitive':

Reported Speech: They asked me to close the door.

Direct Speech: Please be punctual.

Reported Speech: They asked us to be punctual.

Reported Orders

And lastly, how about when someone doesn't ask that politely? This is known as an 'order' in English, which is when someone tells you to do something pretty much directly. This is called a reported order. For example

Direct Speech: Stand up right now!

We make this into a reported speech in the same way as that for a request. Just use 'tell' rather than 'ask':

Reported Speech: She told me to stand up right now.

Time Expressions within the Ambit of Reported Speech

Sometimes when we want to change the direct speech into reported speech, we will have to change the time expressions too. We don't necessarily always have to do that. However, It depends on when we heard the speech in indirect form and when we said the speech in reported form.

For Example,

It's Sunday. Kiran Ma’am says "I'm leaving today".

If You tell someone on Sunday, You will say "Kiran Ma’am said she was leaving today".

If you tell someone on Tuesday, You will say "Kiran Ma’am said she was leaving yesterday".

If you tell someone on Friday, you will say "Kiran Ma’am said she was leaving on Sunday ".

If you tell someone a month later, you will say "Kiran Ma’am said she was leaving that day".

So, technically there's no easy way to convert. You need to put in real effort and have to think about it when the direct speech is said.

Here's a Table of How Some Conversions can be Made

now can be converted to then / at that time

today can be converted to yesterday / that day / Tuesday / the 27 th of June

yesterday can be converted to the day before yesterday / the day before / Wednesday / the 5th of December

last night can be converted to the night before, Thursday night

last week can be converted to the week before / the previous week

tomorrow can be converted to today / the next day / the following day / Friday

Now Let us Check our Understanding Through this Table

This is all about reported speech. English grammar is a tricky thing given both the rules and practice. Reading these rules solely will not help you to get a strong grasp of them. You also have to practice reported speech sentences in practical life to know how and when they can be used.

FAQs on Reported Speech

1. How to convert present tenses to reported speech and give some examples.

There are certain rules to follow while converting sentences to reported speech. We need to manage tenses also.

Usually, the present sentences change to simple past tense.

Ex: I do yoga every morning

She said that she did yoga every morning.

I play cricket a lot

He said that he played cricket a lot

Usually The present continuous tense changes to the past continuous tense.

Ex: My friend is watching a movie.

She said that her friend was watching a movie.

We are eating dinner

They said that they were eating dinner.

Usually, the Present Perfect Tense changes into Past Perfect Tense

Ex: I have been to the USA

She told me that she had been to the USA.

She has finished her task.

She said that she had finished her task.

Usually the Present Perfect Progressive Tense changes into Past Perfect Tense

2. How to convert present tenses to reported speech and give some examples.

Usually the Past Simple Tense changes into the Past Perfect Tense.

Ex: He arrived on Friday

He said that he had arrived on Friday.

My mom enjoyed the stay here

He said that his mom had enjoyed the stay there.

Usually, the Past Progressive Tense changes into the Perfect Continuous Tense

Ex: I was playing the cricket

He said that he had been playing cricket.

My husband was cooking

She said that her husband had been cooking.

Usually, the Past Perfect Tense doesn’t change.

Ex: She had worked hard.

She said that she had worked hard.

And also the Past Perfect Progressive Tense doesn’t change.

3. State the rules for conversion of future tenses into reported speech

There are rules to follow while converting the future tenses to reported speech.

In general, the Future Simple Tense changes into would. And also the future Progressive Tense changes into “would be”. The Future Perfect Tense changes into “would have”. The Future Perfect Progressive Tense changes into “would have been”.

Ex: I will be attending the wedding.

She said that she would be attending the wedding.

4. Give examples for conversion of ‘can ‘, ‘can’t’ and ‘will’,’’won’t’

5. Give some examples for reported requests and reported orders.

Reported Speech

Reported Speech: Whenever you are quoting someone else’s words , you use two kinds of speeches – Direct or Indirect speech . In this chapter, we will learn all about Direct and Indirect speech and how to convert one into another.

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Reported speech- Play of the tenses:

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This is a summary table that will be crystal clear to you as you read further. Just come back to this table after this section and use this as a summary table:

Some word transitions from direct to reported speech that will come in handy:

Will becomes would
Can becomes could
would stays would
should stays should
must stays must or had to(matter of choice)
shall becomes should

Exception : A present tense in direct speech may not become a past tense in the reported speech if it’s a fact or something generic we are talking about in the sentence. For example-

Direct speech: The sun rises from the East.

Reported speech: She said that the sun rises/rose from the East.

Reported speech- Handling questions:

What happens when the sentence we are trying to report was actually a question? That’s something we are going to deal with in this section. Reported questions- It’s quite interesting. let’s get into it:

Well the good news is that the tense change you learnt above stays the same in reported speech for questions. The only difference is that when you report a question, you no more report it in the form of a question but in the form of a statement. For example:

Direct speech: Where do you want to eat?

Reported speech: She asked me where I wanted to eat.

Notice how the question mark is gone from the reported speech. The reported speech is a statement now. Keep that in mind as you read further.

Remember the tense change? Let’s apply that to a few questions now.

Now these are questions that have wordy answers to them. What about the questions that has yes/no answers to them? In these type of questions just add “if” before asking the question. For example:

Direct speech: Would you like to eat some cupcakes?
Reported speech: He asked me if i would like to eat some cupcakes.
Direct speech: Have you ever seen the Van Gogh paintings?
Reported speech: She asked me if I had ever seen the Van Gogh paintings.
Direct speech: Are you eating your vegetables?
Reported speech: She asked if I was eating my vegetables.

Reported speech- Reported requests:

Well not all questions require answers. Some questions are polite requests. Remember? Could you please try to remember? And then there are request statements. Let’s see how do we convert these into reported speech.

Reported request = ask me + to + verb or requested me + to +verb

Just add this rule to your reported speech and you have what is called a reported request.

Reported speech- Reported orders:

Well, not everyone is going to be polite. Sometimes, we get orders. Now how will you report them? Unlike the request, the reporting verb isn’t ask but told or tell. Also, when in orders, sometimes subjects are omitted but while reporting we have to revive the subjects. Let’s see a few examples:

Direct speech: Sit down!
Reported speech: She told me to sit down.
Direct speech: don’t worry!
Reported speech: She told me not to worry.

Reported speech- Time transitions:

With that, you have everything it takes to understand reported speech. you are all se to change the direct to reported speech. Go ahead and try a few examples. All the best!

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Active and Passive voice

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Simple but very nice explanation and helpfull too.

What is the voice change of ” I have endeavoured to understand the fundamental truths.”

ENDEAVOUR HAS BEEN MADE BY ME TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH.

The fundamental truths have been endeavoured to be understood by me

The fundamental truths to understand had been endeavoured by him

The fundamental truths have endeavoured to be understood by me

The fundamental truths has been understood endeavoured to by me

How to change the voice for the following sentence – the books will be received by tomorrow

By whom? We need a subject. If the subject was for example “The library”, then the sentence in active voice would read “The library will receive the books by tomorrow”.

You will receive the books by tomorrow.

Tomorrow you will receive the book

You will receive the books (by) tomorrow.

Someone will receive the books by tomorrow

Tomorrow will be receive the books

HE WILL RECEIVE THE BOOKS BY TOMORROW.

By tomorrow the books will be received.

By tomorrow, you will receive the books

Tomorrow received the book

Change this “take right and turn left” into passive voice

Let the right be taken amd left be turned

‘amd’ is “and” 😅

You are advised to take right and turn left

Very helpful information thanks

Very well explained all basics that can lead to gain further knowledge very easily

What is in this box change into passive

what is the voice change of,” some people think nuclear is the best, because it doesnt add to global warming “….

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A kite was made by Ravi . What is the active form of this statement???

how to change into passive this sentence “when they were shifting the patient to the I.C.U.,he died

change into passive voice this sentence “when they were shifting the patient to I.C.U.,he died .

May you tell us tense conversion in voice.

Sentences without action like…. Jim is a doctor . Is it active or passive and if any how would you decide without having a main verb ?

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Reported speech

Level: intermediate

Reporting and summarising

When we want to report what people say, we don't usually try to report their exact words. We usually give a summary , for example:

Direct speech (exact words) :

Mary : Oh dear. We've been walking for hours! I'm exhausted. I don't think I can go any further. I really need to stop for a rest. Peter : Don't worry. I'm not surprised you're tired. I'm tired too. I'll tell you what, let's see if we can find a place to sit down, and then we can stop and have our picnic.

Reported speech (summary) :

When Mary complained that she was tired out after walking so far, Peter said they could stop for a picnic.

Reporting verbs

When we want to report what people say, we use reporting verbs . Different reporting verbs have different patterns, for example:

Mary complained (that) she was tired . (verb + that clause) She asked if they could stop for a rest . (verb + if clause) Peter told her not to worry . (verb + to -infinitive) He suggested stopping and having a picnic . (verb + - ing form)

See reporting verbs with that , wh- and if clauses , verbs followed by the infinitive , verbs followed by the -ing form .

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Tenses in reported speech

When reporting what people say or think in English, we need to remember that the rules for tense forms in reported speech are exactly the same as in the rest of the language.

This is a letter that Andrew wrote ten years ago:

If we wanted to report what Andrew said in his letter, we might say something like this:

Andrew said that when he was 22, he was an engineering student in his last month at university. He wanted to travel abroad after he had finished his course at the university, but he would need to earn some money while he was abroad so he wanted to learn to teach English as a foreign language. A friend had recommended a course but Andrew needed more information, so he wrote to the school and asked them when their courses started and how much they were . He also wanted to know if there was an examination at the end of the course.

We would naturally use past tense forms to talk about things which happened ten years ago. So, tenses in reports and summaries in English are the same as in the rest of the language.

Sometimes we can choose between a past tense form and a present tense form. If we're talking about the past but we mention something that's still true , we can use the present tense:

John said he'd stayed at the Shangri-la because it' s the best hotel in town. Mary said she enjoyed the film because Robert de Niro is her favourite actor. Helen said she loves visiting New York.

or the past tense:

John said he'd stayed at the Shangri-la because it was the best hotel in town. Mary said she enjoyed the film because Robert de Niro was her favourite actor. Helen said she loved visiting New York.

If we're talking about something that everybody knows is true , we normally use the present tense :

Michael said he'd always wanted to climb Everest because it' s the highest mountain in the world. Mary said she loved visiting New York because it' s such an exciting city.

Hi! I found the following paragraph from a grammar site while I was studying the reported speech. Can you help me? It says; --> We can use a perfect form with have + -ed form after modal verbs, especially where the report looks back to a hypothetical event in the past: He said the noise might have been the postman delivering letters. (original statement: ‘The noise might be the postman delivering letters.’)

And my question is: How do we understand if it is a hypothetical event in the past or not? We normally don't change 'might' in reported speech. (e.g. ‘It might snow tonight,’ he warned. --> He warned that it might snow that night.) But why do we say 'He said the noise might have been the postman delivering letters.' instead of 'He said that the noise might be the postman delivering letters.’ What's the difference between these two indirect reported speeches? Could you please explain the difference? And I also found this example which is about the same rule above: --> He said he would have helped us if we’d needed a volunteer. (original statement: a) ‘I’ll help you if you need a volunteer’ or b) ‘I’d help you if you needed a volunteer.’) Can you also explain why we report this sentence like that. How can we both change a) and b) into the same indirect reported speech? Thank you very much!

Hello Melis_06,

1. He said the noise might have been the postman delivering letters. 2. He said that the noise might be the postman delivering letters.

In sentence 1 it is clear that the noise has ended; it is a noise that 'he' could hear but it is not a noise that you can hear now. In sentence 2 the noise could have ended or it could be a noise that you can still hear now. For example, if the noise is one which is constant, such as a noise that comes from your car engine that you are still trying to identify, then you would use sentence 2. In other words, sentence 2 allows for a wider range of time possibilities - both past (ended) and present (still current).

Your second question is similar:

He said he would have helped us if we needed a volunteer - you no longer need a volunteer

He said he would help us if we needed a volunteer - this could still be relevant; you may still need a volunteer.

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Hello my friend : what are you doing now? me : I'm eating an apple now and My friend repeated his question now

my question

Can I repeat the sentence in the past ( I was eating an apple) and mean( I'm eating an apple now) ?

You can but it is unusual. If you say I was eating an apple (past continuous), it means that it was in the past. You already finished eating the apple and you are not eating it now. But if your friend asked you just a moment ago, I guess you are still eating the apple when she/he asks the second question, so I would say I'm eating an apple (because you are still doing it).

Alternatively, you can use a past tense reporting verb e.g. I said I was eating an apple (referring to the time of the first question), or I said I 'm eating an apple (to show that you are still eating it now, at the moment of speaking).

LearnEnglish team

Am I correct then? When someone wants us to repeat the sentence we have just said a moment ago we say 'I said I am doing...' if we are still doing that action. But if we are done with that action, then we say 'I said I was doing...' Did I get it right? Thanks!

Hello Meldo,

Yes, that's correct. Well done!

Hi. I wish to enquire if the verb tense used after a conjunction also changes in complex sentences as per tense transition rules, especially if it is already in simple past tense. In order to explain, could you please solve the following for me: 1. It has been quite a while since I last saw you. 2. Nevertheless, she has been quite desensitized to such perverse actions to the extent that it seldom ever seems obnoxious to her. 3. Let me keep this in my cupboard lest I misplace this. 4. I had arrived at the station before you even left your house. 5. I met my grandfather before he died.

Hi Aamna bluemoon,

The verb may or may not be backshifted, depending on whether the original speaker's point of view and the reporter's point of view are the same or not. For example:

She said it had been quite a while since she last saw me . (it seems relatively recent, for both the original speaker and the reporter)
She said it had been quite a while since she had last seen us . (a lot of time has passed between speaking and reporting this, or the situation has changed a lot since then e.g. they have met frequently since then)
She said she had met her grandfather before he died . (seems quite recent)
She said she had met her grandfather before he'd died . (a lot of time has passed between speaking and reporting this)

I hope that helps.

Hi, can you help me, please? How could I report this famous quotation: 'There's no such things as good news in America'.

Hi bri.q630,

First of all, the sentence is not grammatically correct. The phrase is 'no such thing' (singular), not 'things'.

How you report it depends. Using 'said' as the reporting verb we have two possibilities:

1. They said (that) there's no such thing as good news in America. 2. They said (that) there was no such thing as good news in America.

Sentence 2 tells that only about the time when 'they' said it. It does not tell us if it is still true or not.

Sentence 1 tells us that what 'they' said is still relevant today. In other words there was no good news (in their opinion) when they spoke, and there is still no good news now.

Thank you Peter,

All things are getting clear to me.

So, you mean, I can use both sentences depending on what I want to indicate, can't I?

then the possible indications are bellow, are those correct?

1-a I remembered the World War 2 ended in 1945. (This would be indicated the statement is still ture.)

1-b I remembered the World War 2 had ended in 1945. (This would be indicated I might missunderstand.)

2-a I felt time is money. (This would be indicated the statement is still ture.)

2-b I felf time was money. (This would be indicated I might not feel any more.)

3-a I knew the sun rises in the east. (This would be indicated the statement is still true.)

3-b I knew the sun rase in the east. (This would be indicated I might misunderstand or forget.)

4-a I guessed* that Darth Vader is Luke's father. (This would be indicated I still believe he is.*sorry for the typo)

4-2 I guessed that Darth Vader was Luke's father. (This would be indicated I might know he is not.)

Thank you in advance.

Hello again Nobori,

1-a I remembered the World War 2 ended in 1945. (This would be indicated the statement is still ture.) 1-b I remembered the World War 2 had ended in 1945. (This would be indicated I might missunderstand.)

Both forms are possible here. The 'ending' is a moment in the past; after this there is no war. By the way, we treat 'World War 2' as a name so there is no article before it.

2-a I felt time is money. (This would be indicated the statement is still ture.) 2-b I felf time was money. (This would be indicated I might not feel any more.)

That's correct. Remember that backshifting the verb does not mean something is no longer true; it simply does not tell us anything about the present. Here, it tells the reader how you felt at a given moment in time; you may

3-a I knew the sun rises in the east. (This would be indicated the statement is still true.) 3-b I knew the sun rase in the east. (This would be indicated I might misunderstand or forget.)

That's also correct. Again, remember that backshifting the verb does not mean something is no longer true; it simply does not tell us anything about the present.

4-a I guessed* that Darth Vader is Luke's father. (This would be indicated I still believe he is.*sorry for the typo) 4-2 I guessed that Darth Vader was Luke's father. (This would be indicated I might know he is not.)

Again, correct. In the second example it might still be true that he is Luke's father, or it might have turned out to be not true. The sentence does not tell us.

Hi Peter, Thank you for your thoughtful answer. Allthing is now very clear to me. Best

Hi, I am translating a fiction novel into English and need your help regarding the reporting speech as for few things I am not getting any clear understanding over the internet. As you know in fiction, we need to write in non-ordinary way to create unique impressions of the word and academic writing is different than speaking. Will be grateful if you could give your insight below, especially considering in the context of fiction/academic writing.

1) Let’s say If someone is giving a speech or presentation, I want to mix their speech, indirect-direct and past tense- present tense. Below are three examples:

-He said, their company makes excellent profit every year OR their company made excellent profit every year ( can both be correct? As the sentence)

- Roger had given his speech yesterday. He said, their company makes excellent profit every year and your company will sustain for next hundred years.(Can YOUR be used in the sentence)

- Roger said people wants to feel important OR Roger said people wanted to feel important (which will be correct as this is a trait which is true in past and present)

2) He thought why he is talking to her OR He thought why he was talking to her (are both write? As usually I see in novels the second example with WAS)

3) Gia was sitting with Jake and she told him she had met with her last year. Her mother had taken her to the dinner. Her mother had told her about her future plans. Her mother also had paid the bill for the dinner. (Do I need to use every time past perfect in this example though it doesn’t feel natural? As a rule of thumb I think past perfect needs to be used when we talk about another past event in the past )

Hello Alamgir3,

We're happy to help with a few specific grammar questions, but I'm afraid we can't help you with your translation -- I'd suggest you find an editor for that.

1) In the second clause, you can use present or past. We often use the present when it's still true now, but the past is not wrong. FYI we don't normally use a comma after 'said' in reported speech.

2) 'Why was he talking to her?' he thought.

3) This is really more of a question of style than grammar. Here I would suggest doing something like combining the four sentences into two and then leaving out 'had' in the second verb in each sentence. Even if it isn't written, it's understood to be past perfect.

All the best, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Hello teachers, I'm sorry, I could not find where to new post. Could you tell me about the back-sifting of thoughts bellow? Which forms are correct?

1-a I remembered the World War 2 ended in 1945. 1-b I remembered the World War 2 had ended in 1945.

2-a I felt time is money. 2-b I felf time was money.

3-a I knew the sun rises in the east. 3-b I knew the sun rase in the east.

4-a I guess that Darth Vader is Luke's father. 4-2 I guessed that Darth Vader was Luke's father.

Do those questions have the same conclusion as indirect speech, such as say and tell?

Hello Nobori,

The verb form remains the same when we want to make it clear that the situation described by the verb is still true, and this works in the same way as indirect speech. For example:

She said she loves me. [she loved me then and she loves me still] She said she loved me. [she loved me then; no information on how she feels now]

Other than this rule, the choice is really contextual and stylistic (up to the speaker). Sometimes a choice implies something. For example, the saying 'time is money' is a general statement, so if you choose to backshift here the listener will know it is an intentional choice and suspect that something has changed (you no longer believe it).

Hi teachers, I've read almost the section of comments below and my summarize is the present tense only can be used if the statement is still true now and past simple only tells the statement was true in the past and doesn't tell the statement is true or not now. Just to make sure, I wanna ask, If I'm not sure whether the statement is still true or not now, can I choose backshift instead (this is still apply to past tense become past perfect)? Thank you

Hello rahmanagustiansyah,

It sounds to me as if you've got the right general idea. Could you please give a couple of example sentences that illustrate your question?

Thanks in advance, Kirk The LearnEnglish Team

For example, Steve said "Anna hates you." Then I wanna tell about that to my friend, but I'm not sure whether Anna still hates me or not now. What should I choose between these two options. Answer 1:Steve said Anna hates me or Answer 2 : Steve said Anna hated me. Thank you

Hi rahmanagustiansyah,

In that case, I would choose answer 2. I might even add "... but I don't know if she still does" to the sentence to clarify, if that is the key point you want to communicate.

Jonathan The LearnEnglish Team

Hello Natasa Tanasa,

Both sentences are grammatically possible.

The first sentence is only possible if when the person asks the original question the woman is no longer there (she has already gone). The second sentence can be used in this situation too, or in a situation in which the woman was still there when the original question was asked. As the past tense is used in the original question ( Who was... ), both sentences are possible.

Hello Ahmed Imam,

When the situation is still true at the time of reporting, we can leave the verb form unchanged. For example:

1. She told me she loved me.

2. She told me she loves me.

In sentence 1 we know she loved me when she told me but we don't know whether or not she loves me now. In sentence 2, we know she loved me when she told me and we know that she loves me now.

In your example, if the supermarket is still in the same place then we can use either form. If the supermarket has been closed down or moved to another location then we need to use was .

As for which is 'safer', you'll need to make your own mind up! Keeping the verb in the same form carries more specific information and that may be appropriate or even important.

Hello eugelatina87,

I'll give you a hint: a verb is missing from the question.

Does that help you complete it?

All the best,

The first two sentences are possible and they can both mean that he is still Mary's boyfriend now. The first one makes this more clear, but the second one doesn't only refer to the past.

Hello magnuslin

Regarding your first question, the most common way of saying it is the second one. In some very specific situation, perhaps the first option would be possible.

This also answers your second question. It is not necessary to always backshift using the tenses you mention.

As for your third question, no, it is not necessary. In fact, it is probably more common to use the past simple in the reported speech as well.

All the best

Hello manu,

Both forms are possible. If you use had been then we understand that he was there earlier but not when he said it - in other words, when he said it he had already left. If you use was then he may have left at the time of speaking, or he may have still been there.

Hello _princess_

I would recommend using answer a) because this is the general pattern used in reported speech. Sometimes the verb in the reported clause can be in the present tense when we are speaking about a situation that is still true, but the reported verb in the past tense can also have the same meaning. Since here the time referred to could be either past or present, I'd recommend using the past form.

Hello mwright,

This is an example of an indirect question. An indirect question reports a question, but is not a question itself, which is why we do not use a question mark at the end. Since it is not a question, we use the normal word order without inversion or auxiliary verbs. For example:

Indicative: He lives in Rome. Interrogative: Does he live in Rome? (Where does he live?) Reported: She asked if he lives in Rome. (She asked where he lives.)

Hello ahlinthit

There are different styles of punctuating direct speech -- in other words, you might find other sources that will disagree with me -- but what I would use here is something different: "The boss is dead!" said the doctor.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes

Hello Timmosky,

The form that comes after the auxiliary verb 'do' (or 'does' or 'did') is not the plural present simple verb, but rather the bare infinitive (also known as 'base form' or 'first form') of the verb. Does that make sense?

All the best, Kirk The LearnEnglish Team

Hello sky-high,

This is very formal language. The phrase 'to the effect that' means 'with the meaning that'. In this context it can be understood to mean 'with the result that'.

Best wishes,

The difference is quite logical. If we use 'said' then we are talking about a claim by Peter in the past which he may or may not still maintain. If we use 'says' then we are talking about an opinion expressed by Peter which he still holds.

The reported information (whether or not Rooney is in good shape) can refer to only the past or to the present as well and the statement (what Peter thinks) can separately refer to only the past or the present as well. Of course, all of this is from the point of view of the person reporting Peter's opinion, and whether or not they think that Peter still thinks now what he thought then.

Both are possible. If you use the present tense then it is clear that the statement is still true (i.e. the business was not growing when Mary spoke and is still not growing now). If you use the past tense then no information is given regarding the present (i.e. the business was growing when Mary spoke and may or may not be growing now).

Hello aseel aftab,

It should be 'if they had'. This is not from this page, is it? I don't see it anywhere here, but if I've missed it please let me know.

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Class 9 English Grammar: Direct And Indirect Speech

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1. Direct and Indirect Speech: The words spoken by a person can be reported in two ways—Direct and Indirect. When we quote the exact words spoken by a person, we call it Direct Speech. Sohan said to Mohan, “I am going to school.” The exact words spoken by Sohan are put within inverted commas. But when we give the substance of what Sohan said, it is called the Indirect Speech. You can master in English Grammar of various classes by our articles like Tenses, Clauses, Prepositions, Story writing, Unseen Passage, Notice Writing etc.

2. Reporting Clause and Reported Speech: Sohan told Mohan that he was going to school. The words which generally come before the inverted commas are called the reporting clause, i.e. Sohan said to Mohan and the verb ‘said’, is called the reporting verb. The words spoken by Sohan and put within inverted commas are called the reported speech, i.e. “I am going to school.”

3. Rules for Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech: In the Indirect speech, no inverted commas are used. The conjunctions that, if, whether, are generally used after the reporting verb. The first word of the reported speech begins with a capital letter. The tense of the reporting verb is never changed. The reporting verb changes according to sense: it may be told, asked, inquired,etc.

4. Rules for the Change of Pronouns: The first person pronouns (I, me, my, we, us, our) in the reported speech change according to the subject of the reporting verb. The pronouns of the second person (you, your, yourself) in the reported speech change according to the object of the reporting verb. The pronouns of the third person do not change.

For example: He said, “I like the book.” He said that he liked the book. He said to me, “Do you like the book?” He asked me if I liked the book. He said, “He likes the book.” He said that he liked the book.

5. Changes in words expressing nearness, time, auxiliaries, etc.

6. Change in Tenses: If the reporting verb is in the present or the future tense, the tense of the reported speech is not changed: Satish says, “I am flying a kite.” Satish says that he is flying a kite. Satish will say, “I want a glass of milk.” Satish will say that he wants a glass of milk.

If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the tense of the reported speech will change as follows: If the direct speech expresses a historical fact, a universal truth or a habitual fact. tense of the direct speech will not change:

Direct : He said, “Honesty is the best policy.” Indirect : He said that honesty is the best policy. Direct : He said, “The sun rises in the east.” Indirect : He said that the sun rises in the east. Direct : Rakesh said, “I am an early riser.” Indirect : Rakesh said that he is an early riser. Direct : She said, “God is omnipresent.” Indirect : She said that God is omnipresent. Direct : The teacher said, “The First World War started in 1914.” Indirect : The teacher said that the First World War started in 1914.

7. Changing Statements into Indirect Speech: The reporting verb “said to’ is changed to ‘told, ‘replied’, ‘‘remarked’, The reporting verb is not followed by an object, it is not changed. The inverted commas are removed. The conjunction that is used to connect the reporting clause with the reported speech. The rules for the change of pronouns, tenses, etc. are followed.

Direct : Ramu said, “I saw a lion in the forest.” Indirect : Ramu said that he had seen a lion in the forest. Direct : Satish said to me, “I am very happy here.” Indirect : Satish told me that he was very happy there. Direct : He said, “I can do this work.” Indirect : He said that he could do that work. Direct : Renu said to me, “I was washing the clothes.” Indirect : Renu told me that she had been washing the clothes. Direct : She said, “I am not well.” Indirect : She said that she was not well. Direct : He said to Sita, “I have passed the test.” Indirect : He told Sita that he had passed the test Direct : I said to my friend, “He has been working very hard.” Indirect : I told my friend that he had been working very hard. Direct : My friend said to me, “I shall go to Delhi tomorrow.” Indirect : My friend told me that he would go to Delhi the next day. Direct : I said, “I agree to what he said.” Indirect : I said that I agreed to what he had said. Direct : The student said to the teacher, “I am sorry that I am late.” Indirect : The student told the teacher that he was sorry that he was late.

8. Rules for the Change of Interrogative (Questions) sentences: The reporting verb ‘say’ is changed into ask, inquire, The interrogative sentence is changed into a statement by placing the subject before the verb and the full stop is put at the end of the sentence. If the interrogative sentence has a wh-word (who, when, where, how, why, etc) the wh- word is repeated in the sentence. It serves as a conjunction. If the interrogative sentence is a yes-no answer type sentence (with auxiliary verbs aw, are, was, were, do, did, have, shall, etc), then if or ‘ whether’ is used as a conjunction. The auxiliaries do, does, did in a positive question in the reported speech are dropped. The conjunction that is not used after the reporting clause.

Direct : I said to him, “Where are you going?” Indirect : Tasked him where he was going. Direct : He said to me, “Will you go there?” Indirect : He asked me if I would go there. Direct : My friend said to Deepak, “Have you ever been to Agra?” Indirect : My friend asked Deepak if he had ever been to Agra. Direct : I said to him, “Did you enjoy the movie?” Indirect : I asked him if he had enjoyed the movie. Direct : I said to her, “Do you know him?” Indirect : I asked her if she knew him. Direct : He said to me, “Will you listen to me?” Indirect : He asked me if I would listen to him. Direct : I said to him, “When will you go there?” Indirect : I asked him when he would go there. Direct : He said to me, “How is your father?” Indirect : He asked me how my father was. Direct : I said to him, “Are you happy?” Indirect : I asked him if he was happy. Direct : He said to her, “Do you like apples?” Indirect : He asked her if she liked apples.

9. Changing Commands and Requests into Indirect Speech: In imperative sentences having commands, the reporting verb is changed into command, order, tell, allow, request,etc. The imperative mood is changed into the infinitive mood by putting to, before the verb. In case of negative sentences, the auxiliary ‘do’ is dropped and ‘to’ is placed after ‘not:

Direct : She said to me, “Open the window.” Indirect : She ordered me to open the window. Direct : The captain said to the soldiers, “Attack the enemy.” Indirect : The captain commanded the soldiers to attack the enemy. Direct : I said to him, “Leave this place at once.” Indirect : I told him to leave that place at once. Direct : The teacher said to the students, “Listen to me attentively.” Indirect : The teacher asked the students to listen to him attentively. Direct : The Principal said to the peon, “Ring the bell.” Indirect : The Principal ordered the peon to ring the bell. Direct : The master said to the servant, “Fetch me a glass of water.” Indirect : The master ordered the servant to fetch him a glass of water. Direct : I said to him, “Please bring me a glass of water.” Indirect : I requested him to bring me a glass of water. Direct : I said to my friend, “Please lend me your book.” Indirect : I requested my friend to lend me his book.

Exercise (Solved) Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech: (a) He said, “I will do it now.” Answer: He said that he would do it then. (b) He says, “Honesty is the best policy.” Answer: He says that honesty is the best policy. (c) Ramesh says, “I have written a letter.” Answer: Ramesh says that he has written a letter. (d) She said, “Mahesh will be reading a book.” Answer: She said that Mahesh would be reading a book. (v) She said, “Where is your father?” Answer: She inquired where his father was. (vi) He said to me, “Please take your book.” Answer: He requested me to take my book. (vii) The Principal said to the peon, “Let this boy go out.” Answer: The Principal ordered the peon to let that boy go out. (viii) He said to me, “May you live long!” Answer: He prayed that I might live long. (ix) She said, “Goodbye friends!” Answer: She bade goodbye to her friends. (x) The students said, “Alas! I wasted my time last year.” Answer: The students regretted that he had wasted his time the previous year.

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Reported Speech: Rules, Examples, Exceptions

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What is reported speech?

“Reported speech” is when we talk about what somebody else said – for example:

Direct Speech: “I’ve been to London three times.”
Reported Speech: She said she’d been to London three times.

There are a lot of tricky little details to remember, but don’t worry, I’ll explain them and we’ll see lots of examples. The lesson will have three parts – we’ll start by looking at statements in reported speech, and then we’ll learn about some exceptions to the rules, and finally we’ll cover reported questions, requests, and commands.

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Backshift of Verb Tenses in Reported Speech

When we use reported speech, we often change the verb tense backwards in time. This can be called “backshift.”

Here are some examples in different verb tenses:

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Exceptions to backshift in reported speech.

Now that you know some of the reported speech rules about backshift, let’s learn some exceptions.

There are two situations in which we do NOT need to change the verb tense.

No backshift needed when the situation is still true

For example, if someone says “I have three children” (direct speech) then we would say “He said he has three children” because the situation continues to be true.

If I tell you “I live in the United States” (direct speech) then you could tell someone else “She said she lives in the United States” (that’s reported speech) because it is still true.

When the situation is still true, then we don’t need to backshift the verb.

He said he HAS three children

But when the situation is NOT still true, then we DO need to backshift the verb.

Imagine your friend says, “I have a headache.”

If you immediately go and talk to another friend, you could say, “She said she has a headache,” because the situation is still true
If you’re talking about that conversation a month after it happened, then you would say, “She said she had a headache,” because it’s no longer true.

No backshift needed when the situation is still in the future

We also don’t need to backshift to the verb when somebody said something about the future, and the event is still in the future.

Here’s an example:

On Monday, my friend said, “I ‘ll call you on Friday .”
“She said she ‘ll call me on Friday”, because Friday is still in the future from now.
It is also possible to say, “She said she ‘d (she would) call me on Friday.”
Both of them are correct, so the backshift in this case is optional.

Let’s look at a different situation:

On Monday, my friend said, “I ‘ll call you on Tuesday .”
“She said she ‘d call me on Tuesday.” I must backshift because the event is NOT still in the future.

Review: Reported Speech, Backshift, & Exceptions

Quick review:

Normally in reported speech we backshift the verb, we put it in a verb tense that’s a little bit further in the past.
when the situation is still true
when the situation is still in the future

Reported Requests, Orders, and Questions

Those were the rules for reported statements, just regular sentences.

What about reported speech for questions, requests, and orders?

For reported requests, we use “asked (someone) to do something”:

“Please make a copy of this report.” (direct speech)
She asked me to make a copy of the report. (reported speech)

For reported orders, we use “told (someone) to do something:”

“Go to the bank.” (direct speech)
“He told me to go to the bank.” (reported speech)

The main verb stays in the infinitive with “to”:

She asked me to make a copy of the report. She asked me make a copy of the report.
He told me to go to the bank. He told me go to the bank.

For yes/no questions, we use “asked if” and “wanted to know if” in reported speech.

“Are you coming to the party?” (direct)
He asked if I was coming to the party. (reported)
“Did you turn off the TV?” (direct)
She wanted to know if I had turned off the TV.” (reported)

The main verb changes and back shifts according to the rules and exceptions we learned earlier.

Notice that we don’t use do/does/did in the reported question:

She wanted to know did I turn off the TV.
She wanted to know if I had turned off the TV.

For other questions that are not yes/no questions, we use asked/wanted to know (without “if”):

“When was the company founded?” (direct)
She asked when the company was founded.” (reported)
“What kind of car do you drive?” (direct)
He wanted to know what kind of car I drive. (reported)

Again, notice that we don’t use do/does/did in reported questions:

“Where does he work?”
She wanted to know where does he work.
She wanted to know where he works.

Also, in questions with the verb “to be,” the word order changes in the reported question:

“Where were you born?” ([to be] + subject)
He asked where I was born. (subject + [to be])
He asked where was I born.

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CBSE Class 9 English Grammar – Direct And Indirect Speech

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Reported Speech Class 9 CBSE

1. Direct and Indirect Speech: The words spoken by a person can be reported in two ways— Direct and Indirect. When we quote the exact words spoken by a person, we call it Direct Speech.

Sohan said to Mohan, “I am going to school.”

The exact words spoken by Sohan are put within inverted commas. But when we give the substance of what Sohan said, it is called the Indirect Speech.

You can master in English Grammar of various classes by our articles like Tenses, Clauses, Prepositions, Story writing, Unseen Passage, Notice Writing etc. https://www.cbselabs.com/cbse-class-9-english-grammar-direct-indirect-speech/

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3. Rules for Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech:

In the Indirect speech, no inverted commas are used.
The conjunctions that, if, whether , are generally used after the reporting verb.
The first word of the reported speech begins with a capital letter.
The tense of the reporting verb is never changed.
The reporting verb changes according to sense: it may be told, asked, inquired ,etc.

Direct And Indirect Speech Class 9 CBSE

4. Rules for the Change of Pronouns:

The first person pronouns (I, me, my, we, us, our) in the reported speech change according to the subject of the reporting verb.
The pronouns of the second person (you, your, yourself) in the reported speech change according to the object of the reporting verb.
The pronouns of the third person do not change.

For example :

He said, “I like the book.” He said that he liked the book.
He said to me, “Do you like the book?” He asked me if I liked the book.
He said, “He likes the book.” He said that he liked the book.

Reported Speech For Class 9 CBSE

Class 9 Reported Speech CBSE

6. Change in Tenses:

If the reporting verb is in the present or the future tense, the tense of the reported speech is not changed:
Satish says, “I am flying a kite.”
Satish says that he is flying a kite.
Satish will say, “I want a glass of milk.”
Satish will say that he wants a glass of milk.

Reported Speech Exercises For Class 9 CBSE

If the direct speech expresses a historical fact, a universal truth or a habitual fact. tense of the direct speech will not change: Direct : He said, “Honesty is the best policy.” Indirect : He said that honesty is the best policy. Direct : He said, “The sun rises in the east.” Indirect : He said that the sun rises in the east. Direct : Rakesh said, “I am an early riser.” Indirect : Rakesh said that he is an early riser. Direct : She said, “God is omnipresent.” Indirect : She said that God is omnipresent. Direct : The teacher said, “The First World War started in 1914.” Indirect : The teacher said that the First World War started in 1914.

Reported Speech Class 9th CBSE

7. Changing Statements into Indirect Speech:

The reporting verb “said to’ is changed to ‘told, ‘replied’, ‘‘remarked’,
The reporting verb is not followed by an object, it is not changed.
The inverted commas are removed. The conjunction that is used to connect the reporting clause with the reported speech.
The rules for the change of pronouns, tenses, etc. are followed. Direct : Ramu said, “I saw a lion in the forest.” Indirect : Ramu said that he had seen a lion in the forest. Direct : Satish said to me, “I am very happy here.” Indirect : Satish told me that he was very happy there. Direct : He said, “I can do this work.” Indirect : He said that he could do that work. Direct : Renu said to me, “I was washing the clothes.” Indirect : Renu told me that she had been washing the clothes. Direct : She said, “I am not well.” Indirect : She said that she was not well. Direct : He said to Sita, “I have passed the test.” Indirect : He told Sita that he had passed the test Direct : I said to my friend, “He has been working very hard.” Indirect : I told my friend that he had been working very hard. Direct : My friend said to me, “I shall go to Delhi tomorrow.” Indirect : My friend told me that he would go to Delhi the next day. Direct : I said, “I agree to what he said.” Indirect : I said that I agreed to what he had said. Direct : The student said to the teacher, “I am sorry that I am late.” Indirect : The student told the teacher that he was sorry that he was late.

Reported Speech Class 9 Exercise With Answers CBSE

8. Rules for the Change of Interrogative (Questions) sentences:

The reporting verb ‘say’ is changed into ask, inquire,
The interrogative sentence is changed into a statement by placing the subject before the verb and the full stop is put at the end of the sentence.
If the interrogative sentence has a wh-word (who, when, where, how, why, etc) the wh- word is repeated in the sentence. It serves as a conjunction.
If the interrogative sentence is a yes-no answer type sentence (with auxiliary verbs aw, are, was, were, do, did, have, shall, etc), then if or ‘ whether’ is used as a conjunction.
The auxiliaries do, does, did in a positive question in the reported speech are dropped.
The conjunction that is not used after the reporting clause. Direct : I said to him, “Where are you going?” Indirect : Tasked him where he was going. Direct : He said to me, “Will you go there?” Indirect : He asked me if I would go there. Direct : My friend said to Deepak, “Have you ever been to Agra?” Indirect : My friend asked Deepak if he had ever been to Agra. Direct : I said to him, “Did you enjoy the movie?” Indirect : I asked him if he had enjoyed the movie. Direct : I said to her, “Do you know him?” Indirect : I asked her if she knew him. Direct : He said to me, “Will you listen to me?” Indirect : He asked me if I would listen to him. Direct : I said to him, “When will you go there?” Indirect : I asked him when he would go there. Direct : He said to me, “How is your father?” Indirect : He asked me how my father was. Direct : I said to him, “Are you happy?” Indirect : I asked him if he was happy. Direct : He said to her, “Do you like apples?” Indirect : He asked her if she liked apples.

Direct And Indirect Speech Exercises For Class 9 With Answers Pdf

9. Changing Commands and Requests into Indirect Speech:

In imperative sentences having commands, the reporting verb is changed into command, order, tell, allow, request, etc.
The imperative mood is changed into the infinitive mood by putting to, before the verb. In case of negative sentences, the auxiliary ‘do’ is dropped and ‘to’ is placed after ‘not: Direct : She said to me, “Open the window.” Indirect : She ordered me to open the window. Direct : The captain said to the soldiers, “Attack the enemy.” Indirect : The captain commanded the soldiers to attack the enemy. Direct : I said to him, “Leave this place at once.” Indirect : I told him to leave that place at once. Direct : The teacher said to the students, “Listen to me attentively.” Indirect : The teacher asked the students to listen to him attentively. Direct : The Principal said to the peon, “Ring the bell.” Indirect : The Principal ordered the peon to ring the bell. Direct : The master said to the servant, “Fetch me a glass of water.” Indirect : The master ordered the servant to fetch him a glass of water. Direct : I said to him, “Please bring me a glass of water.” Indirect : I requested him to bring me a glass of water. Direct : I said to my friend, “Please lend me your book.” Indirect : I requested my friend to lend me his book.

Exercise (Solved)

Reported Speech Rules Class 9 CBSE

Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech: (i) He said, “I will do it now.” Answer: He said that he would do it then.

(ii) He says, “Honesty is the best policy.” Answer: He says that honesty is the best policy.

(iii) Ramesh says, “I have written a letter.” Answer: Ramesh says that he has written a letter.

(iv) She said, “Mahesh will be reading a book.” Answer: She said that Mahesh would be reading a book.

(v) She said, “Where is your father?” Answer: She inquired where his father was.

(vi) He said to me, “Please take your book.” Answer: He requested me to take my book.

(vii) The Principal said to the peon, “Let this boy go out.” Answer: The Principal ordered the peon to let that boy go out.

(viii) He said to me, “May you live long!” Answer: He prayed that I might live long.

(ix) She said, “Goodbye friends!” Answer: She bade goodbye to her friends.

(x) The students said, “Alas! I wasted my time last year.” Answer: The students regretted that he had wasted his time the previous year.

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Narration Change Class 9 Examples and Exercises

Upgrade your concept of narration change with our comprehensive guide of Narration Change Class 9 Examples with Exercises and Answers . Get a clear understanding of first-person, second-person, third-person, and change of tense through practical illustrations.

Reporting the words of a speaker either directly or indirectly is called Narration. Narration change is the change of mode of speech either from direct to Indirect or from Indirect to Direct. Narration Change class 9 Examples are explained in the following with exercises and answers.

When we quote the exact words of the speaker, it is called Direct Speech or Direct Narration . Study the following pictograph for a better understanding.

Narration Change Class 9 Direct Speech Example

Here Tom’s speech is quoted in the actual words used by him. The speech which is quoted in actual words (“ I play chess. ” called the Reported Speech and the verb (“ says “) that introduces speech is called the Reporting Verb.

When someone reports the speaker’s words indirectly without changing the meaning, it is called Indirect Speech or Indirect Narration. Here Tom’s speech is reported in the form of Narration and shown in the below pictograph.

Narration Change Class 9 Indirect Speech Example

Class 9 Narration Change Examples in General

Narration Change class 9 Examples have been prepared with Examples and Answers in the following. After each Example, an Exercise has been given. Study the Change of narration of the following sentences carefully.

Direct Speech: He said, “I am writing a letter.” Indirect Speech: He said that he was writing a letter.

Direct Speech: She says, “ You are an intelligent girl.” Indirect Speech: She says that I am an intelligent girl.

Direct Speech: He said to me, “My father is reading a newspaper.” Indirect Speech: He told me that his father was reading a newspaper.

Direct Speech: He will say to her, “I am reciting a poem.” Indirect Speech: He will tell her that he is reciting a poem.

Direct Speech: He said to you, “ I did it carefully.” Indirect Speech: He told you that he had done it carefully.

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Examples of Different Tenses of Narration Change Class 9

Study the following Examples of change of Tense in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

Direct: You say, ‘I am always busy.’ Indirect: You say that you are always busy.

Direct: The child will say, ‘Mum knows everything.’ Indirect: The child will say that Mum knows everything.

Direct: He said, ‘I need some money.’ Indirect: He said that he needed some money,

Direct: She said, ‘I am waiting for him.’ Indirect: She said that she was waiting for him.

Direct: The boy said, ‘I have done my homework.’ Indirect: The boy said that he had done his homework.

Direct: You said, ‘The baby has been sleeping. Indirect: You said that the baby had been sleeping.

Direct: He said, ‘I did it.’ Indirect: He said that he had done it.

Direct: She said, ‘He was talking.’ Indirect: She said that he had been talking.

Direct: The monk said, ‘Man will die.’ Indirect: The monk said that man will die.

Direct: He said, ‘The sun gives us light.’ Indirect: He said that the sun gives us light.

Rules of Tense

Rules of modal verbs, exercises set 1.

Change the mode of narration of the following sentences.

(1) He said, “I do it.” (2) You said, “I am writing letters.” (3) He said, “I wrote letters.’ (4) Anita said, “I have passed the examination”. (5) My friend said, “I had passed the examination.” (6) Bimal said, “I walk for an hour every morning” (7) The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east”. (8) He said, “I work in a factory.” (9) They said, “We are going to the cinema.’ (10) She said, “I am playing.’

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Examples of Narration Change of Changes of Pronouns

Study the following Examples of change of Pronouns in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

Direct: I said to him, “ You are wrong.” Indirect: I told him that he was wrong.

Direct: He said to me , “ I shall go, but you will stay. Indirect: He told me that he would go, but I should stay.

Direct: He said to Ram, “ You are wrong. Indirect: He told Ram that he (Ram) was wrong.

Direct: Hari said to Jatin, “ You will pass. Indirect: Hari told Jatin that he (Jatin) would pass.

Direct: You said, ‘ I never smoked.’ Indirect: You said that you never smoked.

Direct: I said to you , ‘ You look tired.’ Indirect: I said to you that you looked tired.

Direct: You said, ‘ He is right.’ Indirect: You said that he was right.

Direct: He said to (Deep), ‘ You told it so.’ Indirect: He said to Deep that he (Deep) had told it so.

Direct: The man said, “ I shall play the piano” Indirect: The man said that he would play the piano.

Direct: She said, “ I have done my homework” Indirect: She said that she had done her homework.

1. The first person ( I , we, our, us ) in the direct speech is changed into the person of the speaker. 2. The second person ( you, yours ) of the direct speech is changed into the person spoken to. 3. The third person ( he, she, his, her, they, them, their ) of the direct speech is not changed.

Exercises Set 2

(1) I said, ‘I am always busy.’ (2) You said to me, ‘You are dependable.’ (3) I said, ‘They will be late.’ (4) Mon said to Moon, ‘You are naughty.’ (5) He said to me, “You have been a great help to me. (6) Ashish said to me, “I shall go to the market today.” (7) The old woman said to me, “You must come to my house.” (8) The boy said, “I know the man.” (9) He said to me, “I was writing a letter at that time.” (10) He said to me, “You’ve taken my pen.”

Examples of Time and Place reference.

Study the following Examples of Time and Place reference in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

Direct: The boy said, “I’ll do the work now .” Indirect: The boy said that he would do the work then .

Direct: He said, “I am glad to be here this evening.” Indirect: He said that he was glad to be there that evening.

Direct: He said, “I shall go to Delhi tomorrow .” Indirect: He said that he would go to Delhi the next day .

Direct: He said, “I have never seen anything like it .” Indirect: He said that he had never seen anything like it.

Direct: She always says, ‘I like these flowers.’ Indirect: She always says that she likes those flowers.

Direct: I said, ‘We cannot be happy in this world.’ Indirect: I said that we cannot be happy in this world.

The following words that express nearness of Time , Place are changed to words expressing remoteness .

Exercises Set 3

(1) I said to you, ‘I wish to start a business next year.’ (2) You said to them, ‘Now I shall tell you a nice story.’ (3) She said to him, ‘I bought the book yesterday.’ (4) He said to me, ‘I saw your sister two years ago.’ (5) She said, ‘This is the house where I was born.’ (6) He said to his son, ‘You may come with me tomorrow.’ (7) He said to her, ‘I’m talking to you now for your good.’ (8) He said, “I know this boy.” (9) I said to him, “You will get it today or tomorrow.” (10) He said to me, “Come here.”

Class 9 Narration Change Assertive Sentence

Go through the following Examples of Statements / Assertive Sentences in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

(a) No comma and Inverted comma in Indirect Speech, only full stop at the end. (b) Reporting Verbs changed from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech; ‘say – say’, ‘says – says’, ‘said – said’, ‘said to – told’, ‘say to – tell’, ‘says to – tells’. (c) Connective ‘that’ added before Reported Speech in indirect Narration.

Direct: He said to me, “I do the work every day.” Indirect: He told me that he does the work every day.

Direct: I said to him, ‘I am ready for the journey.” Indirect: I told him that I was ready for the journey.

Direct: You will say, “He is wrong.” Indirect: You will say that he is wrong.

Direct: The boy said, “I shall go to bed now.” Indirect: The boy said that he would go to bed now.

Direct: I said, “I shall buy a book today.” Indirect: I said that I should buy a book that day.

Exercises Set 4

(1)The teacher said, “Man is mortal.” (2) They said to him, “You will be found.” (3)He said to me, “I shall go but you will stay.” (4)Anima said to me, “I was reading a book.” (5)You said to them, ‘Now I shall tell you a nice story.’ (6)She said to him, ‘I bought the book yesterday.’ (7)He said to me, ‘I saw your sister two years ago. (8)She said, ‘This is the house where I was born.’ (9)They said to me, “We came here in the morning” (10) The man said, “I am enjoying the ice cream.”

Interrogative Sentence Narration Change Class 9.

Go through the following Examples of Questions/Interrogative Sentences in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

(a) ‘Tell’ and ‘say’ in Direct Narration are changed to ‘ask’, ‘enquire of’, ‘question’, ‘want to know’ etc. in Indirect Narration. (b) In place of introductory ‘that’. ‘if’ or ‘whether’ should be used. (c) In Indirect Narration a full stop (.) must be put in place of a question mark(?) at the end of the sentence. (d) In Direct Narration the Reported Speech begins with W-word or how, in Indirect Narration the same Wh-word or how is retained.

Direct: Do you know the way to the station?” She said to Mahim. Indirect: She asked Mahim if (whether) he knew the way to the station.

Direct: Have you brought a pen for me?” the girl said to her father. Indirect: The girl asked her father if he had brought a pen for her.

Direct: I said to him, “Shall I reach the village before dawn?” Indirect: I asked him if I would reach the village before dawn.

Direct: “Why are you weeping?” the Swallow asked the prince Indirect: The Swallow enquired of the prince why he was weeping.

Direct: “Where do you live?” asked the stranger. Indirect: The stranger asked him where he lived.

Direct: He said to me, “You are going to the playground, aren’t you?” Indirect: He asked me whether it was true that I was going to the playground.

Exercises Set 5

(1) Was it not a piece of luck? said, my friend. (2) The host said to me, ‘Have all the guests arrived?’ (3) I said to him, “Do you know who will be going to take the first chance.” (4) He said to her, ‘What is your name?’ (5) She said, ‘When is the next train for Malda due?’ (6) Father said, ‘Where have you been so long in the sun my son? (7) “Is not poverty a curse?” my father said to me. (8) “Would you sing for our visitors?” my mother said to my sister (9) He said to me, “you didn’t cause much damage to the book, did you?” (10) She said to me, “Shall I post these letters for you?”

Narration Change Imperative Sentences Class 9

Go through the following Examples of Command / Request / Imperative Sentences in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

(a) Reporting verbs of Direct Speech changed into order or command, advise, or request according to sense in Indirect Speech. (b) ‘To’ is placed before Reported speech in Indirect Narration; for negative imperative sentence ‘not to’ is used. (c) ‘not to’ can also be replaced by ‘forbid’, or ‘prohibit’. (d) ‘Let’ implies ‘suggestion’ or ‘proposal’; Reporting verb will be ‘suggest’ or ‘propose’ in Indirect Speech. ‘that’ is used before Reported speech in Indirect Narration (e) ‘Let’ without ‘suggestion’ or ‘proposal’; Reporting verb will be ‘tell’, or ‘wish’ according to sense in Indirect Speech. ‘that’ is used before Reported speech in Indirect Narration.

Direct: She said to him, ‘Please lend me your pen.” Indirect: She requested him to lend her his pen.

Direct: The mother said to her son, “Wait here for me. Indirect: The mother told her son to wait there for her.

Direct: He said to me, ‘Go home at once. Indirect: He advised me to go home at once.

Direct: He said, ‘Friends, lend me your ears. Indirect: Addressing them as friends, he requested them to lend him their ears.

Direct: Mon said to Mohan, ‘Let us discuss the matter.’ Indirect: Mon suggested to Mohan that they should discuss the matter.

Direct: She said, ‘Let me come in.’ Indirect: She requested that she might be allowed to come in.

Exercises Set 6

(1) I said to my teacher, ‘Please explain the passage. (2) The student said to the teacher, “Excuse me, sir.’ (3) He said to her, ‘Let us go out for a walk.’ (4) The chairman said, ‘Let us put the motion to vote. (5) He said, ‘Let her say whatever she likes.’ (6) He said, ‘Let me have a cup of coffee.’ (7) Mother said to him, “Don’t run in the sun. (8) He said to his companions, “Let us not miss this chance.” (9) She said, ‘Let him eat whatever he likes.” (10) The master said to his servant, “Do as I told you.”

Optative Sentences Narration Change Class 9

Go through the following Examples of Wish/Pray/Optative Sentences in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

(a) Reporting verbs changed to ‘wish’, ‘pray’, and ‘bless’ in Indirect Speech. (b) Linker, ‘that’ is placed before Reported speech in Indirect Narration.

Direct: He said to you, May God bless you.’ Indirect: He prayed that God might bless you.

Direct: She said, ‘Had I been there! Indirect: She wished that she had been there.

Direct: He said to me, ‘May you succeed.’ Indirect: He wished that I might succeed.

Direct: They said, ‘Long live the leader.’ Indirect: They prayed that the leader might live long.

Direct: He said to me, ‘May your mother recover soon. Indirect: He wished that my mother might recover soon.

Direct: The monk said, ‘May peace prevail.’ Indirect: The monk hoped that peace would prevail.

Exercises Set 7

(1) The boy said, ‘Had I the wings of a bird.’ (2) The poor man said, ‘If only I had a hundred rupees.’ (3) Mother said, ‘May the child the cured of cough and cold.’ (4) I said to him, “May you live long.” (5) Nilima said to me, “May you recover soon.” (6) Mother said to him, “May God grant you a long life.” (7) The holy man said, “May peace prevail.” (8) She said, “May Mother Teresa recover from illness soon.” (9) He said, “Oh, if I could bring my departed friend back to life.” (10) Mother said to me, “May God bless you.”

Exclamatory Sentences Narration Change Class 9

Go through the following Examples of Exclamatory sentences in the sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech.

(a) The reporting verb is changed into exclaim (in joy), exclaim (in grief), cried out (in sorrow), pray, wish, etc. (b) Examinations are turned into statements. (c) Interjections (Alas, Oh, Hurrah) are omitted. (d) ‘What’, and ‘How’ used in exclamation should be replaced by great, great, very, very much, and big.

Direct: The supporters said, “Hurrah! we have won!’ Indirect: The supporter exclaimed in joy that they had won.

Direct: The girl said, ‘How wonderful love is!’ Indirect: The girl exclaimed in joy that love is wonderful.

Direct: ‘Good God! I am saved’, said he. Indirect: He exclaimed in the name of merciful God that he was saved.

Direct: ‘Alas! I am undone’, said the woman. Indirect: The woman cried out in sorrow that she was undone.

Direct: He said, ‘Goodbye, my friends!’ Indirect: He bade his friends goodbye.

Exercises Set 8

(1) “Help! Help!” shouted the woman. (2) “He said, “Goodbye, my friends!” (3) The teacher said, ‘Bravo! Well done! (4) He said, “By Jove! What a good news.” (5) She said to me, “Happy Christmas.” (6) “So help me Heaven!” he cried, “I’ll never do so again.” (7) He said, “Who knew that this would happen!” (8) He said, “Poor fellow! How changed you are.” (9) The girl said, ‘What a fool I am!’ (10) ‘How happy we were there !’ They said to each other.

Exercises Set 9

(1) Grandmother said to me, “I was the first girl in my class.” (2) Father said to his son, “God bless you, my child.” (3) “Why do we love the Cherry Tree so much?”, asked Rakesh. (4) Palash says, “I am fine.” (5) Ram’s mother said, “Your father has left for Kolkata.” (6) The mother said to her son, “Don’t play in the Sun.” (7) “What is your secret?”, We asked him. (8) He said, “Will you listen to such a man?” (9) He said to me, “You should have written this earlier.” (10) The guest said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.”

Exercises Set 10

(1) He said to his servant, “Do as I tell you.” (2) He inquired of me if I knew the way out. (3) I said to my sister, “Can you solve the problem?” (4) He said to me, “Let him say whatever he likes.” (5) I said to him, “Will you go to the cinema today?” (6) “Can I have a new dress?”, Said Tara to her father. (7) The student said, “Sir, please give me a chance to do better.” (8) Mother said to me, “May you have peace and prosperity in your life.” (9) The teacher said, “ How many days are there in the month of February.?” (10) “Farewell, my friends”, he said.

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English Grammar: Reported Speech Exercises for Class 9 CBSE With Answers

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Reporting the words of the speaker in your own words is called reported speech.

This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used. You can also visit the most accurate and elaborate NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English . Every question of the textbook has been answered here.

Type 1. Statements Steps to be kept in mind for changing direct speech into indirect (statements).

Step 1. The reporting verb is changed as under. (a) We ‘say’ something but we ‘tell’ somebody. Says to …………………………… tells. (b) Says …………………………… says. (c) Said to …………………………… told/asserted/stated/informed. (d) Said …………………………… said.

Step 2. Inverted commas are dropped and the conjunction ‘that’ is used.

Step 3. Change of personal pronouns and possessives. Changing I, my, me, mine; we, our, us, ours (First-person).

Note. These words refer to the speaker. So they change according to who the speaker is.

Step 4. If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the tense of the reported speech does not change. Meera says to Mini, “Your teacher has praised you.” Meera tells mini that her teacher has praised her.

If the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense of the reported speech gets changed into the corresponding past tense as under.

Step 5. Words denoting nearness of time and place are generally changed into words denoting distance.

Note. There are two situations where even if the reporting verb is in the past tense, the verb of the reported speech remains unchanged.

1. If the reported speech expresses a universal truth or a habitual fact.

The teacher said, “Two and two make four.” The teacher said that two and two make four.
Ramesh said to the tourist, “Summers in India are usually very hot.” Ramesh informed the tourist that summers in India are usually very hot.

2. The reported speech describes a situation which still exists when the speech is reported.

The stationmaster said, “Due to heavy rains, the trains are running late”.
The stationmaster said that due to heavy rains, the trains are running late.

Type 2. Questions

A. If the reported speech is a question, the following changes are made. The reporting verb is changed into ‘asked/required’.

B. The inverted commas are removed and If/whether is used. The question mark is removed and a full stop is placed. No conjunction is used while reporting wh-questions. The direct form is changed to indirect question form. Place the subject before verb in the reported question.

I said to Meera, “When are your parents coming?” I asked Meera when her parents were coming.
Ramesh said to me, “Are you reading this book?” Ramesh asked me if/whether I was reading that book.
He said, “Will you come with me?” He asked if/whether I would go with him.

Type 3. Commands and Requests

If reporting commands and requests, the indirect speech is introduced by some verbs expressing commands or requests and the imperative mood is changed into the infinitive.

Step 1. The reporting say (said) is changed to order(ed)/request(ed)/advise(d)/command(ed)/ encourage(ed) /shout(ed)/forbid (forbade), proposed, etc.

Step 2. The verb of the reported speech is changed into an infinitive and inverted commas are removed.

Step 3. Do not is changed to ‘not to’.

He said to his sister, “Please speak slowly.” He requested his sister to speak slowly.
The teacher said, “Keep quiet.” The teacher ordered to keep quiet.
He said to me, “Don’t tease the animal.” He advised me not to tease the animal.
She said to me, “Let us go for a picnic”. She proposed (or suggested) to me that we should go for a picnic.

Type 4. Exclamations and wishes Step 1. The reporting verb said is changed to exclaimed, wished, prayed, etc. Step 2. The exclamatory form is changed into the statement form and the mark of exclamation is replaced by a full stop. Step 3. The reporting verb is joined with reported speech with ‘that’. Step 4. All interjections are omitted and suitable adverbs or other expressive words are used.

They said, “Hurrah! We have won the match.” They exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
She said, “Alas! He is no more.” A She exclaimed with sorrow that he was no more.
He said, “Good-bye friends.” He bade good-bye to his friends.

Reported Speech Solved Examples Exercises for Class 9 CBSE

Change the following from direct to indirect speech.

Question 1. The doctor said to me, “The climate of this city won’t suit you.” Answer: The doctor told me that the climate of that city wouldn’t suit me.

Question 2. Priya says, “The Earth is round.” Answer: Priya says that the Earth is round.

Question 3. My brother said to his friend, “I am very sleepy.” Answer: My brother told his friend that he was very sleepy.

Question 4. She said, “I have passed the exams.” ‘ Answer: She said that she had passed the exams.

Question 5. My friend said, “Have you ever been to London?” Answer: My friend asked me if I had ever been to London.

Question 6. The policeman said to us, “Where are you going?” Answer: The policeman enquired where we were going.

Question 7. My friend said to me, “Can you solve the problem?” Answer: My friend asked me if/whether I could solve the problem.

Question 8. My mother said to the stranger, “What is the purpose of your coming?” Answer: My mother asked the stranger what was the purpose of his coming.

Question 9. The teacher said to the students, “Complete your work.” [ Answer: The teacher ordered the students to complete their work. ,

Question 10. The Principal said to the parents, “Please sit inside the hall.” | Answer: The Principal requested the parents to sit inside the hall. j

Question 11. Sunil said to his friend, “Don’t forget to recharge your mobile.” i Answer: Sunil reminded his friend not to forget to recharge his mobile.

Question 12. My sister said to me, “Consult a doctor regarding your eyesight.” Answer: My sister advised me to consult a doctor regarding my eyesight. |

Question 13. She said, “May God bless her with a child!” Answer: She said that God might bless her with a child!

Question 14. He said, “What a terrible night it is!” Answer: He exclaimed that it was a terrible night.

Question 15. He said, “Alas! I perish by the people I made. Answer: He confessed with regret that he was perished by the people he had made.

Question 16. He said, “Alas! what a fool I am. Answer: He exclaimed with grief/regret that he was a great fool.

Change the narration of the following sentences from direct to indirect.

Question 17. The saint said, “Go to the Himalayas for meditation.” Answer: The saint ordered to go to the Himalayas for meditation.

Question 18. Sita said to Praveen, “I will return your money tomorrow.” Answer: Sita told Praveen that she would return his money the next day.

Question 19. The news said, “A strong earthquake has hit Japan.” Answer: The news said that a strong earthquake has hit Japan. . ”

Question 20. My uncle said to Sheela, “I have a surprise for you.” Answer: My uncle told Sheela that he had a surprise for her.

Question 21. She said, “Do you want to stay abroad?” Answer: She asked if he wanted to stay abroad.

Question 22. The Met Department announced, “It may rain tomorrow.” Answer: The Met. Department announced that it might rain the next day.

Question 23. I/He said, “How I wish they would come”. Answer: He exclaimed that he wished they would come.

Question 24. Ashu said to his friend, “Are you willing to share your books with me?” Answer: Ashu asked his friend if he was willing to share his books with him.

Question 25. The Major said to the jawans, “Start marching left.” Answer: The major ordered the Jawans to start marching left.

Question 26. Sheetal said to her mother, “Have you ever thought about yourself in life?” Answer: Sheetal asked her mother if she had ever thought about herself in life.

Read the following dialogues and report in indirect narration.

Question 27. Mother : Where were you? Daughter ‘ : I was on the terrace playing. Mother : Please do not go without prior permission. Daughter : This was the first time ever that I went on the terrace. Mother : Remember, do not go there alone. Answer: Mother asked her daughter where she had been. The daughter replied that she had been on the terrace playing. The mother then requested her not to go without prior permission. The daughter apologised saying that that had been the first time ever that she had gone on the terrace. The mother warned her saying not to go there alone.

Question 28. Master : How are you feeling now? Worker : I am feeling batter but I am not completely fine. Master : Do you need more rest? Worker : It is okey. I will report tomorrow. Answer: Master asked his worker how was he feeling then. The worker replied that he was feeling better but was not completely fine. The master further asked him if he needed more rest. The worker replied that that was okey and that he would report the next day.

Question 29. Rajesh : Where are you going, Rohan? Rohan : I am going to the temple to offer flowers. Rajesh : Do you worship everyday and go to the temple? Rohan : Yes, I go to the temple everyday to worship Lord Shiva. Answer: Rajesh asked Rohan where was he going. Rohan replied that he was going to the temple to offer flowers. Rajesh then asked him if he worshipped every day and went to the temple. Rohan replied in the affirmative and said that he went to the temple every day to worship Lord Shivai

Question 30. Teacher : I want all students to quietly do the work. Students : Will you allow us to go for games after this? Teacher : First, all of you have to finish your work. Students : We promise that we will finish our work first. Answer: Teacher instructed the students that she wanted them to quietly do the work. The students asked if she would allow them to go for games after that. The teacher insisted that first, all of them had to finish their work. The students then promised her that they would finish their work first.

Question 31. Father : Why did you go to the market today? Son : I had to buy some material to do my project. Father : Who gave you the project? Son : My science teacher gave the project. Father : Do you need any money for it? Ans. Father asked his son why had he gone to the market that day. Son replied that he had to buy some material to do his project. Father then asked him who had given the project. Son replied that his science teacher had given the project. Father then asked his son if he needed any money for that.

Question 32. Customer : You have a variety of frozen stuff. Shopkeeper : You can buy as much as you like. Customer : Why don’t you keep fresh vegetables? Shopkeeper : Things have become very expensive these days. Customer : You should start keeping good stuff otherwise I shall stop buying from you. Answer: Customer told the shopkeeper that he had a variety of frozen stuff. Shopkeeper replied that he could buy as much as he liked. The customer then asked the shopkeeper why he didn’t keep fresh vegetables. The shopkeeper replied that things had become very expensive those days. The customer warned him that he should start keeping good stuff otherwise, he (customer) would stop buying from him.

Question 33. Doctor : What did you eat yesterday? Patient : I could hardly eat anything as I was having stomachache. Doctor : Are you still having it? Patient : At this moment, I am having fever and feeling weak. Doctor : You most take rest. Answer: Doctor asked the patient what had he eaten the previous day. The patient repled that he could hardly eat anything as he had been having stomachache. Doctor then asked him if he was still having that. The patient replied that at that moment, he was having fever and was feeling weak. The doctor advised him to take rest.

Question 34. Employee : Please grant me two weeks’ leave. Boss : Why do you need it for such a long time? Employee : I have to visit my ailing mother. Boss : Okey, I shall grant you leave but do not overstay your leave. Answer: The employee requested his boss to grant him two weeks’ leave. The boss asked him why he needed leave for such a long time. The employee replied that he had to visit his ailing mother. The boss agreed to grant him leave but instructed him not to overstay his leave.

Question 35. Kanika : Have you seen the animation film released recently? Keshav : I am not allowed to stream films. Kanika : How is this possible in present times? Keshav : My parents are very strict. Answer: Kanika asked Keshav if he had seen the animation film released recently. Keshav replied that he was not allowed to stream films. Kanika further asked how that was possible in present times. Keshav informed that his parents were/are very strict.

Question 36. Hameed : Did you visit the national museum? Shano : How can I as there is nobody to accompany me? Hameed : Do not worry. Shano : I am not worrying but I am the only one who has not seen it. Answer: Hameed asked Shano if she had visited the national museum. Shano replied how she could as there was nobody to accompany her. Hameed told her not to worry. Shano replied taht she was not worrying but she was the only one who had not seen that.

Read the following dialogues and complete the report appropriately.

Question 37. Preeti : Where did you spend your holidays? Naman : I went to many hills stations. ‘ Preeti : Which one did you like the most? Naman : Honestly speaking. I liked all as I am very fond of hills. Preeti asked Naman (a) ………………………….. his holidays. Naman replied, (b) ………………………….. to many hill stations. Preeti then asked him (c) the most. Naman said that honestly speaking (d) ………………………….. of hills. Answer: (a) where he had spent his holidays. (b) that he had gone to many hill stations. (c) which one he had liked. „ (d) he liked all as he was very fond.

Question 38. Archna : Do you know swimming? Rudra : Yes, I do. Archna : Can you teacher me how to swim? Rudra : Yes, I will. Come to my swimming club tomorrow. Archna asked Rudra (a) ………………………….. swimming. Rudra replied in the affirmative. Then, Archna further asked him (b) ………………………….. how to swim. Rudra replied that he (c) ………………………….. he also asked Archna (d) ………………………….. club (e) …………………………. . Answer: (a) if he knew (b) if he could teach her (c) would (d) to go to his swimming (e) the next day.

Question 39. Father : How was the paper? Son : It was easy. I could solve all the problems. Father : Start preparing for the economics paper. You do not have much time left Son : Yes father, I shall immediately start. The father asked his son (a) ………………………….. Son replied that (b) ………………………….. He (c) ………………………….. all the problems. Father further advised him (d) ………………………….. economics paper. He (e) ………………………….. much time left. Son agreed with his father and said that he (f) ………………………….. start. Answer: (a) how the paper had been (b) that had been easy (c) could solve (d) to start preparing for the (e) did not have (f) would immediately

Question 40. Inspector : Were you sleeping when the robbers entered the bank? Guard : No, Sir. The bank had closed and I had just gone to relieve myself. Inspector : What did you see when you came back? Guard : The iron grill lock was broken and the bank looked ransacked but the robbers could not take away anything as I had returned quickly. Inspector : Yes, I can see that not much damage has been done but you have to be more careful in future. Inspector asked the guard (a) ………………………….. entered the bank. Guard replied in the negative and said that the bank had been closed and (b) ………………………….. Inspector further asked him (c) ………………………….. The guard replied that (d) ………………………….. and the bank had looked ransacked, but the robbers (e) ………………………….. as he (f) ………………………….. Inspector said that he (g) ………………………….. but also warned him (h) …………………………. . Answer: (a) if he had been sleeping when the robbers had (b) he had just gone to relieve himself (c) what he had seen when he had come back (d) the iron grill lock had been broken (e) could not take away anything (f) had returned quickly (g) could see that not much damage had been done (h) that he had to be more careful in future.

Question 41. You have learnt how to report questions from direct to indirect speech. Here is a paragraph with direct speech questions. Read them carefully and report into indirect speech. Rewrite the paragraph in the space given below. [NCERT Workbook]

Once an old man asked a young boy, “Who do you think are the most intelligent people?” The young man said in return, “Who do you think so?” The old man said, “How can sons and daughters be intelligent without learning from their parents?” The young man said, “How did you as a parent learn?”

The old man said, “Why are you hijacking my question by asking me back?” The young man said, “Didn’t you know that you as a parent, now have learnt all the things an your own?” The old man said, “How do you say that we all learnt from others?” The young man said, “Why do you ask me about how to operate electronic gadget all the time?” The old man said, “Why can’t I ask you because I have paid for the gadget you use?” Answer: Once an old man asked a young boy who he thought were the most intelligent people. The young man asked why he thought so. The old man further asked how sons and daughters could be intelligent without learning from their parents. The young man asked how he had learnt as a parent. The old man asked why he was hijacking his questions by asking him back.

The young man said if he hadn’t known that he as a parent, then had learnt all the things on his own. The old man said how he learnt that they all learnt from others. The young man said why he asked him how to operate electronic gadget all the time. The old man replied why he couldn’t ask him because he had paid for the gadgets he used.

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Reported Speech: Practice Exercises in Interrogative Sentences

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Do practice converting Direct Speech Interrogative sentences into Indirect Speech. The exercises are based on both types of Questions – Starting with an Auxiliary Verb and the other type starting with a Q Word. Try to first attempt yourself then see the answers given in the last of every set of questions.

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I – Interrogative Sentences – Yes/No Type (Questions starts with an auxiliary verb)

See some examples before attempting practice exercises.

Direct speech: “Are you the one who stole the money?”

Indirect speech: He asked if I was the one who had stolen the money.

Direct speech: “What are you doing here at this time?”

Indirect speech: She asked what I was doing there at that time.

Direct speech: “Have you ever been to Europe before?”

Indirect speech: He asked if I had ever been to Europe before.

Direct speech: “Who taught you how to play the guitar so well?”

Indirect speech: She asked me who had taught me how to play the guitar so well.

Direct speech: “Why did you leave your previous job?”

Indirect speech: He asked me why I had left my previous job.

Q. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.

1. “Are there any more files?” He asked. “Yes, sir,” said the peon.

2. The teacher said to Rena, “Did you break the window pane?” “No, sir,” said Reena, “I did not.”

3. “If you find my answers satisfactory, will you give me five rupees?” said the astrologer. “No,” replied the customer.

4. I said to him, “Do you want to go to Delhi?” He said, “No, sir.”

5. Rahul said to me, “Does Mohit still play?” I said, “Yes, sir.”

6. Malik said to her, “Has Sara invited you to dinner?”

7. I said to her, “Did you enjoy the film?” She said, “No, sir.”

8. Sachin said, “Sonam, do you see what I see?” Sonam said, “Yes.”

9. He said, “Do you not like it?” She said, “Yes.”

10. She said to me, “Shall we ever see each other again?” I said, “Perhaps, never.”

1. He asked the peon if there were any more files. The peon replied respectfully in the affirmative.

2. The teacher asked Reena if she had broken the window pane. Reena replied respectfully that she had not done it.

3. The astrologer asked the customer if he would give him five rupees if he found his answers satisfactory. The customer replied in negative.

4. I asked him if he wanted to go to Delhi and he replied respectfully in negative.

5. Rahul asked me if Mohit still played and I replied respectfully in positive.

6. Malik asked her if Sara had invited her to dinner.

7. I asked her if she had enjoyed the film. She replied respectfully in negative.

8. Sachin asked Sonam if she saw what he saw. She replied in affirmative.

9. He asked if she did not like that and she replied in affirmative.

10. She asked me if we would ever see each other again but I replied that we would perhaps never.

II – Interrogative Sentences – Q. Word Type (Question begins with a Q. Word)

Q. change the following sentences into indirect speech. .

1. He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact?”

2. They said to her, “Whose house are you purchasing?”

3. You said to him “Why are you making mischief?”

4. They said to us, “How have you solved this sum?”

5. We said to them, “Who has misguided you?”

6. They said to him, “Where have you been wandering since yesterday?”

7. She said to me, “Why were you hiding today?”

8. Raja said to us, “When do you expect to see me again?”

9. He said to her, “What shall I be offering you with tea?”

10. We said to them, “When shall we have paid you a visit?”

1. He asked me whom she wanted to contact.

2. They asked her whose house she was purchasing.

3. You asked him why he was making mischief.

4. They asked us how we had solved that sum.

5. We asked them who had misguided them.

6. They asked him where he had been wandering since the previous day.

7. She asked me why I had been hiding that day.

8. Raja asked us when we expected to see him again.

9. He asked her what he would be offering her with tea.

10. We asked them when we would have paid them a visit.

Miscellaneous Exercises on Interrogative Sentences

I. change the following sentences into indirect speech..

“What is your name?” asked the teacher. Indirect speech:
“Where did you go yesterday?” she asked me. Indirect speech:
“Are you feeling better now?” he asked her. Indirect speech: .
“Will you come with me?” he asked her. Indirect speech: .
“Why did you break the vase?” he asked his son. Indirect speech:
“What are you doing here?” asked John.
“Have you finished your homework?” the teacher asked.
“Why did you leave the party so early?” she asked
“Are you going to the concert tonight?” Tom asked.
“Where did you put my phone?” asked Sarah.
The teacher asked me what my name was.
She asked me where I had gone the previous day.
He asked her if she was feeling better then
He asked her if she would go with him
He asked his son why he had broken the vase.
John asked what I was doing there.
The teacher asked if I had finished my homework.
She asked why I had left the party so early.
Tom asked if I was going to the concert that night.
Sarah asked where I had put her phone.

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