Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
- · Statement
DS : She said to me,”I have read
this book.”
IS
: She said to me that she had read that book.
DS : The man says,”I need this book
so much.”
IS : The man says that he needs that book so
much.
- · Question
DS
: He asked me, “When will you go?”
IS
: He asked me when I would go.
DS
: They asked her,”Why didn’t you come yesterday?”
IS
: They asked her why she hadn’t come the day
before.
- · Interrogative
DS
: He asked her,”Have you typed your paper?”
IS
: He asked her if she had typed
her paper.
DS
: He asked me,”Can I borrow your pen?”
IS
: He asked me if he could borrow
my pen.
- · Imperative
DS
: He told me,”Drive carefully!”
IS
: He told me to drive carefully.
DS
: Mother said to me,”Don’t neglect your home work!”
IS : Mother told me not to neglect my homework.
