Direct and Reported

A flea and a fly flew up in a flue.
Said the flea, "Let us fly!"

Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
So they flew through a flaw in
the flue.
Direct Speech
&
Reported Speech
Direct Speech
• In direct speech is saying what someone said

without any change. Here, we use quotation
mark (“ ”) to indicate what the person said and
also use the exact words of the person.
Example of Direct Speech
Pinky said, “ I like to play games on the computer. ”
exact words
said
quotation mark “ ’’
Indirect Speech
In indirect speech we do not use
quotation mark. Instead we use the
conjunction ‘that’ and state the sentence
by changing its tense
Example of Indirect Speech
Pinky said that she like to play games on
the computer.
actual words are change

tense is change
pronoun is change
no quotation marks
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
• She said, “I am tired.” • She said that she was tired.
• He said, “I have seen snow.” • He said that he had seen

snow.
Tense
• Present Simple Past Simple
(work/works worked)
Direct: She said, “I work in a hospital”

Indirect: She said that she worked in a hospital.
• Present Continuous Past Continuous
(am/is/are + verb+ing was/were+verb+ing)
Direct: David said, “I am not going to college”.

Indirect: David said that he was not going to college.
• Present Perfect Past Perfect
(has/have + PPV had + PPV)
Direct: John said, “I have won a prize”.

Indirect: John said that he had won a prize.
• Simple Past Past Perfect
(went had+gone)
Direct: They said, “ We went to the market”.

Indirect: They said that they had gone to the market.
• Past Perfect Past Perfect
(had + PPV had + PPV)
Direct: David said, “I had passed the exam”.

Indirect: David said that he had passed the exam.
• Simple Future
(will go would go)
Direct: She said, “I will go to London”.

Indirect: She said that she would go to London.
Future Continuous
(will +be +verb +ing would +be +verb +ing)
Direct: She said, “I will be feeding my kids”.

Indirect: She said that she would be feeding her kids.
Direct Speech Reported Speech
1. “I go to school”. 1. He said he went to school. - Past Simple
2. “They are studying”. 2. She said they were studying.- Past Continuous
3. “She has been in London”. 3. John said she had been in London.- Past Perfect
4. “I saw a good film yesterday”.
4. They said he had seen a good film the day
5. “They were watching TV”. before. –Past Perfect
6. He said, “I will be there at 2pm”. 5. They said they had been watching TV. – Past
Perfect Continuous
6. He said he would be there at 2pm. – Future

simple
Questions:
• What is direct speech?
- exact word and quotation marks
• What is indirect speech?
-actual words are change, tense is change, pronoun is
change and no quoted marks
• What is the similarity of direct and indirect speech?
- The meaning remain the same.
Change the Direct Speech into Indirect Speech
1. She says, “I am fine”.
2. He said, “We are planning a visit”.
3. She said, “I can’t help you”.
4. Mark said, “I will come to see you”.
5. Chintu said, “I have lost my way”.

Underline and identify what speech is uses in the
sentences.(2 points each)
1. He said he should call her mother.
2. “I am nurse”, she said.
3. Joe said, “ I have lived here for 10 years
4. Maria said, “ I will study the book”.
5. She said that she would buy a computer.
6. He said, “ I’m going to call Allan”.
7. “I’ve been studying a lot”, she said.
8. He said he had already left.
9. She said, “ I live in the city center”.
10. “I arrived before you”, he said.

Answer
1. He said that he should call her mother. – INDIRECT SPEECH
2. “I am nurse”, she said. – DIRECT SPEECH
3. Joe said, “ I have lived here for 10 years”. –DIRECT SPEECH
4. Maria said, “ I will study the book”. – DIRECT SPEECH
5. She said that she would buy a computer. – INDIRECT SPEECH
6. He said, “ I’m going to call Allan”. – DIRECT SPEECH
7. “I’ve been studying a lot”, she said. – DIRECT SPEECH
8. He said that he had already left. – INDIRECT SPEECH
9. She said, “ I live in the city center”. DIRECT SPEECH
10. “I arrived before you”, he said.- DIRECT SPEECH

ASSIGNMENT
• Study about SIMPLE PAST AND PERFECT TENSE . pp.

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A flea and a fly flew up in a flue.

Said the flea, "Let us fly!"

• In direct speech is saying what someone said

Pinky said, “ I like to play games on the computer. ”

actual words are change

• She said, “I am tired.” • She said that she was tired.

• He said, “I have seen snow.” • He said that he had seen

Direct: She said, “I work in a hospital”

(am/is/are + verb+ing was/were+verb+ing)

Direct: David said, “I am not going to college”.

Direct: John said, “I have won a prize”.

Direct: They said, “ We went to the market”.

Direct: David said, “I had passed the exam”.

(will go would go)

Direct: She said, “I will go to London”.

Direct: She said, “I will be feeding my kids”.

6. He said he would be there at 2pm. – Future

2. He said, “We are planning a visit”.

3. She said, “I can’t help you”.

4. Mark said, “I will come to see you”.

5. Chintu said, “I have lost my way”.

2. “I am nurse”, she said.

3. Joe said, “ I have lived here for 10 years

4. Maria said, “ I will study the book”.

5. She said that she would buy a computer.

6. He said, “ I’m going to call Allan”.

7. “I’ve been studying a lot”, she said.

8. He said he had already left.

9. She said, “ I live in the city center”.

10. “I arrived before you”, he said.

2. “I am nurse”, she said. – DIRECT SPEECH

3. Joe said, “ I have lived here for 10 years”. –DIRECT SPEECH

4. Maria said, “ I will study the book”. – DIRECT SPEECH

5. She said that she would buy a computer. – INDIRECT SPEECH

6. He said, “ I’m going to call Allan”. – DIRECT SPEECH

7. “I’ve been studying a lot”, she said. – DIRECT SPEECH

8. He said that he had already left. – INDIRECT SPEECH

9. She said, “ I live in the city center”. DIRECT SPEECH

10. “I arrived before you”, he said.- DIRECT SPEECH

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