DIRECT SPEECH
Simple Present Tense
‘ I never eat meat,’he explained
Present Continous Tense
‘ I’m waiting for Ann, ’ he said.
Present Perfect Tense
‘ I have found a flat.,’ he said.
Present Perfect Continous Tense
He said, ‘I’ve been waiting for ages’.
INDIRECT SPEECH
Simple Past Tense
He explained that he never ate meat.
Past Continous Tense
He said (that) he was waiting for Ann
Past Perfect Tense
He said (that) he had found a flat.
Past Perfect Continous Tense
He said he had been waiting for ages
EXAMPLE :
1. ‘I want a sandwich, ‘ Jennifer said. (Direct)
Jenifer said that she wanted a sandwich. (Indirect)
2. ‘I have already written that letter,’ my friend said. (Direct)
My fiend said that he had already written that letter. (Indirect)
3. Charles said to me, ‘I have to leave the office before 3:00 p.m.’ (Direct)
Charles said to me he had to leave the office before 3:00 p.m.’ (Indirect)
4. ‘Our entire trip cost us two thousand dollars,’ Mr Brown added. (Direct)
That their entire trip costs them two thousand dollars Mr Brown adds. (Indirect)
5. My friends said to me, ‘We have known about that for a long time.’ (Direct)
My friends said to me, ’We have known about that for a long time.’ (Indirect)
6. ‘I am enjoying my new job,’ Sarah said. (Direct)
Sarah said that she was enjoying. (Indirect)
7. Ann said ‘I want to go to New York next year.’ (Direct)
Ann said she went to go to New York next year. (Indirect)
8. ‘Jack and Jill are going to get married, ‘she said. (Direct)
She said that are was Jack and Jill are going to get married. (Indirect)
9. Susan said, ‘I don’t want to go.’ (Direct)
Susan said that she don’t wont to go. (Indirect)
10. My friend told me, ‘I am palnning to leave right away.’ (Direct)
My friend told me that she was planning to leave right away. (Indirect)
