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Direct Indirect Speech

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Hiranandani Foundation School International

2023-2024

SUBJECT:English Language GRADE – VII DIV- A/B/C DATE: 30th Nov 2023

STUDENT`S NAME: Topic: Conjugating reported speech WORK SHEET - 02


Notes + Practice Resource
Direct Speech:

1. “I am going to the store,” said Sarah.


2. “It’s a beautiful day,” exclaimed John.
3. “Please turn off the lights,” Mom told me.
4. “I will meet you at the library,” said Tom.
5. “We are going to the beach tomorrow,” announced Mary.

Indirect Speech:

1. Sarah said that she was going to the store.


2. John exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
3. Mom told me to please turn off the lights.
4. Tom said that he would meet me at the library.
5. Mary announced that they were going to the beach the next day.

Remember, when converting from direct to indirect speech:

1. Change the pronouns to match the subject of the reporting clause.


2. Adjust the tense of the reported verb (usually one step back in time).
3. Modify time expressions (today -> that day, tomorrow -> the next day, etc.).
4. Use reporting verbs such as “said,” “told,” “asked,” “exclaimed,” etc.
5. If the sentence is a question, change it to a statement and use the appropriate
reporting verb.

Read more at: https://www.adda247.com/school/direct-and-indirect-speech-


examples/

PRACTICE EXERCISE
Hiranandani Foundation School International
2023-2024

Instructions: Convert the following sentences from direct speech to indirect speech,
and vice versa. Make sure to change the tense, pronouns, and time expressions
where necessary.

Part A: Convert from Direct to Indirect Speech

1. She said, “I am reading a book.”


2. He said, “I will go to the park tomorrow.”
3. The teacher said, “The Earth revolves around the Sun.”
4. “I have finished my homework,” said John.
5. The doctor said, “You need to take this medicine twice a day.”

Part B: Convert from Indirect to Direct Speech

1. She said that she had been waiting for the bus since morning.
2. He told me that he was going to visit his grandparents the next day.
3. They said that they had seen the movie the previous week.
4. She mentioned that she could play the piano.
5. The boy exclaimed that he had won the race.

Answers Key:

Part A
1. She said that she was reading a book.
2. He said that he would go to the park the next day.
3. The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
4. John said that he had finished his homework.
5. The doctor said that I needed to take that medicine twice a day.

Part B

1. “I have been waiting for the bus since morning,” she said.
2. “I am going to visit my grandparents tomorrow,” he told me.
3. “We saw the movie last week,” they said.
4. “I can play the piano,” she mentioned.
5. “I have won the race!” the boy exclaimed.

Read more at: https://www.adda247.com/school/direct-and-indirect-speech-


examples/

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