Narration

Direct - Indirect Speech

• He says to me, “ I will not meet you tomorrow.”

• They will say to you, “ We have not decided to have a deal with them this year.”

• She said to us, “ You have done a good work to help him today.”
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પ્ર.પ ુ I We

બી.પ ુ You You

He
ત્રી.પ ુ She They
It
1. Changes of pronouns :

* He said to me, “ I have lost my bag.”

* She said to me, “ You have done your work well.”

* I said to them, “ He will not keep his promise.”

• The teacher said, “You are late today.”
2. Changes of Tense/Time :

* He said to me, “ I have lost my bag.”

* She says to me, “ You have done your work well.”

3. Changes of Parts of speech :

* He said to me, “ I have lost my bag today.”

* She says to me, “ You have done your work well today.”
• She said, “ I must leave at once.”

• Vinita said, “I must get up early tomorrow.”

• He says, “ I must finish this work today.”

• My dad said, “ One must follow the traffic rules.”

• My grandmother always says, “We must help the needy.”

1. Assertive sentence :

2. Interrogative sentence :

3. Imperative sentence :

4. Optative sentence :

5. Exclamatory sentence :
1. Assertive sentence :

* She said to me, “ I was thinking of helping him but changed my mind later on.”

* Rohan said to us, “ While I was singing, she was dancing.”

• Vinita said to me, “When I went to see him, he was sleeping.”

• Nikita said to her mother, “ Dad had left before I reached home.”

• Varsha said to me, “ I saw a movie yesterday.”

• Neha said to her sister, “ I prepared soup and he fried rice.”

• The teacher said, “Netaji was born in Kolkata.”

• The preacher said, “Ashoka won the respect of all the races and classes by his justice.”

• My grandfather said to me, “The great Shivaji defeated the Mughal empire.”
• The mother said, “ What shall I do with so much money, my son?”

• He said, “ I shall go as soon as it is possible.”

• She said, “ Need I write a letter ?”

• Vinita said, “If I am selected, I needn’t study further.”

• She said to me, “ When I was a child, I could not go out alone.”

• My sister said, “ When I was a student, I could read for long hours.”
* We

• The saint said, “We are mortals.”

• She said to me, “We are to leave for temple early.”

• The Pioneer said, “We are not responsible for any error.”
* We

• The New York Times says, “We are trying our best to keep you well informed.”

• The Hindu says, “ We shall issue a cartoon section in our Saturday’s newspaper.”
• Today , tomorrow , tonight

• This morning Ishita said, “I shall leave for Chennai tomorrow.”

• Rohan said today, “I am leaving Pune tonight.”

• At breakfast this morning she said, “I have got up early today.”

• This/these

• My mom said to my sister, “I have given you money twice this week.”

• She said to me, “I shall return you this book next week.”

• He said, “I shall do this tomorrow.”

• Mother said, “Honesty is the best policy.”

• The teacher said, “Work is worship.”

• He remarked, “A bad carpenter always quarrels with his tool.”

• She said, “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.”

• My uncle said, “Labour never goes in vain.”

• Address

• Prabha said, “ Munna, I want to help you.”

• The leader said to the people, “Ladies and gentlemen, you are my strength.”
* Address

• He said, “ I could not have done this work without your help, dad.”

• Netaji said to the people, “Friends, here I thank you all.”

2. Interrogative sentence

• He said to me, “What are you doing?”

• “Where do you live?” asked the stranger.

• The policeman said to us, “Where are you going?”

• He said, “Will you listen to such a man?”

• “Do you suppose you know better than your own brother ?” jeered his angry mother.
• She said to me, “You know me, don’t you?”

• Rohan said to Vayam, “You didn’t see her last night, did you?”
• Payal said to Dilip, “I did not go to the movie, did you?”

• Vinita said to me, “I can win this game, can’t I ?”

• “Are you coming home with me?” he asked to me.

• “What do you want ?” he said to her.

• Tina said to Rohan, “Will you help me today?”

• Seema said to her sister, “Whether you have qualified the test, cannot be conformed.”
• She said to her mom, “Will you take me to temple?”

• I said to him, “Whether she will pass, is not certain.”

• “Do you really come from China?” said the prince.

• My dad said to me, “If you solve this dispute, they will hire you.”
• Rahul said, “What are you doing, my friend ?”

• She said to him, “What you are doing, is immoral.”

• His mom said to him, “When did you come here?”

• She said to me, “When she will come, is not certain.”

• His dad said to me, “ When we lived in Paris, we used to see your friend.”
3. Imperative sentence

• Rama said to Arjun, “Go away.”

• She said to him, “Please wait here till I return.”

• “Call the first witness,” said the judge.

• He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.”

• She said, “Rohan, please bring me that book.”

• Mother said to me, “Take umbrella with you, when you go out.”

• The captain said, “Soldiers, March on till it is dark.”

• “Go down to the market. Bring me some oil and a lump of ice.” ordered his master.
• I said to my friend, “Don’t go out in the dark.”

• The teacher said to her, “Do not read so fast.”

• “Hurry up”, he said to his servant, “do not waste time.”

• He said to the little child, “Come in. Do not make a noise.”

• She said to the salesman, “Either go or wait.”

• Riya said to her cousin, “If I were you, I would not care for such a person.”

• He said to the stranger, “You must leave my office at once.”

• The teacher said him, “Will you stop talking now?”

• He said to her, “Will you stop making arguments.”

• I said to him, “Would/could you please help me?”

• The old lady said to him, “Would/could you please make some room for me?”
• The lady said to the soldier, “Please do come sometime.”

• My dad said to me, “Do read the Gita.”

• The S.P said to the inspector, “Do watch the situation.”

• Mrs. Patel said to me, “Do have a cup of coffee.”

• The doctor said to him, “Do exercise regularly.”

• She said to me, “Do this work at once.”

• She said , “Let us go to the park.”

• I said to my wife, “Let us buy a new house.”

• Vinita said to me, “Let us have a party.”
I said, “No, let us not.”
• Rohan said to his manager, “Let me go home.”

• The girls said to the watchman, “Let us enter the school.”

• The manager said to his assistant, “Let the man in.”

• The officer said, “Let them go.”

• Rohan said, “Let it rain, I have to go.”

• He said, “Let my friends say so.”

• She said, “Let it rain.”

• He said, “Let it be a square.”

• He said’ “Let it be a rectangle.”

• He said, “Let me go out.”

• The teacher said, “Let me help the students.”

• The brave soldier said, “Let me fight like a lion.”

4. Optative sentence

• The old man said to his son, “May God bless you !”

• They said, “May God save our kingdom !”

• The woman said to the child, “God help you !”

• People said, “Long live the king !”

• She said to me, “You be happy !”

• The saint said to the devil, “you go to hell !”

5. Exclamatory sentence

• Alice said, “How clever I am !”

• He said, “What a lazy boy you are ! How badly you have done your work !”
• He said , “What a pity you did not come !”

• The king said, “How foolish of me !”

• “What a stupid fellow you are !”, he angrily remarked.

• They said, “How fast he ran !”

• He said, “Alas ! I am undone.”

• My dad said, “Bravo ! You have done well.”

• “So help me, Heaven!” he cried, “I will never steal again.”

• She said, “My god ! I am ruined.”

• They said, “Alas ! our foes are too strong.”

• “Ah me !” exclaimed the princess, “What a rash and bloody deed you
have done !”
• She said, “Good heavens ! The brave soldier has died.”

• “So help me heaven !” He cried, “I will never cheat anyone.”

• “Be sure, I am always with you,” said the mother.

• “Hello Vayam ! Good morning !” said Vinita.

• My brother said to me, “Congratulations !”

• I said to her, “Good night !”