DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH (REPORTED SPEECH)
I am very
busy
Mary Harry John Harry
TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
SIMPLE PRESENT –SIMPLE (SIMPLE PRESENT) (SIMPLE PAST)
PAST
EXAMPLE:- Mary said,” I am very Mary said that she was
busy”. very busy.
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ACTIVITY – 1
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. He said,” I am very tired”.
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2. She said,”I am hungry”.
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3. Kamani said, “I am very busy”.
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4. Malindu said, “I am not well”.
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5. She said, “I play netball”.
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TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
(PRESENT CONTINUOUS –PAST (PRESENT CONTINUOUS) (PAST CONTINUOUS)
CONTINUOUS)
EXAMPLE:- She said, “I am cooking”. She said that she was cooking.
ACTIVITY – 2
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. He said, “Mala is sleeping”. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. He said, “I am writing a letter. …………………………………………………………………………………………
3. She said, “I am drawing a picture”. ……………………………………………………………………………………
4. Nimal said, “I am playing cricket”. …………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Rani said, “I am reading a newspaper”. ………………………………………………………………………………….
TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
(PRESENT PERFECT-PAST (present perfect) (Past perfect)
PERFECT)
EXAMPLE:- She said, “I have bought a new She said that she had bought a
dress”. new dress.
ACTIVITY – 3
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. She said, “I have bought a new saree”. ……………………………………................................
2. He said, “I have bought a new car”. ……………………………………………………………………..
3. Gayani said, “I have found my pen”. ……………………………………………………………………….
4. Malitha said, “I have found my badge”. ……………………………………………………………………….
5. Riviru said, “I have found my ticket”. ……………………………………………………………………………..
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TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
(SIMPLE PAST –PAST PERFECT) SIMPLE PAST PAST PERFECT
EXAMPLE:- Amaya said, “I finished my Amaya said that she had
homework”. finished her homework.
ACTIVITY -4
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. Vidura said, “I went to Colombo yesterday”. …………………………………………………………
2. She said, “I wrote a letter”. ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. The teacher said, “I found my bag”. …………………………………………………………………………
4. He said, ”I ate two apples”. ……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Gihan said, “I wrote a poem”. ……………………………………………………………………………
TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
(PAST CONTINUOUS – PAST PAST CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PERFECT CONTINUOUS)
EXAMPLE:- She said, “I was teaching She said that she had been
English”. teaching English.
ACTIVITY – 5
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. He said, “I was waiting for the bus”. ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. He said, “I was writing a poem”. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. They said, “We were watching a movie”. ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. She said, “I was making a cake”. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Victor said, “I was playing a computer game”. ………………………………………………………………………
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TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
PAST PERFECT – PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT
EXAMPLE:- He said, “I had gone to the He said that he had gone to the
party”. party.
ACTIVITY – 6
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. She said, “I had gone to the party”. …………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mala said, “I had passed the exam”. …………………………………………………………………………………………
He said, “I had passed the exam”. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
He said, “I had gone to the book fair”. ……………………………………………………………………………………..
She said, “I had passed my driving test”…………………………………………………………………………………….
TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
SIMPLE FUTURE – SIMPLE FUTURE CONDITIONAL (Would + V)
CONDITIONAL –( would + Verb)
EXAMPLE:- She said, “I will open the door”. She said that she would open
the door.
ACTIVITY – 7
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
1. He said, “I will open the door”. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She said, “I will write a notice”. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. She said, “I will bring the book”………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He said, ”I will sing a song”. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She said, “I will clean the kitchen.……………………………………………………………………………………………..
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