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Understanding Reported Speech Rules

The document provides tables and examples of how to change direct speech to reported speech by changing pronouns, adverbs of place and time, verb tenses, and modal verbs. Table 1 covers pronoun changes. Table 2 covers changes to adverbs of place and time. Table 3 shows how to change verb tenses. Table 4 lists changes to modal verbs. A few examples are then provided to demonstrate reported speech.

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Understanding Reported Speech Rules

The document provides tables and examples of how to change direct speech to reported speech by changing pronouns, adverbs of place and time, verb tenses, and modal verbs. Table 1 covers pronoun changes. Table 2 covers changes to adverbs of place and time. Table 3 shows how to change verb tenses. Table 4 lists changes to modal verbs. A few examples are then provided to demonstrate reported speech.

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Name : ................................................................................................ Date: ....../......./2023


Subject : English Topic : Reported Speech Teacher's Sign .......

Table 1 – Change of Pronouns


Direct Speech Reported Speech

I He, she

Me Him, her

We They

Us Them

You He, she, they

You Him, her, them

My His, her

Mine His, hers

Our Their

Ours Theirs

Your His, her, their

Yours His, hers, theirs

Table 2 – Change of Adverbs of Place and Adverbs of Time


Direct Speech Reported Speech

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This That

These Those

Adverbs of Place

Here There

Adverbs of Time

Now Then

Today That day

Tomorrow The next day / The following day

Yesterday The previous day

Tonight That night

Last week The week before

Next week The week after

Last month The previous month

Next month The following month

Last year The previous year

Next year The following year

Ago Before

Thus So

Table 3 – Change of Tense


Direct Speech Reported Speech

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Simple Present Simple Past

Example: Preethi said that she cooked pasta.


Example: Preethi said, “I cook pasta.”

Present Continuous Past Continuous

Example: Preethi said, “I am cooking pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she was cooking pasta.

Present Perfect Past Perfect

Example: Preethi said, “I have cooked pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had cooked pasta.

Present Perfect Past Perfect Continuous

Example: Preethi said, “I have been cooking Example: Preethi said that she had been cooking
pasta.” pasta.

Simple Past Past Perfect

Example: Preethi said, “I cooked pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had cooked pasta.

Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

Example: Preethi said, “I was cooking pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had been cooking
pasta.

Past Perfect Past Perfect (No change)

Example: Preethi said, “I had cooked pasta.” Example: Preethi said that she had cooked pasta.

Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous (No change)

Example: Preethi said, “I had been cooking Example: Preethi said that she had been cooking
pasta.” pasta.

Table 4 – Change of Modal Verbs


Direct Speech Reported Speech

Will Would

May Might

Can Could

Shall Should

Has/Have Had

A few examples to show you how reported speech can be written.

1. Santana said that she would be auditioning for the lead role in Funny Girl.

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2. Blaine requested us to help him with the algebraic equations.

3. Karishma asked me if I knew where her car keys were.

4. The judges announced that the Warblers were the winners of the annual acapella
competition.

5. Binsha assured that she would reach Bangalore by 8 p.m.

6. Kumar said that he had gone to the doctor the previous day.

7. Lakshmi asked Teena if she would accompany her to the railway station.

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