Indirect Speech Transformation Quiz

Changing a direct speech sentence into indirect speech requires altering the tense of the verb and making necessary pronoun adjustments. A direct speech sentence reports what someone said exactly, while an indirect speech sentence reports what someone said without using the exact words. For example, "He said, 'I am happy.'" becomes "He said that he was happy."

For a sentence in the present tense, change the verb to the past tense when converting to indirect speech. For example, "He says, 'I am happy.'" becomes "He said that he was happy."

When converting a sentence from present to past, the tense of the verbs within the quotation changes from present to past. For example, "He says, 'I will go.'" becomes "He said that he would go."

When transforming a sentence from direct to indirect speech, make necessary pronoun adjustments for clarity and consistency. The first-person pronoun in direct speech becomes the third person pronoun in indirect speech. For example, "She said, 'I am hungry.'" becomes "She said that she was hungry."

When converting direct to indirect speech, change the adverbs of time and place to reflect the change in perspective. For example, "He said, 'I will go tomorrow.'" becomes "He said that he would go the next day."

In direct speech, the reported words are enclosed in quotation marks. However, in indirect speech, the quotation marks are omitted, and "that" is usually introduced before the reported clause. For example, "He said, 'I am tired.'" becomes "He said that he was tired."

When converting to indirect speech, the tenses of verbs in direct speech are shifted to reflect a past perspective. For example, "He said, 'I have seen the movie.'" becomes "He said that he had seen the movie."

When converting to indirect speech, the verb in the direct speech may be changed to a different tense or form, depending on the context. For example, "She said, 'I can't wait!'" could become "She said that she couldn't wait." or "She said she was so excited."