DIRECT AND INDIRECT
SPEECH
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
DIRECT SPEECH
CHARACTERISTICS:
 It is original quotation of a talk
 It is always placed between two quotation marks
 It is always preceded by Capital letter
Colon (:), Comma (,) are placed before direct
 speech when the introductory verb position is in
 the front

Comma (,) are placed after direct speech when the
 introductory verb position is placed after or between
 the direct speech
The use of punctuation like
 exclamation mark (!), question mark
 (?) that point type of sentence of direct
 speech do not change
Eg.
- ‘Where do you live?’ she asked
- My mother says to my sister: ‘Wash your hands!’
- She yelled at me: ‘Don’t have the door open!’
INDIRECT SPEECH
 It is a kind of report sentence
  (reported speech)
 It retells one’s talk or idea
 It undergoes certain modification
It has three types of indirect speech
 1. Imperative (Command/request)
 2. Declarative (Statement)
 3. Interrogative (question
1. Imperative (Command/request)
   The reported is a command
   Because of a command so that it
   does not know subject
   The verb in direct imperative does
   not change
-   Imperative has contain verb 1
    like go, sleep, open etc so in the
    indirect speech is preceded by
    to infinitive) namely to go, to
    sleep, to open
It also has non verb, so the
 reported command is preceded by
 ‘Be + adjective/adverb!’ like: be
 quiet, be happy, be here so in the
 Indirect Speech it becomes to be
 quiet, to be happy, to be here
POSITIVE IMPERATIVE:
     DIRECT SPEECH              INDIRECT SPEECH
                                She told me to go away
She said, “Go away!”            She ordered her to go away

“Come here!” she                She asked him to come there
said.                           She commended them to come there

                          I begged us to be quite
I said, “Be quite!”       I suggested the children to be quite
‘Be quiet!’ she yelled at
                          She ordered the children to
the children              be quiet
She begged, “Be                 She warned to be happy
happy!”
‘Please help me!’ she           She asked him to help
told him                        her
ooooooooooooooooooo
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE:
    DIRECT SPEECH        INDIRECT SPEECH
She said, “Don’t go      She told me not to go away
away!”                   She ordered her not to go away
                         She asked him not to come there
“Don’t Come here!” she   She commended them not to come there
said
                                 I begged us not to be noisy
I said, “Don’t Be          I suggested the children not to be noisy

noisy!”
She begged, “Don’t be       She warned us not to be lazy
lazy!”
‘Don’t be lazy!’ she said She advised Laila not to
to Laila                  be lazy
‘Don’t worry about it!’   She told him not to
She said to him           worry about it
Declarative (Statement)
    A. Pronoun and Possessive adjective

 DIRECT SPEECH            INDIRECT SPEECH
 I                        He/She
 You          me/he/she/them/I/him/her
 My                       his/her
 Our               their/our
 Your                       My/his/her
Declarative (Statement)
    B. Adverb of time and Place
 DIRECT SPEECH          INDIRECT SPEECH
    now                     then
    today                   that day
    tomorrow                the next day
                             the day after
                             the following day
                             a day later

   next                          the … after
                                 the following …
Declarative (Statement)
          B. Adverb of time and Place
     DIRECT SPEECH                 INDIRECT SPEECH
    last …                the … before
                                   the previous …
                                   the preceding …
    … ago                 … before
                                  … earlier
    yesterday                     the day before
                                   the previous day
                                   the preceeding day
    the day before yesterday      two days before
    here                          there
    this                          that
    these                 those
Declarative (Statement)
       C. Tenses
  DIRECT SPEECH                INDIRECT SPEECH
 Present Simple               Past Simple
 Present Continuous           Past Continuous
 Present Perfect              Past Perfect
 Present Perfect Continuous   Past Perfect Continuous
Declarative (Statement)
       C. Tenses
  DIRECT SPEECH               INDIRECT SPEECH
 Future Simple               Past Future
 Future Continuous           Past Future Continuous
 Future Perfect              Past Future Perfect
 Future Perfect Continuous   Past Future Perfect
                              Continuous
Declarative (Statement)
      C. Tenses

 DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
 Past Simple       Past Perfect
 Past Continuous   Past Perfect Continuous
 Past Perfect      Past Perfect
Let’s see the following changes
DIRECT SPEECH   INDIRECT SPEECH
Verb 1              Verb 2
Verb 2              Had + Verb 3
Is                  was
Am                  was
Are                 were
Have                had
Has                 had
Do                  did
Does                did
Was/were            had been
Did                 had + verb 3
Let’s see the following changes
DIRECT SPEECH  INDIRECT SPEECH
Can            could
May                    might
Must                   had to
Shall                  should
Will                   would
Let’s see the following changes
 DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
Ought to + verb 1    ought to + have + verb 3 / been
Could     + verb 1   could + have + verb 3 / been
Might     + verb 1   might + have + verb 3 / been
Should    + verb 1   should + have + verb3 / been
Would     + verb 1   would + have + verb 3 / been
Examples:
 DIRECT SPEECH    INDIRECT SPEECH

Andi: ‘I will go now.’      Andi said that he would
                             go then
Rani: ‘They love me.’ Rani told me they loved
                        her
‘I’ve been writing’, Dina   Dina answered that she
       answered              had been writing

Mother: ‘I was sick yesterday.’      Mother told that
                                     she had been sick
                                    the day before
3. Interrogative (question)
      a. Preceded by Auxiliary
 When the question is preceded by auxiliary that
  needs yes/No answer it will be used the
  conjunction if or whether in the indirect
  speech
 The steps how to make indirect speech:
   The question sentence of the indirect speech is firstly
    changed to be statement
   It then follows the rules before
Example
DIRECT SPEECH              INDIRECT SPEECH
  Doctor: ‘Do you usually take a nap?’
It is firstly changed to be:
 You usually take a nap         Doctor asks
                                  if/whether I
                                  usually take a
                                         nap
Example
 DIRECT SPEECH
 Mary: ‘Are you a student?’
 It is firstly changed to be:
  You are a student
 INDIRECT SPEECH
 Ratu asked if/whether I was a
         student
Example
DIRECT SPEECH
 John: ‘May I borrow your car?’
      Preceded by Question Word (QW)
 It is firstly changed to be:
  I may borrow your car

 INDIRECT SPEECH
  John asked if he might borrow my
  John asked whether he might borrow my
a. Preceded by Question Words
In the question using Question
  Word (QW)
  To form indirect speech the question
   is firstly changed to be statement
  QW: what, when, where, which,
   why, who, whom, etc. are used as
   conjunction
Example
DIRECT SPEECH
 Andi: ‘How do you spell your name?’
    - It is firstly changed to be:
    You spell your name

INDIRECT SPEECH
 Andi asked how I spelt my name
Example
 DIRECT SPEECH
 Sophia: Where can you keep your money safely?’

 It is firstly changed to be:
 You can keep your money safely


 INDIRECT SPEECH
 - Sophia asked me where I could keep my
  money safely.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Comparison Direct & indirect

  • 1.
  • 2.
    DIRECT AND INDIRECTSPEECH DIRECT SPEECH CHARACTERISTICS:  It is original quotation of a talk  It is always placed between two quotation marks  It is always preceded by Capital letter
  • 3.
    Colon (:), Comma(,) are placed before direct speech when the introductory verb position is in the front Comma (,) are placed after direct speech when the introductory verb position is placed after or between the direct speech
  • 4.
    The use ofpunctuation like exclamation mark (!), question mark (?) that point type of sentence of direct speech do not change Eg. - ‘Where do you live?’ she asked - My mother says to my sister: ‘Wash your hands!’ - She yelled at me: ‘Don’t have the door open!’
  • 5.
    INDIRECT SPEECH  Itis a kind of report sentence (reported speech)  It retells one’s talk or idea  It undergoes certain modification
  • 6.
    It has threetypes of indirect speech 1. Imperative (Command/request) 2. Declarative (Statement) 3. Interrogative (question
  • 7.
    1. Imperative (Command/request)  The reported is a command  Because of a command so that it does not know subject  The verb in direct imperative does not change
  • 8.
    - Imperative has contain verb 1 like go, sleep, open etc so in the indirect speech is preceded by to infinitive) namely to go, to sleep, to open
  • 9.
    It also hasnon verb, so the reported command is preceded by ‘Be + adjective/adverb!’ like: be quiet, be happy, be here so in the Indirect Speech it becomes to be quiet, to be happy, to be here
  • 10.
    POSITIVE IMPERATIVE: DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH She told me to go away She said, “Go away!” She ordered her to go away “Come here!” she She asked him to come there said. She commended them to come there I begged us to be quite I said, “Be quite!” I suggested the children to be quite ‘Be quiet!’ she yelled at She ordered the children to the children be quiet She begged, “Be She warned to be happy happy!” ‘Please help me!’ she She asked him to help told him her ooooooooooooooooooo
  • 11.
    NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE: DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH She said, “Don’t go She told me not to go away away!” She ordered her not to go away She asked him not to come there “Don’t Come here!” she She commended them not to come there said I begged us not to be noisy I said, “Don’t Be I suggested the children not to be noisy noisy!” She begged, “Don’t be She warned us not to be lazy lazy!” ‘Don’t be lazy!’ she said She advised Laila not to to Laila be lazy ‘Don’t worry about it!’ She told him not to She said to him worry about it
  • 12.
    Declarative (Statement) A. Pronoun and Possessive adjective DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH I He/She You me/he/she/them/I/him/her My his/her Our their/our Your My/his/her
  • 13.
    Declarative (Statement) B. Adverb of time and Place DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH  now then  today that day  tomorrow the next day the day after the following day a day later   next the … after  the following …
  • 14.
    Declarative (Statement) B. Adverb of time and Place DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH  last … the … before the previous … the preceding …  … ago … before  … earlier  yesterday the day before the previous day the preceeding day  the day before yesterday two days before  here there  this that  these those
  • 15.
    Declarative (Statement) C. Tenses DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Present Simple Past Simple Present Continuous Past Continuous Present Perfect Past Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
  • 16.
    Declarative (Statement) C. Tenses DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Future Simple Past Future Future Continuous Past Future Continuous Future Perfect Past Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Past Future Perfect Continuous
  • 17.
    Declarative (Statement) C. Tenses DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect
  • 18.
    Let’s see thefollowing changes DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 2 Had + Verb 3 Is was Am was Are were Have had Has had Do did Does did Was/were had been Did had + verb 3
  • 19.
    Let’s see thefollowing changes DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Can could May might Must had to Shall should Will would
  • 20.
    Let’s see thefollowing changes DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Ought to + verb 1 ought to + have + verb 3 / been Could + verb 1 could + have + verb 3 / been Might + verb 1 might + have + verb 3 / been Should + verb 1 should + have + verb3 / been Would + verb 1 would + have + verb 3 / been
  • 21.
    Examples: DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Andi: ‘I will go now.’ Andi said that he would go then Rani: ‘They love me.’ Rani told me they loved her ‘I’ve been writing’, Dina Dina answered that she answered had been writing Mother: ‘I was sick yesterday.’ Mother told that she had been sick the day before
  • 22.
    3. Interrogative (question) a. Preceded by Auxiliary  When the question is preceded by auxiliary that needs yes/No answer it will be used the conjunction if or whether in the indirect speech  The steps how to make indirect speech:  The question sentence of the indirect speech is firstly changed to be statement  It then follows the rules before
  • 23.
    Example DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Doctor: ‘Do you usually take a nap?’ It is firstly changed to be: You usually take a nap Doctor asks if/whether I usually take a nap
  • 24.
    Example DIRECT SPEECH Mary: ‘Are you a student?’ It is firstly changed to be: You are a student INDIRECT SPEECH Ratu asked if/whether I was a student
  • 25.
    Example DIRECT SPEECH John:‘May I borrow your car?’  Preceded by Question Word (QW) It is firstly changed to be: I may borrow your car INDIRECT SPEECH  John asked if he might borrow my  John asked whether he might borrow my
  • 26.
    a. Preceded byQuestion Words In the question using Question Word (QW) To form indirect speech the question is firstly changed to be statement QW: what, when, where, which, why, who, whom, etc. are used as conjunction
  • 27.
    Example DIRECT SPEECH Andi:‘How do you spell your name?’ - It is firstly changed to be: You spell your name INDIRECT SPEECH Andi asked how I spelt my name
  • 28.
    Example DIRECT SPEECH Sophia: Where can you keep your money safely?’ It is firstly changed to be: You can keep your money safely INDIRECT SPEECH - Sophia asked me where I could keep my money safely.
  • 29.