2. Direct speech is a form of sentences which
use to reporting something that’s being
said now. Direct speech also use to talk
each other.
For example:
 She said, “I like school”
 She said, “I am studying French”
 They said, “We took some photos.”
 They said, “We were swimming at 10am.”
 He say, “I have eaten breakfast.”
 He asked me, “why do you love me?”
 She tell me, “don’t let me alone!”

3. Reported speech also called indirect speech.
Reported speech is usually used to talk about
something was said in the past, so we
normally change the tense of the words
spoken. But reported speech not only use to
talk about something was said in the
past, sometimes reported speech also use to
talk about something was said in that
moment.

4. Example of reported speech:
 She said that she liked school.
 She said that she is studying French.
 They said that they had taken some photos.
 They said that they had been swimming at
10am.
 He say that he have eaten breakfast.
 He asked me why I loved him.
 She tell me not to let me alone.

5. DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
simple present simple past
He said, “I go to school every He said (that) he went to school
day.” every day.
simple past past perfect
He said, “I went to school every He said (that) he had gone to
day.” school every day.
present perfect past perfect
He said, “I have gone to school He said (that) he had gone to
every day.” school every day.
present progressive past progressive
He said, “I am going to school He said (that) he was going to
every day.” school every day.
past progressive perfect progressive
He said, “I was going to school He said (that) he had been
every day.” going to school every day,

6. DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
future (will) would + verb name
He said, “I will go to school every He said (that) he would go to
day.” school every day.
future (going to) present progressive
He said, “I am going to school He said (that) he is going to school
every day.” every day.
past progressive
He said (that) he was going to
school every day
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
auxiliary + verb name simple past
He said, “Do you go to school He asked me if /wheter I went to
every day?” school every day.*
He said, “Where do you go to He asked me where I went to
school?” school.
imperative infinitive
He said, “Go to school every day.” He said to go to school every day.

7.  The situation change if there is the word in verb
2 (said, told, asked, reported, ETC) in front of
the sentence.
 Example:
direct speech -> he told her “I’m hungry.”
reported speech -> he told her that he was
hungry.
 But situation will be same if there is the the word
in verb 1 (say, tell, ask, report, ETC) in front of
sentence.
 Example:
direct speech -> he says “I did my home work”
reported speech -> he says that he did his home
work

8.  Direct speech:
The policeman told the man, “Please follow me to the police
station.”
Reported speech:
The policeman told the man to follow him to the police
station.
 Direct speech:
He asked, “Can you buy me a copy of the newspaper now?”
Reportde speech:
He asked if I could buy him a copy of the newspaper then.
 Direct speech:
John said, “Sam and Max are going to the theater tonight.”
Reported speech:
John said that Sam and Max were going to the theater that
night.
.

9.  Direct speech:
He asked me, “where do you live?”
Reported speech:
he asked me where I lived.
 Reported speech: