Rayat shikshan sansthas SADHANA VIDYALAYA HADAPSAR PUNE28 u

Rayat shikshan sanstha’s SADHANA VIDYALAYA HADAPSAR, PUNE-28 u Mr. Kumbhar D. V.

Direct And Indirect Speech

AIMS Enabling the students to u Improve punctuation u Conversion of speech u Dialogue writing

OBJECTIVES Students will be able to u Use punctuation marks effectively u Transform direct speech to indirect speech u Enhance their skills in doing narration

Rules applied on tenses If the reported verb is in past tense u u u u Simple present Present continuous Present perfect continuous Simple past Past continuous Past perfect continuous Past perfect continuous No change

Further changes Today u Tomorrow u Yesterday u This year u Can u Shall u Will u May u Now u That day u the next day u The previous day u That year u Could u Should u Would u might u Then u

CONNECTORS Statement-- that u Wh- que. -- Wh- word itself u Verbal que - If or whether u Imperative - to u Exclamatory - that u

How to change the sentences u u He said, “We are going home. ” He said that they were going home. She said, “Do you go to park everyday? ” She asked if I go to park everyday. Ali said, “I have worked hard for the match. ” Ali said that he had worked hard for the match. He said, “We have been doing the practice since yesterday. ” He said that they had been doing the practice since the previous day. ”

More Examples u “Sun rises in the East. ", teacher said. Teacher said that the Sun rises in the East. u She said, “What a wonderful idea!” She exclaimed with joy that it was a wonderful idea. ” u He said, “I was tired yesterday. ” He told that he had been tired the day before.

Points to Remember u Learn to recognize tenses before attempting to speech. u Follow the rules of change. u Remember, practice makes perfect. The End