Direct Indirect speech

What is meant by Direct Speech?

• Direct speech is the actual words that were said by a speaker.

• Not exact words of speaker.

• Exact word of speaker.

• Direct speech is the similiar words that were said by a speaker

What is meant by Indirect Speech?

• Indirect speech is the actual words that were said by a speaker.

• What the speaker has said without using the exact sentence.

• Indirect speech is the similiar words that were said by a speaker

• What the speaker has said without using the exact word.

“Please help me carry this”She_______________

• She asked me help her carry this.

• She asked me to help her carry that.

“Please come early”She_______________

• She asked me to come early.

• She asked come early.

Convert into indirect speech. We said: "We shall come tomorrow."

• We said that we shall came tomorrow.

• We said that we should come tomorrow.

• We said that we should come the following day.

• We said that we shall come next day.

Convert into indirect speech. She said: "Robert Burns wrote poems"

• She said that Robert Burns wrote poems.

• She said that Robert Burns writes poems.

• She said that Robert Burns has written poems.

• She said that Robert Burns had written poems.

They said:"The house was built last year."

• They said that the house had been built the year before.

• They said that the house has been built last year.

• They said that the house was built last year.

• They said that the house was built the year before.

The inspector said, "I'm glad to be with you today".

Direct or Indirect?

• Direct

• Indirect

He said that he had done that exercise the previous night.

Direct or Indirect

• Direct

• Indirect

He said "I am playing with my friend".

Direct or Indirect?

• Indirect

• Direct