direct speech into indirect speech

I saw a nice movie yesterday.

Darshan

Vaibhav

bolnar

Sa>aw5nar

I saw a nice movie yesterday.

Darshan

Vaibhav

First Person

Second Person

Aam, be VyiKt vCcena> s>vadne ke vatcItne p/Ty9 k4n(Direct Speech - DayreK3 SpIc) khe 0e.]prna> ]da.ma> dxRn Ane vEwv vCce s>vad ke vatcIt 4ay 0e.

I saw a nice movie yesterday.

DarshanFirst Person

Aam, dxRn Ane vEwv vCce s>vad ke vatcIt vaKyma>Aa p/ma`e bnxe.

Darshan says to Vaibhav, “I saw a nice movie yesterday”.

jyare be VyiKt vCcena> s>vadne ke vatcItne ko[ I+ Vyikt @vara dxaRvvama> Aave Tyare pro9 k4n (Indirect Speech - [nDayreK3 SpIc) khe 0e.

Je Aa p/ma`e bnxe.

Darshan tells Vaibhav that he saw a nice movie yesterday.

Hve p/Ty9 k4n(Direct Speech) nI vakyrcna na kulCaar wag paDI xkay.

Darshan says to Vaibhav, “I saw a nice movie yesterday”.

bolnar

ReportingVerb

sa>w5nar

Direct SpeechReporter

bolnarnu> ik/yapd

Listener

p/Ty9 k4n

Jema> p/Ty9 k4n(Direct Speech) bolnar na svRnamoPahela puru8na khevay.

Darshan says to Vaibhav, “I saw a nice movie yesterday”.Reporter Direct Speech

ktaR ivwiktktaR ivwikt kmR ivwiKtkmR ivwiKt s>b2>k s>b2>k ivwiKtivwiKt

s>b2>k s>b2>k ivwiKtivwiKt

II MeMe MyMy Mine / Mine / MyselfMyself

First Person “First Person “Reporter bolnar” svRnamo :- bolnar” svRnamo :-

Jema> p/Ty9 k4n(Direct Speech) sa>w5nar na svRnamo bI= puru8na khevay.

Darshan says to Vaibhav, “I will show you a nice picture”.Listener Direct Speech

ktaR ivwiktktaR ivwikt kmR ivwiKtkmR ivwiKt s>b2>k s>b2>k ivwiKtivwiKt

s>b2>k s>b2>k ivwiKtivwiKt

YouYou YouYou YourYour Yours / Yours / YourselfYourself

Second Person “Second Person “Listener sa>w5nar” svRnamo :- sa>w5nar” svRnamo :-

He said to me, “Honesty is the best policy”.He told me that honesty is the best policy. khevtOur teacher says, “ Water boils at 100’”.Our teacher says that water boils at 100’. iv)anna is@2a>t

Mr. Shah says, “The sun rises in the east”.Mr. Shah says that the sun rises in the east. snatn sTy Sindbad said,”Necessity is the mother of invention”.Sindbad said that necessity is the mother of invention. khevt

The Geography teacher said,”The earth is round.”He told me that the earth is round. snatn sTyOur teacher says, “ Character is wealth’”.Our teacher says that Character is wealth. snatn sTy

Reported Speech ma> snatn sTy,khevt ke iv)anna is@2a>t sUcvayto tema> ko[ ferfar 4to n4I. Maat/ that s>yojk =eDay.

@yanma> raqo

t/`e ivwiKtna> svRnamo yad krva ma3e AgTyna.t/`e ivwiKtna> svRnamo yad krva ma3e AgTyna.

ktaR ivwiKtktaR ivwiKt kmR ivwiKtkmR ivwiKt s>b2>k ivwiKts>b2>k ivwiKt s>b2>k ivwiKts>b2>k ivwiKt

II MeMe MyMy MineMine

WeWe UsUs OurOur OursOurs

YouYou YouYou YourYour YoursYours

HeHe HimHim HisHis HisHis

SheShe HerHer HerHer HersHers

ItIt ItIt ItsIts ItsIts

TheyThey ThemThem TheirTheir TheirsTheirs

Bhairvi says, “ Mr.Shah is a good neighbour”.Bhairvi says that Mr.Shah is a good neighbour.

Bhargav says to Himesh,”Bhartiben is a good teacher.”Bhargav tells Himesh that Bhartiben is a good teacher.

Vijay says to Bhairavi,”Vijay is a clever pupil”.Vijay tells Bhairavi that Vijay is a clever pupil.

The teacher will say,”He will not come tomorrow.”The teacher will say that he will not come tomorrow.

Reporting Verb vtRmanka5 ke wiv*yka5ma> hoyto Reporting Speech na ka5ma> ko[ ferfar 4to n4I.

Reporting Verb trIke say,says,will say, shall say Aave Tyare Reporting Speech na ka5ma> ferfar 4to n4I.mat/ that s>yojk =eDay 0e.

@yanma> raqo.

I say, “I am a mad man”.I say that I am a mad man.

He says to you,”You are a good pupil”.He tells you that you are a good pupil.

bolnar Ane sa>w5narna svRnamo Aeksrqa hoy to ferfar 4to n4I.

Darshan says to Bhairvi,”They will give him a book”.Darshan tells Bhairvi that they will give him a book.

I say to her, “He will play cricket”.I tell her that he will play cricket.

p/Ty9 k4nma> t/I= puru8na> svRnamo hoy to ferfar 4to n4I.

Mr.Shah says,”I get up very early in the morning.”Mr.Shah says that he gets up very early in the morning.

Mrs.Edison says,“I know my son well.”Mrs. Edison says that she knows her son well.

Children say,”We will win the final-match.”Children say that they will win the final-match.

Aam, p/Ty9 k4nma> Aam, p/Ty9 k4nma> bolnarna nam-svRnamne Aa2are h>mexa t/I= puru8na> svRnamo pro9 k4nma> svRnamonI ivwiKtna Aa2are je-te ivwiKtma> mUkvama> Aave 0e.kvama> Aave 0e.

Paresh says to Manish,”You have a nice pen.”Paresh tells Manish that he has a nice pen.

Bhartiben says to Bhairavi,”You are not regular in your studies.Bhartiben tells Bhairavi that she is not regular in her studies.

Aam, p/Ty9 k4nma> sa>w5nar Aam, p/Ty9 k4nma> sa>w5nar na nam-svRnamne Aa2are h>mexa t/I= puru8na> svRnamo pro9 k4nma> svRnamonI ivwiKtna Aa2are je-te ivwiKtma> mUkvama> Aave 0e.kvama> Aave 0e.

Nathu says to Pandit,”You do not know how to swim”.Nathu tells Pandit that he does not know how to swim.

Paresh says to Manish,”You have my pen”.Paresh tells Manish that he has his pen.

Mr.Shah says to his wife,”I shall buy a wrist-watch for you”.Mr.Shah tells his wife that he will buy a wrist-watch for her.She says to me,”My teacher is sincere”.She tells me that her teacher is sincere.

You say to Nishan,”I like your new pen.”You tell Nishan that you like his new pen.

She says to her brother,”I want you to go to the bank.”She tells her brother that she wants him to go to the bank.

The principal says to the peon,”You do not clean my office well.”The principal tells the peon that he does not clean his office well.

Amita says to her mother,”I stood first in my class.’Amita tells her mother that she stood first in her class.

The manager says to the assistant,”You did not post my letters’.The manager tells the assistant that he did not post his letters.

Direct SpeechDirect Speechma>4I ma>4I Indirect SpeechIndirect Speechma> ma> Reporting Verb Reporting Verb AneAne

Connectives Connectives ma>ma> ferfar nIce p/ma`e krva..ferfar nIce p/ma`e krva..

Vaaky no p/karVaaky no p/kar Direst SpeechDirest Speech Indirect SpeechIndirect Speech

Reporting VerbReporting Verb Reporting VerbReporting Verb Connectives Connectives ( ( s>yojks>yojk))

iv2an vakyiv2an vaky

Nakar vakyNakar vaky

Say toSay to TellTell ThatThat

Says toSays to tellstells ThatThat

Said toSaid to ToldTold ThatThat

p/&na4R vaky p/&na4R vaky

Sahaykark Sahaykark ik/yapdik/yapd

4I vakynI 4I vakynI xruAatxruAat

Said toSaid to AskedAsked If If ke ke WhetherWhether

p/&na4R vakyp/&na4R vaky Said toSaid to AskedAsked Wh-Wh-xBdoxBdo

n+ktadxRk xBdoma> ferfar nIce p/ma`e krva..n+ktadxRk xBdoma> ferfar nIce p/ma`e krva..

Direst SpeechDirest Speech Indirect SpeechIndirect Speech

ThisThis ThatThat

TheseThese ThoseThose

HereHere ThereThere

TodayToday That dayThat day

TomorrowTomorrow The next dayThe next day

YesterdayYesterday The previous day,The day beforeThe previous day,The day before

Next WeekNext Week The following weekThe following week

Last WeekLast Week The previous weekThe previous week

To nightTo night That nightThat night

AgoAgo BeforeBefore

NowNow ThenThen

ComeCome GoGo

ThusThus SoSo

She said,”I know him”.She said that she knew him.

Kulwant said,”I am all right”.Kulwant said that he was all right.

The fox said to the crow,”I like to listen to your song”.The fox told the crow that he liked to listen to his song.

The pupils said to me,”We want to speak to you.”The pupils told me that they wanted to speak to me.

Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense (affirmative sentence)Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense (affirmative sentence)

The captain said to the team,”We do not want to let down our country”.The captain told the team that they did not want to let down their country.

She said to the shopkeeper,”I do not have enough money.”She told the shopkeeper that she does not have enough money.

Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense (Negative sentence)Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense (Negative sentence)

Archana said,”I am visiting your office tomorrow”.Archana said that he was visiting your office the next day.

Sonal said to Rahul,”I am not giving you my pencil now.Sonal told Rahul that she was not giving him her pencil then.

The son said to his father,”I am leaving for Delhi tomorrow”.The son told his father that he was leaving for Delhi the next day.

Present Cont.Tense into Past Cont. Tense (affirmative sentence)Present Cont.Tense into Past Cont. Tense (affirmative sentence)

Bhartiben said,”Darshan has finished his homework.”Bhartiben said that Darshan had finished his homework.

We said,”They have spoken the truth.”We said that they had spoken the truth.

The teacher said,”Pupils have not written full answers.”The teacher said that pupils had not written full answers.

Present Perfect Tense into Past Perfect Tense (affirmative sentece)Present Perfect Tense into Past Perfect Tense (affirmative sentece)

Ruta said,”I have got my stolen purse back”.Ruta said that she had got her stolen purse back.

You said to me,”I have got a price”.You told me that you had got a price.

The teacher said to the students,”You have not completed my home-work”.The teacher told the students that they had not completed her home-work.

Present Perfect Tense into Past Perfect Tense (affirmative sentece)Present Perfect Tense into Past Perfect Tense (affirmative sentece)

Darshan said,”They played well.”Darshan said that they had played well.

Hetal said,”Krupa wrote one answer.”Hetal said that Krupa had written one answer.

Babubhai said,”Jyotindra sold his T.V.”Babubhai said that Jyotindra had sold his T.V.

Simple Past Tense into Past Perfect Tense (affirmative sentece)Simple Past Tense into Past Perfect Tense (affirmative sentece)

Akruti said to Aniket,”You did not return me my book last Monday”.Akruti told Aniket that he had not returned her his book the previous Monday.

Rutwa said to her father,”You promised me to come earlier yesterday”.Rutwa told her father that he had promised her to come earlier the previous day.

Dilip said,”I wanted my English text-book yesterday”.Dilip said that he had wanted his English text-book the previous day.

Simple Past Tense into Past Perfect Tense (negative sentece)Simple Past Tense into Past Perfect Tense (negative sentece)

Kosha said,”I can not help myself in this case”.Kosha said that she could not help herself in that case.

Roshani said to Ronak,”You have to know your limitations”.Roshani told Ronak that he had to know his limitations.

Sonal said to Rahul,”I shall not give you my pencil tomorrow”.Sonal told Rahul that she would not give him her pencil the next day.

Modal Auxiliaries into Past Tense(affirmative sentece)Modal Auxiliaries into Past Tense(affirmative sentece)

Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

Pooja said,”Do you know English very well ?”Pooja said if she knew English very well.

The girl’s father said to her,”Do you have a chocolate ?”The girl’s father asked her whether she had a chocolate.

The teacher said to the pupils,”Do you respect your elders ?”The teacher asked the pupils if/whether they respectedtheir elders.

Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

The teacher said,”What is his name ?”The teacher said what his name was.

Mr.Bakshi said to Rupesh,”What do you want ?”Mr.Bakshi asked Rupesh what he wanted.

The stranger said to me,”Where do you live ?”The stranger asked me where I lived.

He said to the guard,”Why are you late today ?”He asked the guard why he was late that day.

Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Simple Present Tense into Simple Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

The passengers said to the guard,” When does the trainstart ?”The passengers asked the guard when the train started.

Mr.Shah said to the pupils,”Which is the proper eway toanswer this question ?”Mr.Shah asked the pupils which the proper way to answer that question was.

Continuous Present Tense into Continuous Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Continuous Present Tense into Continuous Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

The teacher said,”Are you going to the library ?”The teacher said if he was going to the library.

My neighbour said to me,”Are you living this place now ?”My neighbour asked me whether I was living that Place then.

Vipul said to Joseph,”Why are you laughing ?”Vipul asked Joseph why he was laughing.

Continuous Present Tense into Continuous Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Continuous Present Tense into Continuous Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

My father said to my brother,”Where are you going now ?”My father asked my brother where he was going then.

The teacher said to me,”When are you watching T.V. ?”The teacher asked me when I was watching T.V.

My teacher said,”Who is drawing this picture?”My teacher said that who this picture was drawing.

Perfect Present Tense into Perfect Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Perfect Present Tense into Perfect Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

My father said,”Have you purchased from the market ?”My father said whether he had purchased from the market.

I said to her,”Have you taken my story-book ?”I asked her if she had taken her story-book.

The gardener said to her,”Why have you plucked the flower ?”The gardener asked her why she had plucked the flower.

Perfect Present Tense into Perfect Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Perfect Present Tense into Perfect Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

The oldman said to the gentleman,”How much moneyhave you paid to the shop-keeper ?”The oldman asked the gentleman howmuch money hehad paid to the shop-keeper.

Reena said to his father,”Where have you purchased a new house ?”Reena asked his father where he had purchased a newHouse.

Simple Past Tense into Perfect Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Simple Past Tense into Perfect Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

Darshan said to Reena,”Did you visit the museumyesterday ?”Darshan asked Reena if she had visited themuseum the previous day.

I said,” Where did you put my book yesterday ?”I said where he had put my book the previous day.

The father said,”Mrunal”,Why didn’t you get good marks ?”The father asked Mrunal why he hadn’t got good marks.

Modal Auxilaries into Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Modal Auxilaries into Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

She said,”May he play cricket ?”She said if he might play cricket.

The teacher said,”Shall we go to the library ,boys ?”The teacher asked boys whether they would go tothe library.

He said to me.”Will you help in preparing the stage ?”He asked me whether I would help in preparing the stage.

Modal Auxilaries into Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Modal Auxilaries into Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

The policeman said to me,”How can you help me in thiscase ?”The policeman asked me how I could help him in thatcase.

I said to my father,”What will you bring for me from Mumbai ?”I asked my father what he would bring for him fromMumbai.

Modal Auxilaries into Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)Modal Auxilaries into Past Tense(Interrogative sentece)

The officer said to the villager,”Would you show me yourRation-card ?”The officer asked the village if he would show him his Ration-card.

Suman said to us,”When will you visit the museum ?”Suman asked us when we would visit the museum.

The publisher said to the author,”Why wont’ you show me your work ?”The publisher asked the author why he wouldn’t showhim his work.

Designed/Recorded Voice by :-Designed/Recorded Voice by :-

Shri Shri MahendraMahendra R. Chaudhari R. Chaudhari

Asst.Teacher(English)Asst.Teacher(English)

Expert Teacher of BISAG Expert Teacher of BISAG EducationalEducational

Programme, G.S.E.B. Gandhinagar.Programme, G.S.E.B. Gandhinagar.