Academic Year 2019-20

Grammar Worksheet #
1 Class 5
Direct and I ndirect Speech Rule no 1:
When changing direct speech into indirect speech, remove the speech
marks and add a conjunction “that” For Example: 1. She says, “I like
eating chocolates.” She says that she likes eating chocolates. 2. Dan said,
“I need a clean shirt.” Dan said that he needed a clean shirt.

The list shows how certain words must be changed when you
change a sentence from the direct to the indirect speech.
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT
SPEECH I he/ she now then you I /we this that we they these/ those
those my his/ her here there your my/ our ago before our their today
that day shall/ will would tomorrow the next day may might
yesterday the day before can could last night the night before has/
have had tonight that night

Rule no 2: The tense used in the indirect speech follows that of the main
verb in the direct speech. For Example: 1. The captain announced, “We
are ready to sail.” The captain announced that they were ready to
sail.
Rule no 3: The questions that begin with auxiliary verbs and answer as
yes or no, add whether or if instead of that. For Example: 1. They asked,
“Do you want to go?” They asked if / whether we wanted to go.
Rule Rule no 4:
no 5: Sentences with commands, advice
Universal facts never change. or requests are changed into
For Example: indirect speech by adding to instead
1. Sara said, “All that glitters is not of that.
gold.” Sara said that all that glitters For Example:
is not gold. 1. She said, “Keep quiet, please.” She requested us
to keep quiet.
A. Change the following into indirect speech.
1. Helen said, "I was writing a letter yesterday."
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2. Mark asked, "Has John arrived?"
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3. Emma told, “My teacher is going to London today.”
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4. David said, "John had already finished work at five.”
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5. The weather forecast said, “It may snow tonight.”
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