THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL – AGRA

Homework Assignment for 4th January 2022

Grade – 8 Dear Parent – Please help your ward to complete the
Subject -English writing work.
Chapter No – Teacher
Ch name – Reported Speech

GENERAL RULES-

1. On converting direct speech to indirect speech, inverted commas are removed.

2. Changes in person-
i. First person- changes according to subject of reporting verb.
ii. Second person- changes according to subject of reporting verb.
iii. Third person- No changes.

PERSON NOMINATIVE OBJECTIVE POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE

CASE CASE ADJECTIVE PRONOUN
I I Me My Mine
We Us Our Ours
II You You Your Yours
III He him His His
she Her Her Hers
It It Its X
they Them their theirs

3. Say, says, will say, said---------------------No change

Say to, says to, said to------------------tell, tells, told.
4. On converting into indirect speech, ‘that’ comes after reporting verb.

TENSES OF REPORTING SPEECH

DIRECT NARRATION INDIRECT NARRATION

Simple Present Simple Past
Present continuous Past continuous
Present perfect Past perfect
Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous
Simple past Past perfect
Past perfect No change
Past perfect continuous No change
Changes made in words while converting direct speech to indirect speech-

DIRECT NARRATION INDIRECT NARRATION

will/shall Would/should
can Could
may Might
Could/should/would/might No change
this That
These those
here There
hence Thence
now Then
ago Before
thus So
today That day
yesterday The previous day
tomorrow The next day/ the following day
Last week/month/year The previous week/month/ year
The last fortnight The previous fortnight

Example-

1.Simple Present

Direct- He said to me,”I never eat sweets.”

Indirect-He told me that he never ate sweets.

2.Present Continuous

Direct- Ram said to Shyam,”I am watching T.V.”

Indirect-Ram told Shyam that he was watching T.V.

3.Present perfect

Direct- Ram said to Shyam,” I have already cooked.”

Indirect- Ram told Shyam that he had already cooked.

4.Present perfect continuous

Direct- Sonu said to me, “ I have been reading for an hour.”

Indirect- Sonu told me that he had been reading for an hour.

5.Simple Past

Direct- She said to Ram, “ I went to Jaipur last week.”

Indirect- She told Ram that she had went to Jaipur the previous week.

6.Past Continuous

Direct- She said to me, “I was waiting for you.”

Indirect- She told me that she had been waiting for me.

Q. Sentences are given in direct speech. Change them into indirect speech.

1. The teacher said to the boys, ‘Have you done your homework?’

2. The little girl asked the man, ‘Will you help me?’

3. Janaki said, ‘I have been reading this book.’

4. Mother said to the daughter, ‘Go and change your dress.’

5. Susie said, ‘I had read this book before I gave it to you.’

6. Mike said, ‘I will bring my piano.’

7. The officer told the clerk, ‘Bring me that file.’

8. Jane asked, ‘Have you read that book?’

9. Malathi asked, ‘Where is your watch?’

10. Sophia said, ‘I watched this movie last week.’

11. Mother asked, ‘What is the matter?’

12. Shyam said, ‘I can solve this problem.’