English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
There are two main ways of reporting people’s thoughts, words, beliefs etc. Direct speech We can repeat or quote the exact words spoken. This kind of reporting is called direct speech. She said, “I am...
A sentence has been given in direct speech. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same idea in indirect speech. 1. Kiran asked me, ‘Did you meet John yesterday?’...
Rules for the change of tenses When the reporting verb is in the past tense, all present tenses within the inverted commas are changed into the corresponding past tenses. Simple present will change into simple past. She...