English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Reporting verb Reporting verb is the verb which reports the speech. She said, “I am fine.” (Reporting verb: said) He asked, “Can I have more of that cheese?” (Reporting verb: asked) She says, “I am going.” (Reporting verb: says) Said is preferred when there...
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...
If the reporting verb (the verb outside the quotation marks or inverted commas) is in the past tense, the reported speech must also be in the past tense. Study the example given below. Direct...