{"id":5927,"date":"2019-12-05T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T06:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/?p=5927"},"modified":"2019-12-05T12:05:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T06:35:54","slug":"direct-and-indirect-speech-difference-examples-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/english\/direct-and-indirect-speech-difference-examples-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct and Indirect Speech Difference, Examples, Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Direct and Indirect Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0Direct and Indirect Speech is a part of English grammar. The English Language has two means to express the words said by a person. These two ways are as follows:<\/p>\n\n- Direct Speech<\/li>\n
- Indirect Speech<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Let us understand first by example.<\/p>\n
\n- Direct Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0He says, \u201cI am playing football\u201d.<\/li>\n
- Indirect Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0He says that he is playing football.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
In the first statement, the reporter conveys the statement given by an individual person, using his own words to another person. But in the second statement, the reporter wants to convey the message in his\/her own words.to another person. Thus both the speeches direct and indirect are two different ways of expressing statements whose meaning is the same in both the cases.<\/p>\n
Direct and Indirect Speech Definition<\/h2>\n
Direct speech is a statement given by the reporter as stated by the person. He\/she uses exact words or the actual words mentioned by the person. For example:<\/p>\n
\n- I want to play<\/li>\n
- I am in school<\/li>\n
- I am studying<\/li>\n
- I want to go to the cinema hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Indirect speech is the reported speech. This is also known as an indirect narration or indirect discourse. In English grammar, when a person reports any other person\u2019s statement in his\/her own words, then that statement is called indirect speech. For example:<\/p>\n
\n- He wants to play<\/li>\n
- He is in school<\/li>\n
- He is studying<\/li>\n
- He wants to go to the cinema hall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Direct and Indirect Speech\u00a0<\/strong>Important Terms<\/h3>\nTo convert direct speech into indirect speech you should be knowing the important terms related to it. There are the following terms given here to understand direct and indirect speech.<\/p>\n
\n- Reporting Speech<\/li>\n
- Reported Speech<\/li>\n
- Reporting Verb<\/li>\n
- Reported Verb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Now let us understand these terms with the help of an example.<\/p>\n
Direct Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0She says, \u201cI am feeling cold\u201d.<\/p>\nIndirect Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0She says that She is feeling cold.<\/p>\n\n- Reporting Speech: The first part of the direct speech is reporting speech.<\/li>\n
- Reported Speech: The second part of the sentence, which is enclosed in inverted commas or quotation marks, is reported speech.<\/li>\n
- Reporting Verb: The verb of the reporting speech is known as the reporting verb.<\/li>\n
- Reported Verb: The verb of the reported speech is known as the reported verb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Difference Between Direct and Indirect Speech<\/h3>\n
\n\n\nDirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\nIndirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nThese are the actual words spoken<\/td>\n | These are the words expressed by the reporter in his\/her own words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nThe purpose here is to state the exact words, expressed in quotations<\/td>\n | It reports the statement which was started by someone in the past<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIt is stated with reporting verb, signal phrase or quotative frame<\/td>\n | Its uses reporting verbs such as \u201csay\u201d,\u201d tell\u201d, \u201csaid\u201d, \u201ctalk\u201d and \u201cspeak\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nThe tense of the verb is the same in the statement<\/td>\n | The tense of the verb changes in indirect speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nDirect and Indirect Speech Rules with Examples<\/h3>\nChanges in Person of Pronouns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 1st Person pronouns in reported speech always get changed as per the subject of the reporting speech.<\/li>\n
- 2nd Person pronouns in reported speech always get changed as per the objectives of the reporting speech.<\/li>\n
- 3rd Person pronouns in reported speech do not get changed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Changes in Verbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- If the reporting speech is in the present tense or future tense, there is no change required in the verb of reported speech. This verb could be in the present, past, or future tense. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\n\nShe says, \u201cI am sick.\u201d<\/td>\n | She says that she is sick.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nHe says, \u201cHe played guitar.\u201d<\/td>\n | He says that he played guitar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nYou say, \u201cI shall go to Paris.\u201d<\/td>\n | You say that you will go to Paris.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Other Rules<\/strong><\/p>\nIf the reporting verb is in the past tense, then reported verb will be changed as per the following condition<\/p>\n \n\n\nTense<\/strong><\/td>\nDirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\nIndirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPresent indefinite tense is changed into past indefinite tense.<\/td>\n | He said he does exercise every day<\/td>\n | He said that he took exercise every day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPresent continuous is changed into the past continuous tense.<\/td>\n | He said,\u201d he is taking exercise every day\u201d<\/td>\n | He said he is taking exercise every day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPresent perfect is changed into the past perfect tense.<\/td>\n | He said,\u201d he has taken exercise\u201d<\/td>\n | He said that he had taken exercise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPresent perfect continuous tense is changed into past perfect continuous tense.<\/td>\n | He said,\u201d he has been taking exercise since evening\u201d<\/td>\n | He said that he had been taking exercise since the evening<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPast indefinite is changed into past perfect tense.<\/td>\n | He said,\u201d he took exercise\u201d<\/td>\n | He said that he had taken exercise.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPast continuous tense is changed into past perfect continuous tense.<\/td>\n | He said,\u201d he was taking shower\u201d<\/td>\n | He said that he had been taking a shower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nNo changes are required to be made into past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses.<\/td>\n | He said, \u201che had taken shower\u201d<\/td>\n | He said that he had taken a shower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIn Future Tense, the tense is not changed, except shall and will are changed into would.<\/td>\n | He said, \u201che will take exercise\u201d<\/td>\n | He said that he would take exercise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Change in Tenses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\nIndirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPresent Simple<\/td>\n | Past Simple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPresent Continuous<\/td>\n | Past Continuous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPast Simple<\/td>\n | Past Perfect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nWill<\/td>\n | Would<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nCan<\/td>\n | Could<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nHave To<\/td>\n | Had to<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nFAQ’s on Direct and Indirect Speech<\/h3>\nQuestion 1.<\/strong> \nWhat is direct speech with examples?<\/p>\nAnswer:<\/strong> \nDirect speech is a statement given by the reporter as stated by the person. He\/she uses exact words or the actual words mentioned by the person.<\/p>\nFor Example<\/strong>, I want to play<\/p>\nQuestion 2.<\/strong> \nWhat is indirect speech with examples?<\/p>\nAnswer:<\/strong> \nIndirect speech is the reported speech. This is also known as an indirect narration or indirect discourse. In English grammar, when a person reports any other person\u2019s statement in his\/her own words, then that statement is called indirect speech.<\/p>\nFor Example,<\/strong>\u00a0He wants to play<\/p>\nQuestion 3.<\/strong> \nWhat are the rules of Indirect speech?<\/p>\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\nIndirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPresent Simple<\/td>\n | Past Simple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPresent Continuous<\/td>\n | Past Continuous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nPast Simple<\/td>\n | Past Perfect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Question 4.<\/strong> \nWhat is the difference between direct and indirect speech?<\/p>\nAnswer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\nIndirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nThese are the actual words spoken<\/td>\n | These are the words expressed by the reporter in his\/her own words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nThe purpose here is to state the exact words, expressed in quotations<\/td>\n | It reports the statement which was started by someone in the past<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nThe tense of the verb is the same in the statement<\/td>\n | The tense of the verb changes in indirect speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Direct and Indirect Speech:\u00a0Direct and Indirect Speech is a part of English grammar. 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