Direct and Reported Speech

DIRECT
SPEECH &
REPORTED
SPEECH
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
• Also known as quoted • Also known as indirect

speech. speech.
• The message of the • A report on what
speaker is conveyed someone has said
with his exact words. without using the exact
• Enclosed with a words.
quotation mark "..." • Has no quotation mark
"..."
RULES TO FOLLOW IN CHANGING DIRECT
SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH.
1. Remove the quotation marks and commas,

then add “that” after reporting verb.
2. Change in pronoun
3. Change in verb tense
4. Change in situations
• Dara said, "I have returned the book."
A. Dara said that she have returned the book.

B. Dara said that she had returned the book.
C. Dara said that he had returned the book.
D. Dara said that he have returned the book.
2. The group says, "We go for exercise every day."
A. The group said that we go for exercise every day.
B. The group said that we goes for exercise every day.
C. The group says that they go for exercise every day.
D. The group says they goes for exercise every day.

3. Carl said, "I have completed my project."
A. Carl said that he had completed my project.

B. Carl said that he have completed his project.
C. Carl said that he had completed his project.
D. Carl said that he have completed my project.
TRANSFORM DIRECT SPEECH INTO
REPORTED SPEECH
4. The girl said, "I am residing in Cavite."

The girl said that she was residing in Cavite.
5. The students said, "We promise to behave today."
The students said that they promised to behave that day.

RULES TO FOLLOW IN CHANGING DIRECT
SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH.
1. Remove the quotation marks and commas,

then add “that” after reporting verb.
2. Change in pronoun
3. Change in verb tense
4. Change in situations
Yes/No
questions
For yes/no questions, add “if or whether” instead
of “that” and change the position of the verb and
the noun/pronoun.
Leo asked Lily, “Will you come to the party?”

verb pronoun
if ___
Leo asked Lily __ she ____
would come to the party.
For yes/no questions, add “if or whether” instead of “that”
and change the position of the verb and the noun/pronoun.
Sehun asked Luhan, “Are you going to cook?”

verb pronoun
Sehun asked Luhan __ he ____

if __ was going to cook.
WH -
Questions
For WH Questions, change the position of the
verb and the noun/pronoun.
The teacher asked us, “what are you doing?”

verb pronoun
The teacher asked us what we

__ were
___ doing.
For WH Questions, change the position of the
verb and the noun/pronoun.
Mom asked me, “When will you clean your room?”

verb pronoun pronoun
I would
Mom asked me when __ my room.
___ clean __
Rules: Change the position of the verb and
the noun/pronoun.
Yes/no question - use if/whether
WH – questions - use the wh-word

Imperative
sentence
(command)
In imperative command, add the word “to” after
the reporting verb (ordered, commanded.)
The librarian ordered me, “Keep quiet.”
to keep quiet.
The librarian ordered me __
In imperative command, add the word “to” after
the reporting verb (ordered, commanded.)
Mom commanded me, “Open the door.”
to open the door.

Mom commanded me __
Imperative
sentence
(request)
In imperative request, add the word “to” after
the reporting verb (requested)
He requested me, “Please call me.”
to call him.
He requested me __
In imperative request, add the word “to”
after the reporting verb (requested)
Anna requested me, “Please explain the passage.”
to explain the passage.

Anna requested me __
Exercise!
Locate the Direct speech in the passage
below and transform it into Indirect speech.
Once upon a time, a little red hen scratched around the barnyard when
she found some wheat grains. She called her neighbors and said, "If
we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me
plant it?"
"I will not," said the cow.
"Neither will I," said the duck.
"I won't either.", said the pig.
"Not me," said the goose.
Then the little red hen said she would plant the wheat herself.
Assignment
Create a short story using
direct and indirect speech.
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DIRECT

• Also known as quoted • Also known as indirect

1. Remove the quotation marks and commas,

A. Dara said that she have returned the book.

A. The group said that we go for exercise every day.

B. The group said that we goes for exercise every day.

C. The group says that they go for exercise every day.

D. The group says they goes for exercise every day.

A. Carl said that he had completed my project.

4. The girl said, "I am residing in Cavite."

The students said that they promised to behave that day.

1. Remove the quotation marks and commas,

Leo asked Lily, “Will you come to the party?”

Sehun asked Luhan, “Are you going to cook?”

Sehun asked Luhan __ he ____

The teacher asked us, “what are you doing?”

The teacher asked us what we

Mom asked me, “When will you clean your room?”

Yes/no question - use if/whether

WH – questions - use the wh-word

The librarian ordered me, “Keep quiet.”

Mom commanded me, “Open the door.”

to open the door.

He requested me, “Please call me.”

Anna requested me, “Please explain the passage.”

to explain the passage.

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Sehun asked Luhan he __