The City School

Academic Year 2019-20

Grammar Worksheet #
1 Class 5

Direct and I ndirect Speech Rule no 1:

When changing direct speech into indirect speech, remove the speech
marks and add a conjunction “that” For Example: 1. She says, “I like
eating chocolates.” She says that she likes eating chocolates. 2. Dan said,
“I need a clean shirt.” Dan said that he needed a clean shirt.

The list shows how certain words must be changed when you
change a sentence from the direct to the indirect speech.
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT
SPEECH I he/ she now then you I /we this that we they these/ those
those my his/ her here there your my/ our ago before our their today
that day shall/ will would tomorrow the next day may might
yesterday the day before can could last night the night before has/
have had tonight that night

Rule no 2: The tense used in the Rule no 3: The questions that begin
indirect speech follows that of the with auxiliary verbs and answer as
main verb in the direct speech. For yes or no, add whether or if instead
Example: 1. The captain of that. For Example: 1. They
announced, “We are ready to sail.” asked, “Do you want to go?” They
The captain announced that they asked if / whether we wanted to
were ready to sail. go.
Rule Rule no 4:
no 5: Sentences with commands, advice
Universal facts never change. or requests are changed into
For Example: indirect speech by adding to instead
1. Sara said, “All that glitters is not of that.
gold.” Sara said that all that glitters For Example:
is not gold. 1. She said, “Keep quiet, please.” She requested us
to keep quiet.
A. Change the following into indirect speech.
1. Helen said, "I was writing a letter yesterday."
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2. Mark asked, "Has John arrived?"
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3. Emma told, “My teacher is going to London today.”
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4. David said, "John had already finished work at five.”
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5. The weather forecast said, “It may snow tonight.”
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