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She said, “I think you called me.” (direct speech)
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She said that she thought I called her. (reported speech)
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Priti said, “I told you we were coming.” (direct speech)
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Priti said that she had told me they were coming. (reported speech)
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Rememberemember
The third person of the reported speech doesn’t change.

Change in Expressions of Time and Place

The words which indicate time, place and position of something change in a reported
speech. For example:

Sahil said, “I was in Delhi last week.” (direct speech)
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Sahil said that he had been in Delhi the previous week. (reported speech)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

now then thus so
this that today that day

these those tomorrow the next day
here there yesterday the previous day

ago before last night the previous night

Practice Time 1

Rewrite the given sentences into indirect speech.
1. He said, “I will see what to do.”

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2. She said, “I may watch a film this evening.” Direct and Indirect Speech
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3. They said, “We must reach home by sunset.”
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4. Micky promised, “I shall call tomorrow.”

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5. He said, “I can lift that box.”
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6. Tom said, “I like to catch fish.”
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7. They said, “The river is too shallow.”
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