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Direct-Indirect Speech.

Direct Indirect

Will / Shall Would

Am/Is Was

Are Were

May Might

Can Could

Do / Does Did [ Dodi ]

Has / Have Had [ HaD ]

Was / Were Had been

Direct Indirect

Today That day

Tomorrow Next day

Yesterday Previous day

Tonight That night

This That

These Those

Come Go

Thus So

Ago Before

Now Then

Here There

Next Week Following week

Last Week Previous week

ASSERTIVE :

Use told or said as reporting verb.


Use that after reporting verb.

Exclamatory:

Use exclaimed as reporting verb.


Use that as reporting verb.

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Direct-Indirect Speech.

Interrogative :

Use asked or Inquired as reporting verb.


Never use that after reporting verb.

If yes-no question :

Use whether or if after reporting verb.

If Wh question :

Use same Wh word instead of that.

Imperative :

Use ordered , requested , warned , suggested as reporting verb.


Never use that after reporting verb , use infinitive to.
Do not changes to Not to.

Direct Indirect

I He

Me Him

You He she him her they

Your His Her Theirs

Yours His Hers Theirs

He She It He She It

We They

Our Their

They They

Mine His Her

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