Indirect Speech

What Is Indirect Speech

• A report on what someone else said without using the same words.

• A report on what someone else said using the same words.

• A quote on what someone else said with using the same words.

• A quote on what someone else said without using the same words.

Change from Direct to Indirect:

Kunle said, "I am going to the pool now."

• Kunle said that he was going to the pool now.

• Kunle said that I am going to the pool now.

• Kunle said that he was going to the pool then.

"Go to art class now!" the teacher told the students.

• The teacher ordered the students to go to art class then.

• The teacher told the students to go to art class now.

• The teacher ordered the students to go to art class now.

Sarah said, "We played football in PE class yesterday."

• Sarah said that we played football in PE class the previous day.

• Sarah said that we played football in PE class yesterday.

• Sarah said that we will play football in PE class the previous day.

John responded that we would also play football the following day.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Kunle said that he came back from swimming yesterday.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

Kunle said that he came back from swimming the previous day.

John told Kunle that they played football the previous day and they would play it the following day.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Direct = Indirect

now = then

• True

• False

Direct = Indirect

will = would

• True

• False

Direct = Indirect

yesterday = yesterday

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yesterday = the following day