Direct and Indirect Speech

My brother says “I met Tom at the party last night”

• My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night”

Mary told John “my father warned me last night”

• Mary told John that her warned her last night.

• Mary told John that her father warned her last night.

• Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.

• Mary told John that her father warns her last night.

Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?"

• Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.

• Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.

• Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.

• Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.

He said, ‘I have read this novel.’

• He said that he has read this novel.

• He said that he had read that novel.

• He said that he read that novel.

• He said that he had read this novel.

Rita said, ‘I may go there.’

• Rita says that she may go there.

• Rita says that she Is going there.

• Rita said that she will go there.

• Rita said that she might go there.

"Be nice to your brother," he said.

• He said me to be nice to my brother.

• He advised me to be nice to my brother.

• He told me that I have to be nice to my brother.

She said,"He is singing well".

• He said that he was singing well

• He says that he was singing well

• He said that he is singing well

• He said that he sang well

Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week."

• Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.

• Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.

Sandra said that she could play guitar.

• Sandra said, "She can play guitar."

• Sandra said, "I could play guitar."

• Sandra said, "I can play guitar."

• Sandra said, "She could play guitar."

Who went here to open the gate?

• Kevin asked who had opened the gate.

• Kevin asked who opened the gate.

• Kevin asked who went there to open the gate.

• Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.