Narrations: Part I

Assertive & Interrogative Sentences

1. Indirect of: He said, “I am happy.”

He said that he is happy. He said that he was happy. He says that he was happy. He told he was happy.

2. Indirect of: She said to me, “What are you doing?”

She asked me what was I doing. She asked me what I was doing. She said me what I was doing. She asked if what I was doing.

3. Indirect of: They said, “We have won the match.”

They said that they had won the match. They told that they have won the match. They said that we had won the match. They say that they had won.

4. Indirect of: He said, “Do you like coffee?”

He asked that did I like coffee. He asked if I like coffee. He asked if I liked coffee. He said if I liked coffee.

5. Change in time: “Tomorrow” becomes ___ in Indirect speech.

The day before That day The next day Tomorrow

6. Indirect of: She said, “I will call you later.”

She said that she would call me later. She said that she will call me later. She told she would call you later. She said she would called later.

7. If the reporting verb is in the Present Tense (e.g., He says), the tense inside quotes:

Changes to Past Does not change Changes to Future Becomes continuous

8. Indirect of: “Where do you live?” asked the man.

The man asked where did I live. The man asked where I lived. The man asked if I lived where. The man said where I lived.

9. Indirect of: He said, “I saw her yesterday.”

He said that he saw her the day before. He said that he had seen her the day before. He said that he had seen her yesterday. He said that he has seen her.

10. “Said to” usually changes to ___ in assertive sentences.

Said Told Asked Informed

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