📘 DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH – COMPLETE CHART

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🔴 1. Basic Definition (मूल नियम)

👉 Direct Speech: Speaker के exact words
👉 Indirect Speech: Reported form (बदलकर)

✔ Example:
Direct: He said, “I am happy.”
Indirect: He said that he was happy.

🔵 2. Basic Structure Rule

✅ Direct:

Subject + Reporting Verb + , “Reported Speech”

✅ Indirect:

Subject + Reporting Verb + that + clause

🟢 3. Reporting Verb Rules

Direct Indirect
said said that
said to told

✔ Example:
He said to me, “I am ready.”
👉 He told me that he was ready.

🔴 4. Tense Change Chart

👉 अगर Reporting Verb Past में है, तो tense change होगा

Direct Tense Indirect Tense
Present Indefinite Past Indefinite
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Present Perfect Past Perfect
Past Indefinite Past Perfect
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
will would
can could
may might

✔ Example:
“I play cricket.”
👉 He said that he played cricket.

🔵 5. No Tense Change (Special Cases)

👉 Tense change नहीं होगा अगर:

✔ Universal truth
✔ Habitual fact
✔ Reporting verb present/future में हो

✔ Example:
He said, “The sun rises in the east.”
👉 He said that the sun rises in the east.

🔴 6. Pronoun Change Rule

👉 Pronoun बदलता है sense के अनुसार

Person Rule
First Person Subject के अनुसार
Second Person Object के अनुसार
Third Person No change

✔ Example:
He said, “I am happy.”
👉 He said that he was happy.

🔵 7. Time & Place Change

Direct Indirect
now then
today that day
tomorrow next day
yesterday previous day
here there
this that

✔ Example:
He said, “I will go tomorrow.”
👉 He said that he would go the next day.

📘 8. ASSERTIVE SENTENCE (Simple Statement)

👉 Hindi पहचान: सामान्य वाक्य (बताने वाला)
👉 Keywords: है, था, करता है, जाएगा

✅ Rule Chart:

Step Change
said said that
comma & quotes हटाओ
tense past में बदलो (अगर जरूरत हो)
pronoun rule के अनुसार

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “I am tired.” He said that he was tired.
She said, “I play cricket.” She said that she played cricket.
Ram said, “I will go.” Ram said that he would go.

🔴 9. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE (Question)

👉 Hindi पहचान: क्या, क्यों, कहाँ

✅ Rule Chart:

Step Change
said asked
that हटाओ
yes/no question if / whether
wh-question same wh-word

✅ YES/NO Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “Are you ready?” He asked if I was ready.
She said, “Do you work?” She asked whether I worked.

❗ WH-Question Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “Where are you going?” He asked where I was going.
She said, “Why are you late?” She asked why I was late.

🔵 10. IMPERATIVE SENTENCE (Order / Command)

👉 Hindi पहचान: करो, मत करो

✅ Rule Chart:

Step Change
said told / ordered
verb to + V1

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “Open the door.” He told me to open the door.
Teacher said, “Stand up.” Teacher ordered me to stand up.

❗ Negative Imperative:

👉 Rule: not to + V1

Direct Indirect
He said, “Do not run.” He told me not to run.

🟢 11. REQUEST SENTENCE

👉 Hindi पहचान: कृपया, please

✅ Rule Chart:

Step Change
said requested
verb to + V1

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “Please help me.” He requested me to help him.
She said, “Please sit down.” She requested me to sit down.

🔴 12. EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE

👉 Hindi पहचान: वाह!, हाय!, अफसोस!

✅ Rule Chart:

Step Change
said exclaimed with (joy/sorrow/surprise)
that use करो

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “Hurrah! We won.” He exclaimed with joy that they had won.
She said, “Alas! I am ruined.” She exclaimed with sorrow that she was ruined.

🔵 13. OPTATIVE SENTENCE (Wish/Prayer)

👉 Hindi पहचान: भगवान करे, काश

✅ Rule Chart:

Step Change
said wished / prayed
may might

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “May you succeed.” He prayed that I might succeed.
She said, “May God help you.” She prayed that God might help me.

🟢 14. CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

👉 Hindi पहचान: अगर…तो

✅ Rule:

👉 दोनों clauses में tense change होगा

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “If I work hard, I will pass.” He said that if he worked hard, he would pass.

🔴 15. LET SENTENCE

✅ (A) Suggestion

👉 Hindi पहचान: चलो, आओ

Direct Indirect
He said, “Let us go.” He suggested that we should go.

✅ (B) Permission

👉 Hindi पहचान: उसे जाने दो

Direct Indirect
He said, “Let him go.” He allowed him to go.

🔵 16. MUST / HAVE TO

✅ Rule Chart:

Direct Indirect
must had to
have to had to

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “I must go.” He said that he had to go.

🟢 17. SHALL / WILL RULES

Direct Indirect
will would
shall should

✅ Example:

Direct Indirect
He said, “I will come.” He said that he would come.

🔴 18. YES / NO TYPE QUESTION

👉 Hindi पहचान: क्या…?

✅ Rule:

👉 if / whether use होगा

✅ Examples:

Direct Indirect
He said, “Do you like tea?” He asked if I liked tea.
She said, “Are you happy?” She asked whether I was happy.

🎯 FINAL MASTER TRICK

👉 Sentence पहचानो
👉 Rule select करो
👉 Reporting verb बदलो
👉 Structure apply करो

🔵 19. Reporting Verb Advanced List

Sentence Type Verb
Order ordered
Request requested
Advice advised
Suggestion suggested
Warning warned

🎯 Final Super Trick (Complete Formula)

👉 Comma हटाओ
👉 “that / if / wh-word” लगाओ
👉 Pronoun change करो
👉 Tense back करो
👉 Time/Place change करो

🧠 Golden Rule

👉 अगर Reporting verb Present/Future में है → NO CHANGE
👉 अगर Past में है → Changes apply

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