
👉 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.
Subject + Reporting Verb + , “Reported Speech”
Subject + Reporting Verb + that + clause
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| said | said that |
| said to | told |
✔ Example:
He said to me, “I am ready.”
👉 He told me that he was ready.
👉 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.
👉 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.
👉 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.
| 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.
👉 Hindi पहचान: सामान्य वाक्य (बताने वाला)
👉 Keywords: है, था, करता है, जाएगा
| Step | Change |
|---|---|
| said | said that |
| comma & quotes | हटाओ |
| tense | past में बदलो (अगर जरूरत हो) |
| pronoun | rule के अनुसार |
| 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. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: क्या, क्यों, कहाँ
| Step | Change |
|---|---|
| said | asked |
| that | हटाओ |
| yes/no question | if / whether |
| wh-question | same wh-word |
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “Are you ready?” | He asked if I was ready. |
| She said, “Do you work?” | She asked whether I worked. |
| 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. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: करो, मत करो
| Step | Change |
|---|---|
| said | told / ordered |
| verb | to + V1 |
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “Open the door.” | He told me to open the door. |
| Teacher said, “Stand up.” | Teacher ordered me to stand up. |
👉 Rule: not to + V1
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “Do not run.” | He told me not to run. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: कृपया, please
| Step | Change |
|---|---|
| said | requested |
| verb | to + V1 |
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “Please help me.” | He requested me to help him. |
| She said, “Please sit down.” | She requested me to sit down. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: वाह!, हाय!, अफसोस!
| Step | Change |
|---|---|
| said | exclaimed with (joy/sorrow/surprise) |
| that | use करो |
| 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. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: भगवान करे, काश
| Step | Change |
|---|---|
| said | wished / prayed |
| may | might |
| 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. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: अगर…तो
👉 दोनों clauses में tense change होगा
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “If I work hard, I will pass.” | He said that if he worked hard, he would pass. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: चलो, आओ
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “Let us go.” | He suggested that we should go. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: उसे जाने दो
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “Let him go.” | He allowed him to go. |
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| must | had to |
| have to | had to |
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “I must go.” | He said that he had to go. |
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| will | would |
| shall | should |
| Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|
| He said, “I will come.” | He said that he would come. |
👉 Hindi पहचान: क्या…?
👉 if / whether use होगा
| 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. |
👉 Sentence पहचानो
👉 Rule select करो
👉 Reporting verb बदलो
👉 Structure apply करो
| Sentence Type | Verb |
|---|---|
| Order | ordered |
| Request | requested |
| Advice | advised |
| Suggestion | suggested |
| Warning | warned |
👉 Comma हटाओ
👉 “that / if / wh-word” लगाओ
👉 Pronoun change करो
👉 Tense back करो
👉 Time/Place change करो
👉 अगर Reporting verb Present/Future में है → NO CHANGE
👉 अगर Past में है → Changes apply