DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH | REPORTED SPEECH - WH-TYPE QUESTIONS

Special rules for changing WH-type questions from “Direct Speech” into “Indirect Speech” or “Reported Speech”

1. For WH- questions - Remove the question mark.

2. If the question begins with WH-type word, then the same WH-type word is used and the subject precedes the Verb as in an Assertive sentence. जर प्रश्नाची सुरुवात WH-प्रकारच्या शब्दाने होत असेल, तर तोच Wh प्रश्नशब्द त्या वाक्याच्या जागी वापरला जातो आणि wh प्रश्नशब्द कर्ता व क्रियापदाच्या अगोदर असतो.

Nupur said to Trisha, "Where is my mobile?"

Nupur asked Trisha where her mobile was.

3. Put the Subject (कर्ता) of the question before the Verb. क्रियापदाच्या आधी कर्ता घ्यावा. 

Reva said to Shree, "Why do you hide my pen?"

Reva asked Shree why she hid her pen.

4. Use the reporting Verbs such as asked, requested, wanted to know, etc.

asked, requested, wanted to know, इत्यादी Reporting Verbs वापरावी.

Shivani said to Reva, "Why do you touch my bag?"

Shiva asked Reva why she touched her bag.

5. Put an object (कर्म) - [a noun or pronoun for the one spoken to] next to the Reporting Verb.

Direct Speech :

"What are you doing?" asked Neera. 

Indirect Speech : 

Neera asked her what she was doing. 

6. CHANGES IN TENSES 

1. Simple Present Tense becomes Simple Past Tense

Direct Speech - 

Roma asked Trisha, "Why do you eat vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech - 

Roma asked Trisha why she ate vada pav there.

2. Simple Past Tense becomes Past Perfect Tense

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why did you eat vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she had eaten vada pav there. 

3. Present Perfect Tense becomes Past Perfect Tense

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why have you eaten vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she had eaten vada pav there. 

4. Past perfect tense remains as past perfect tense.

No change should be made.

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why had you eaten vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she had eaten vada pav there. 

5. Present Continuous becomes Past Continuous Tense

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why are you eating vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she was eating vada pav there. 

6. Past Continuous becomes Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why were you eating vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she had been eating vada pav there. 

7. Past perfect continuous tense should remain as past perfect continuous tense. No change should be made.

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why had you been eating vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she had been eating vada pav there.

8. Simple future tense becomes

    a conditional sentence.

A.

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why will you eat vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she would eat vada pav there.

B.

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why will you be eating vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she would be eating vada pav there.

C.

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why will you have eaten vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she would have eaten vada pav there.

D.

Direct Speech -

Roma asked Trisha, "Why will you have been eating vada pav there?"

Indirect Speech -

Roma asked Trisha why she would have been eating vada pav there.