How to convert Direct Statements to Indirect Speech: A Step-by-Step guide 1

HOW TO CONVERT DIRECT STATEMENTS TO INDIRECT SPEECH: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE 

Indirect speech conversion involves reporting what someone has said without quoting their exact words. The process includes identifying the reporting verb and subject, removing quotation marks, and adding that. Additionally, pronouns are adjusted, tenses are changed, and time expressions may be modified. This transformation allows us to convey the meaning of the original statement in a more indirect form, while maintaining clarity and accuracy.

Direct Speech

🔮Rita said, "I am feeling tired."

Conversion Steps

1. Identify the Reporting Verb and Subject
Here, the reporting verb is said, and the subject is Rita.
इथे said हे reporting verb आहे आणि Rita हा subject (कर्ता) आहे.

2. Remove quotation marks and add that
After removing the quotation marks, it becomes: Rita said that… (रिता म्हणाली की…)

3. Change the Pronoun and adjust the Tense
The pronoun I changes to she (referring to Rita), and am feeling changes to was feeling in indirect speech.

सर्वनाम I चे She (ती) (Rita साठी) रुपांतर होते, आणि am feeling चे was feeling मध्ये रुपांतर होते.

It becomes: Rita said that she was feeling tired… (रिता म्हणाली की ती थकली होती…)

4. Final sentence
The final sentence is - Rita said that she was feeling tired. रिता म्हणाली की ती थकली होती.

Direct Speech

🔮Mom said, "You have done a good job."

Conversion Steps

1. Identify the Reporting Verb and Subject
Here, the reporting verb is said, and the subject is Mom.
इथे said हे reporting verb आहे आणि Mom हा subject (कर्ता) आहे.

2. Remove quotation Marks and add that
After removing the quotation marks, it becomes: Mom said that… (आई म्हणाली की…)

3. Change the pronoun and adjust the Tense
The pronoun you changes based on who is addressed (if it's me, it changes to I), and have done changes to had done in indirect speech.
It becomes: Mom said that I had done a good job… (आई म्हणाली की मी चांगले काम केले होते…)
सर्वनाम you चे रूपांतर I मध्ये (मी साठी), आणि have done चे had done मध्ये रुपांतर होते.

4. Final sentence
The final sentence is Mom said that I had done a good job. आई म्हणाली की मी चांगले काम केले होते.

Direct Speech

🔮Teacher said, "You can submit your homework tomorrow."

Conversion Steps

1. Identify the reporting verb and subject
Here, the reporting verb is said, and the subject is Teacher.
इथे said हे reporting verb आहे आणि Teacher हा subject (कर्ता) आहे.

2. Remove quotation marks (,"...")and add that
After removing the quotation marks, it becomes: Teacher said that… (शिक्षक म्हणाले की…)

3. Change the pronoun and adjust the tense
The pronoun you changes to we (if speaking to a group), and can submit changes to could submit in indirect speech.

सर्वनाम you चे रूपांतर we(आम्ही) मध्ये, आणि can submit चे could submit मध्ये रुपांतर होते.

It becomes: Teacher said that we could submit our homework… (शिक्षक म्हणाले की आम्ही आमचा गृहपाठ सादर करू शकलो…)


4. Replace tomorrow with the next day
The final sentence is: Teacher said that we could submit our homework the next day. शिक्षक म्हणाले की आम्ही आमचा गृहपाठ पुढच्या दिवशी सादर करू शकलो.
tomorrow (उद्या) चे रुपांतर the next day (पुढच्या दिवशी) करा.