Direct and Indirect Speech — Time and Place Changes
Direct speech and indirect speech are ways
people express how something was said. Direct speech also called quoted speech
is said exactly how the speaker initially spoke the words. Indirect speech also
called reported speech is reported back not using the exact words as the
original speaker.
Changing Time and Place References
Time and place can often change when going
from direct to indirect speech. When reporting something at a different time,
the time word needs to be changed. When reporting something from a different
location, the place word needs to be changed
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Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
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"I went to the park today,"
he said. |
He said that he had gone to the
park that day. |
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She said, "I saw her yesterday." |
She said that she had seen
her the day before. |
|
Kevin said, "I have a
doctor's appointment next week." |
Kevin said that he had a doctor's
appointment the following week." |
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"I was in Hawaii last
month," Jane told me. |
Jane told me she had been in Hawaii the
previous month. |
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"We had lunch a week
ago," she said. |
She said they had lunch a
week before. |
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John said, "I live in this house." |
John said that he lived in that house. |
|
Stacy said, "I work here." |
Stacy said she worked there. |
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