Direct speech is a form of sentences which use to reporting something that’s being said now. Direct speech also use to talk each other. For example: She said, “I like school” She said, “I am studying French” They said, “We took some photos.” They said, “We were swimming at 10am.” He say, “I have eaten breakfast.” He asked me, “why do you love me?” She tell me, “don’t let me alone!”
Reported speech also called indirect speech. Reported speech is usually used to talk about something was said in the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. But reported speech not only use to talk about something was said in the past, sometimes reported speech also use to talk about something was said in that moment.
Example of reported speech: She said that she liked school. She said that she is studying French. They said that they had taken some photos. They said that they had been swimming at 10am. He say that he have eaten breakfast. He asked me why I loved him. She tell me not to let me alone.
DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH simple present He said, “I go to school every day.” simple past He said (that) he went to school every day. simple past He said, “I went to school every day.” past perfect He said (that) he had gone to school every day. present perfect He said, “I have gone to school every day.” past perfect He said (that) he had gone to school every day. present progressive He said, “I am going to school every day.” past progressive He said (that) he was going to school every day. past progressive He said, “I was going to school every day.” perfect progressive He said (that) he had been going to school every day,
DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH future (will) He said, “I will go to school every day.” would + verb name He said (that) he would go to school every day. future (going to) He said, “I am going to school every day.” present progressive He said (that) he is going to school every day. past progressive He said (that) he was going to school every day DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH auxiliary + verb name He said, “Do you go to school every day?” He said, “Where do you go to school?” simple past He asked me if /wheter I went to school every day.* He asked me where I went to school. imperative He said, “Go to school every day.” infinitive He said to go to school every day.
The situation change if there is the word in verb 2 (said, told, asked, reported, ETC) in front of the sentence. Example: direct speech -> he told her “I’m hungry.” reported speech -> he told her that he was hungry. But situation will be same if there is the the word in verb 1 (say, tell, ask, report, ETC) in front of sentence. Example: direct speech -> he says “I did my home work” reported speech -> he says that he did his home work
Direct speech: The policeman told the man, “Please follow me to the police station.” Reported speech: The policeman told the man to follow him to the police station. Direct speech: He asked, “Can you buy me a copy of the newspaper now?” Reportde speech: He asked if I could buy him a copy of the newspaper then. Direct speech: John said, “Sam and Max are going to the theater tonight.” Reported speech: John said that Sam and Max were going to the theater that night..
Direct speech: He asked me, “where do you live?” Reported speech: he asked me where I lived. Reported speech: