50 examples of direct and indirect speech pdf

mosamaasghar
2 min readJan 6, 2021

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Learn the 50 most useful examples of direct and indirect speech with pdf.

Here are the 50 examples of direct and indirect speech

Direct and Indirect Speech Examples

Direct

Indirect

They said, “we shall never make a promise we cannot fulfill.”

They said that they would never make a promise they could not fulfil.

Direct

Indirect

The teacher said, “whose book is this?”

The teacher asked whose book that was.

Direct

Indirect

The teacher said, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”

The teacher said that he had often told me not to play with fire.

Direct

Indirect

The brother said to me, “you have missed the point completely.”

The brother told me that I had missed the point completely.

Direct

Indirect

She said, “is this your book?”

She asked if that was my book.

Direct

Indirect

She said, “I did not go to school yesterday.”

She said that she had not gone to school the previous day.

Direct

Indirect

She said, “he rang me up at twelve midnight.”

She said that he had rung her up at twelve midnight.

Direct

Indirect

Raza said, “where are you going?”

Raza asked where I was going.

Direct

Indirect

He said, “the boy did not put up a good show last night.”

He said that the boys had not put up a good show the previous night.

Direct

Indirect

He said, “she sang a beautiful ‘song’ at the concert last night.”

He said that she had sung a beautiful ‘song’ at the concert the previous night.

Direct

Indirect

He said, “Do you have any share in this firm?”

He asked if I had any share in that firm.

Direct

Indirect

He said, “I complete my drawing half an hour ago.”

He said that he had completed his drawing half an hour before.

Direct

Indirect

Ali said, “they well wait for us for an hour only.”

Ali said that they would wait for them for an hour only.

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I’ve taught English as a foreign language in Berlin since 2015, to a variety of private, commercial and institutional clients.

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