Reported Speech Rules: How to Change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech
1. REPORTED
SPEECH
QUESTION Yes IS IT A Y/N ? Yes
ADD THE
REPORTING
VERBS: said,
told, asked,
ADD IF
CHANGE THE
STRUCTURE
CHANGE THE
TENSE
ADD THE
REPORTING
VERBS: said,
told, asked,
NO
REWRITE THE
WH WORD
CHANGE THE
STRUCTURE
CHANGE THE
TENSE
NoIS IT AN ORDER
Yes
ADD THE
REPORTING
VERBS: said,
told, asked,
IS IT A (+) ORDER? Yes
ADD TO BEFORE
THE VERB
No
ADD NOT TO
BEFORE THE
VERB
ADD THE
REPORTING
VERBS: said,
told, asked,
No
CHANGE THE
TENSE