🗣️ Reported Speech Made Easy (With Rules, Tricks & Examples)

🗣️ Reported Speech Made Easy (With Rules, Tricks & Examples)
🗣️ Reported Speech Made Easy (With Rules, Tricks & Examples)
✍️ Authored by: GrandMaster Bikram Sutradhar
🏆 5-Time World Record Holder | Best Teacher Awardee 2023 | IIT JAM AIR 392
🚀 Founder – bAstronautWay
📞 Contact: 9863002294 | 🌐 sirbikramsutradhar.com
📌 What is Reported Speech?
Reported Speech (also called Indirect Speech) is used to report what someone said without quoting their exact words.
👉 Example:
Direct: He said, “I am hungry.”
Indirect: He said that he was hungry.
🧠 1. Simple Statement
✅ Imperative Sentences – Modified Examples
Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
He said, “Shut the window.” | He asked me to shut the window. |
She said, “Kindly assist me.” | She requested me to assist her. |
The teacher said, “Write neatly.” | The teacher instructed us to write neatly. |
Mom said, “Don’t touch the stove.” |

❓ 2. Yes/No Questions
Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
He asked, “Do you like coffee?” | He asked if I liked coffee. |
She asked, “Are you coming?” | She asked whether I was coming. |
🧠 Remove the question mark.
❓ 3. WH-Questions
Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
He asked, “Where do you live?” | He asked where I lived. |
She asked, “What are you doing?” | She asked what I was doing. |
🧠 Tip: Keep the WH-word (what, where, why, etc.) in the indirect form.
📢 4. Imperative Sentences (Orders/Requests)
Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
She said, “Please help me.” | She requested me to help her. |
🧠 Tip: Use to + verb for commands, and requested/ordered/told as reporting verbs.
💬 5. Exclamatory Sentences
Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
She said, “What a beautiful painting!” | She exclaimed that it was a beautiful painting. |
He said, “How lucky I am!” | He exclaimed how lucky he was. |
🧠 Tip: Use verbs like exclaimed with joy/sorrow/wonder and change tone into statement form.
🕓 6. Time & Place Word Changes
Direct Word | Indirect Form |
now | then |
today | that day |
tomorrow | the next day |
yesterday | the previous day |
here | there |
this | that |
🧠 Easy Trick to Identify Reported Speech
If the sentence has no quotation marks and uses words like that, if, whether, it’s probably reported speech.
🪄 Basic Rules of Reported Speech
🎯 Rule 1: Change the Tense
When the reporting verb (like “said” or “told”) is in the past, change the tense of the reported sentence.
Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
“I am happy.” | He said that he was happy. |
“She plays football.” | He said she played football. |
“We will go there.” | They said they would go there. |
❗ Tense doesn’t change if the reporting verb is in the present.
🎯 Rule 2: Change Pronouns
Pronouns must match the subject and object.
Direct | Reported |
“I love you.” | He said he loved me. |
“We are tired.” | They said they were tired. |
🎯 Rule 3: Change Time Words
Direct Word | Indirect Word |
now | then |
today | that day |
yesterday | the day before |
tomorrow | the next day |
ago | before |
here | there |
💬 Reporting Different Sentence Types
1. Statements (Assertive Sentences)
➡️ Use: said, told + that
Direct: She said, “I like music.”
Indirect: She said that she liked music.
2. Questions
➡️ Use: asked, wanted to know, inquired
(a) Yes/No Questions
Use if/whether
Direct: He asked, “Are you okay?”
Indirect: He asked if I was okay.
(b) WH- Questions
Use the WH-word
Direct: She asked, “Where do you live?”
Indirect: She asked where I lived.
3. Commands and Requests
➡️ Use: told, ordered, requested, advised + to-infinitive
Direct: He said, “Open the door.”
Indirect: He told me to open the door.
Direct: She said, “Please help me.”
Indirect: She requested me to help her.
4. Exclamations
➡️ Use: exclaimed with joy/sorrow, etc.
Direct: She said, “What a lovely day!”
Indirect: She exclaimed with joy that it was a lovely day.
🎓 Smart Memory Trick – “TOP CAT” 🐱
T – Tense change
O – Order change (subject first)
P – Pronouns adjusted
C – Conjunction added (that, if)
A – Adverbs of time/place changed
T – Type of sentence identified
💡 Bonus Tip by SirBikramSutradhar:
✅ If the sentence begins with reporting verb in present or future tense, do not change the tense of the reported speech.
🧪 Example:
Direct: She says, “I am tired.”
Indirect: She says she is tired. (No change!)
✨ Practice Examples
Convert these into reported speech:
- Rahul said, “I am learning French.”
- Mother said, “Do your homework.”
- The teacher said, “Have you studied this chapter?”
- He said, “I went to Delhi yesterday.”
- Ria said, “I will call you tomorrow.”
✅ Answers:
- Rahul said that he was learning French.
- Mother told me to do my homework.
- The teacher asked if I had studied that chapter.
- He said that he had gone to Delhi the day before.
- Ria said that she would call me the next day.
📘 Final Takeaway
Reported Speech helps you sound more formal and fluent. It is useful in:
- 🗞 News writing
- 🧑🏫 Academic reports
- 🧠 English exams (like SSC, TET, UPSC, etc.)
- 🗣️ Everyday conversations
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🧪 CHEMISTRY (रसायन विज्ञान)
🔢 | Chapter Title (English) | अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी) | Page No. |
1️⃣ | Matter in Our Surroundings | हमारे आस-पास के पदार्थ | |
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2️⃣ | Tissues | ऊतक | |
3️⃣ | Improvement in Food Resources | धनों में सुधार |
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📖 Section | Title (English + Hindi) |
🔹 | Glossary / पारिभाषिक शब्दावली |
🔹 | Answer Keys / उत्तरमाला |
🔹 | Summary / सारांश |
🔹 | Important Diagrams / महत्वपूर्ण चित्र |
🔹 | NCERT Exercises / एनसीईआरटी अभ्यास |
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CBSE | NCERT Curriculum | Bilingual (English + Hindi)
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🔬 PHYSICS (भौतिक विज्ञान)
🔢 | Chapter Title (English) | अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी) | Page No. |
1️⃣ | Motion | गति | |
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🔢 | Chapter Title (English) | अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी) | Page No. |
1️⃣ | Matter in Our Surroundings | हमारे आस-पास के पदार्थ | |
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🔢 | Chapter Title (English) | अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी) | Page No. |
1️⃣ | The Fundamental Unit of Life | जीवन की मौलिक इकाई | |
2️⃣ | Tissues | ऊतक | |
3️⃣ | Improvement in Food Resources | धनों में सुधार |
📘 ADDITIONAL SECTIONS (अतिरिक्त अनुभाग)
📖 Section | Title (English + Hindi) |
🔹 | Glossary / पारिभाषिक शब्दावली |
🔹 | Answer Keys / उत्तरमाला |
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