🗣️ 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

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📌 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.

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🧠 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.”

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❓ 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.

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❓ 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.

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📢 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.

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💬 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.

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🕓 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

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🧠 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.

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🪄 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

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💬 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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🎓 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

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💡 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!)

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✨ Practice Examples

Convert these into reported speech:

1. Rahul said, “I am learning French.”
2. Mother said, “Do your homework.”
3. The teacher said, “Have you studied this chapter?”
4. He said, “I went to Delhi yesterday.”
5. Ria said, “I will call you tomorrow.”

✅ Answers:

1. Rahul said that he was learning French.
2. Mother told me to do my homework.
3. The teacher asked if I had studied that chapter.
4. He said that he had gone to Delhi the day before.
5. Ria said that she would call me the next day.

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📘 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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1️⃣	Motion	गति
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3️⃣	Gravitation	गुरुत्वाकर्षण
4️⃣	Work and Energy	कार्य तथा ऊर्जा
5️⃣	Sound	ध्वनि

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🔢	Chapter Title (English)	अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी)	Page No.
1️⃣	Matter in Our Surroundings	हमारे आस-पास के पदार्थ
2️⃣	Is Matter Around Us Pure?	क्या हमारे आस-पास के पदार्थ शुद्ध हैं?
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🔢	Chapter Title (English)	अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी)	Page No.
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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
🔹	Summary / सारांश
🔹	Important Diagrams / महत्वपूर्ण चित्र
🔹	NCERT Exercises / एनसीईआरटी अभ्यास
🔹	Sample Papers & MCQs / मॉडल पेपर व वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न

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CBSE | NCERT Curriculum | Bilingual (English + Hindi)
By Grandmaster Bikram Sutradhar | SirBikramSutradhar | BASTRONAUTWAY

🔬 PHYSICS (भौतिक विज्ञान)

🔢	Chapter Title (English)	अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी)	Page No.
1️⃣	Motion	गति
2️⃣	Force and Laws of Motion	बल तथा गति के नियम
3️⃣	Gravitation	गुरुत्वाकर्षण
4️⃣	Work and Energy	कार्य तथा ऊर्जा
5️⃣	Sound	ध्वनि

🧪 CHEMISTRY (रसायन विज्ञान)

🔢	Chapter Title (English)	अध्याय का नाम (हिंदी)	Page No.
1️⃣	Matter in Our Surroundings	हमारे आस-पास के पदार्थ
2️⃣	Is Matter Around Us Pure?	क्या हमारे आस-पास के पदार्थ शुद्ध हैं?
3️⃣	Atoms and Molecules	परमाणु एवं अणु
4️⃣	Structure of the Atom	परमाणु की संरचना

🧬 BIOLOGY (जीव विज्ञान)

🔢	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
🔹	Summary / सारांश
🔹	Important Diagrams / महत्वपूर्ण चित्र
🔹	NCERT Exercises / एनसीईआरटी अभ्यास
🔹	Sample Papers & MCQs / मॉडल पेपर व वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न

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