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Where did you go in indirect speech?
Examples
Direct speech | Indirect speech |
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“Where does Peter live?” | She asked him where Peter lived. |
“Where are you going?” | She asked where I was going. |
“Why is she crying?” | He asked why she was crying. |
Where did you go yesterday change the narration?
Direct Speech : She said to me, “Where did you go yesterday?” Direct speech is defined as the way of repeating what someone said using the exact same words used by that person. The given sentence, correctly converted to indirect speech, is : Indirect Speech : She asked me where I went the previous day.
What is indirect speech?
Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question or a command.
When do we not change the tense in indirect speech?
We don’t need to change the tense in indirect speech if what a person said is still true or relevant or has not happened yet. This often happens when someone talks about the future, or when someone uses the present simple]
How do you transition from direct speech to reported speech?
Some word transitions from direct to reported speech that will come in handy: Exception: A present tense in direct speech may not become a past tense in the reported speech if it’s a fact or something generic we are talking about in the sentence. For example- Direct speech: The sun rises from the East.
What is an example of a direct speech example?
For example: Direct speech: I love to play football. Reported speech: She said that she loves to play football. (Note 1 : Assume a gender if not mentioned already. Note 2: Using “that” is optional. This sentence could also have been written as “She said she loves to play football.”)