Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct Speech:
ఒకరు చెప్పిన విషయాన్ని లేదా మాటలను ఉన్నది ఉన్నట్టుగా మరొకరికి చెప్పడాన్ని "Direct Speech" అని అంటారు.
Eg: Ramesh said, "He is going to cinema".
Indirect Speech:
ఒకరు చెప్పిన విషయాన్ని ఉన్నది ఉన్నట్టుగా కాకుండా మార్పులు చేసి అతడు/ఆమె (Subject) ఇలా చేస్తుందని చెప్పింది. అని చెపితే దానిని "Indirect Speech" అని అంటారు.
Eg: Ramesh said that he was going to movie then.
Direct Speech లో మరియు Indirect Speech లో పదాలు మరియు Tenses ఈ క్రింది విధంగా మారుతాయి.
Said to - told
told - told
say - say
says - says
says to - tells
say to - tell
Simple Present to Simple Past ,
Present Continuous to Past Continuous ,
Present Perfect to Past Perfect ,
Simple Past to Past Perfect ,
Present Perfect Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous
Sentences using Direct and Indirect Speech:
Laxmi says, "I am learning Spoken English".
Laxmi says that she is learning Spoken English.
My friend said, "Ramesh is a famous lawyer."
My friend said that Ramesh was a famous lawyer.
He said, "Mohan has gone to Hyderabad".
He said that Mohan had gone to Hyderabad.
She said, "Suresh has been searching for a job".
She said that Suresh had been searching for a job.
