Download Direct Indirect Speech (table) Kwt Exercises Pdf Apr 2026

Uses the exact words of the speaker, enclosed in quotation marks. Example: She said, "I am tired."

Direct and Indirect speech (also known as Reported Speech) can be tricky, but a clear reference table and practice exercises make it much easier to master. Download Direct Indirect speech (table) kwt exercises pdf

When the reporting verb (like said ) is in the past tense, the verbs inside the quotation marks usually "shift back" in time. Direct Speech (Tense) Indirect Speech (Tense) Example (Direct → Indirect) Past Simple "I work here." → He said he worked there. Present Continuous Past Continuous "I am eating." → She said she was eating. Present Perfect Past Perfect "I have finished." → He said he had finished. Past Simple Past Perfect "I saw him." → She said she had seen him. Will Would "I will go." → He said he would go. Can Could "I can swim." → She said she could swim. Words that Change Now → Then Today → That day Here → There This → That Tomorrow → The following day / The next day Yesterday → The day before / The previous day 📝 Practice Exercises Task: Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech. John said, "I am going to the market." Uses the exact words of the speaker, enclosed

The teacher said, "The sun rises in the east." (Note: Universal truths don't change tense!) Sara asked, "Do you like chocolate?" He said, "I have already seen this movie." "Close the door," the mother told her son. 📥 Download PDF Resource Past Simple Past Perfect "I saw him