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CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Reported Speech

April 30, 2019 by Bhagya

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Reported Speech are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English . Here we have given CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Reported Speech.

1. There are two different ways in which we can report the words of a speaker : (a) Direct Speech or Direct Narration. (b) Indirect Speech or Indirect Narration.

2. (a) Direct Speech contains the actual words of the speaker ; as— Sarla said, “My father has a roaring business in Mumbai.” He said to me, “/ am feeling unwell today.” In these sentences, actual words of the speaker are given within inverted commas without any change. (b) Indirect Speech gives the substance of the speaker’s actual words and not the exact words spoken by him or her ; as— Sarla said that her father had a roaring business in Mumbai He told me that he was feeling unwell that day.

3. The actual words of the speaker, given within ‘inverted commas’ are called the Reported Speech. In the same way, the Verb which introduces the Reported Speech is called the Reporting Verb. In the sentence above ‘said’ is the Reporting Verb and ‘My father has a roaring business in Mumbai’ is the Reported Speech. Reporting Verb and Reported Speech Look at the following sentences : Radha says, “I shall finish my home-work today.” Sushma said to Pushpa, “Show me your dolls.” The verbs ‘says and said’ in the above sentences are ‘Reporting Verbs’. The exact words of the speaker given within the inverted commas are ‘Reported Speech’. ,

4. Here are some distinctive points regarding the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech : In the Direct Speech

1. The Reported Speech is put within Reported (Inverted) Commas. 2. The Reported Speech and the Reporting Verb are separated by a Comma. 3. The first word of the Reported Speech begins with a capital letter.

Transformation of Direct Speech into Indirect Speech Ruuds for the Change of Tense

1. Direct: Rajesh says, “She has brought fame to her family.” InDirect: Indirect: Rajesh says that she has brought fame to her family. 2. Direct: Rohit has said, “I cannot displease my friend.” InDirect: Rohit has said that he cannot displease his friend. 3. Direct: I shall say, “I went to Agra on Monday.” InDirect: I shall say that I went to Agra on Monday. 4. Direct: She will say, “I have sent him a present.” InDirect: She will say that she has sent him a present.

1. Direct: I said, “I am speaking the truth.” InDirect: I said that I was speaking the truth. 2. Direct: The teacher said, “Boys fail because they do not study regularly.” InDirect: The teacher said that boys Jailed because they did not study regularly.

Exception to Rule II (i) If there is a Universal Truth or Habitualfact in the Reported Speech, the Tense of the verb is never changed ; as— 1. Direct: He said, “Face is the index of mind.” (Proverbial truth) InDirect: He said that face is the index of mind. 2. Direct: The teacher said, “The earth rotates round its axis.” (Geographical truth) InDirect: The teacher said that the earth rotates round its axis. 3. Direct: Horatius said, “Death comes sooner or later.” (Universal truth) InDirect: Horatius said that death comes sooner or later.

(ii) The Tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech does not change if the reported speech states a past historical fact; as— 1. Direct: He said, “India became free on 15th August, 1947.” InDirect: He said that India became free on 15th August, 1947. 2. Direct: She said, “Her father lived at Lahore for ten years.” InDirect: She said that her father lived at Lahore for ten years.

(iii) If two such actions are given in the Reported Speech which take place at the same time, the Past Indefinite or Continuous Tense does not change. Direct: He said, “Mohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute.” Indirect: He said that Mohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute. Examples: 1. Direct: She said, “I am a top-class singer.” Indirect: She said that she was a top-class singer. 2. Direct: We said, “He is writing a poem.” Indirect: We said that he was writing a poem. 3. Direct: He said, “It may rain tonight.” Indirect: He said that it might rain that night. 4. He said, “A devil ever remains a devil.” Indirect: He said that a devil ever remains a devil.

The future tense of the reported speech is changed as under : Future Indefinite— would/ should Future Continuous— would/should be Future Perfect— would/ should have Future Perfect Continuous— would/should have been

Examples 1. Direct: You said, “He is a very good athlete.” Indirect: You said that he was a very good athlete. 2. Direct: I said, “I have finished my work.” Indirect: I said that I had finished my work. 3. Direct: He said, “Her parents will pay a visit to Delhi.” Indirect: He said that her parents would pay a visit to Delhi. 4. Direct: She said, ‘You will be helping me.” Indirect: She said that I/he/we/they would be helping her. 5. Direct: They said, “We shall have won the race.” Indirect: They said that they would have won the race. 6. Direct: We said, “We shall have been swimming since morning.” Indirect: We said that we would have been swimming since morning.

Interrogative Sentences Conversion Of Interrogative Sentences From Direct Into Indirect

Examples (a) Questions beginning with a Helping Verb 1. Direct: He said to her, “Shall I accompany you to Agra ?” Indirect: He asked her if he would (should) accompany her to Agra. 2. Direct: She said to him, “Had I been absenting myself from school for a month ?” Indirect: She asked him if she had been absenting herself from school for a month. 3. Direct: He said to us, “Has she been spinning since yesterday ?” Indirect: He asked us if she had been spinning since the previous day. 4. Direct: They said to you, “Shall we be going on picnic tomorrow ?” Indirect: They asked you if they would be going on picnic the next day. 5. Direct: I said to her, “Will you have ironed your clothes ?” Indirect: I asked her if she would have ironed her clothes.

(b) Sentences having ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ 1. Direct; “Are there any more flies ?” He asked. “Yes, sir,” said the peon. Indirect: He asked the peon if there mere any more files. The peon replied respectfully in affirmative. 2. Direct: The teacher said to Lila, “Did you break the window pane ?” “No, sir,” said Lila, “I did not.” Indirect: The teacher asked Lila if she had broken the window pane. Lila respectfully replied that she hadn’t. 3. Direct: “If you find my answers satisfactory, mill you give me five rupees ?” said the astrologer. “No,” replied the customer. Indirect: The astrologer asked the customer whether he would give him five rupees if he found his answers satisfactory. The customer replied in negative. 4. Direct: I said to him, “Do you want to go to Chandigarh ?” He said, “No, sir.” Indirect: I asked him if he wanted to go to Chandigarh. He respectfully said that he didn’t. 5. Direct: He said to me, “Does Mohan still play ?” I said, “Yes, sir.” Indirect: He asked me if Mohan still played and I replied in positive.

(c) Questions beginning with Interrogative Words 1.Direct: He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact ?” Indirect: He asked me whom she wanted to contact.. 2.Direct: They said to her, “Whose house are you purchasing ?” They asked her whose house she was purchasing. Indirect: You said to him “Why are you making mischief ?” 3.Direct: You asked him why he was making mischief. Indirect: They said to us, “How have you solved this sum ?” They asked us how we had solved that sum. 4. Direct: We said to them, “Who has misguided you ?” Indirect: We asked them who had misguided them.

(d) Questions beginning with modal auxiliaries 1. Direct: I said to him, “May Sunita come in to discuss with you something ?” Indirect: I asked him if Sunita might come in to discuss with him something. 2. Direct: The traveller said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn ?” Indirect: The traveller asked me if I could tell him the way to the nearest inn. 3. Direct: He said to me, “Must I leave for Mumbai tomorrow ?” Indirect: He asked me if he had to leave for Mumbai the next day. 4. Direct: I said to her, “Could you give me your notes ?” Indirect: I asked her if she could give me her notes. 5. Direct: I said to him, “Need I go to him ?” Indirect: I asked him if I had to go to him.

Exercise 1 (Solved)

I. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech : 1. He said to her, “Do you want to go home ?” 2. He said to you, “Where Eire you going ?” 3. I said to him, “What brings you here ?” 4. You ssdd to us, “How do you solve this sum ?” 5. She said to me, “How Eire you getting on with your studies ?” 6. I said to my friend, “Have you been to England ?”

II. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech : 1. She SEiid to me, “Who taught you English ?” 2. He said to his mother, “Why did you not wash my school dress ?” 3. The mother said to the child, “Did you have your breakfast ?” 4. Anil said to his sister, “How did you fare in the interview ?” 5. The policeman asked me, “Had the thief stolen your watch ?” Answers: I. 1. He asked her if she wanted to go home. 2. He asked you where you were going. 3. I asked him what brought him there. 4. You asked us how we solved that sum. 5. She asked me how I was getting on with my studies. 6. I asked my friend if he had been to England.

II. 1. She asked me who had taught me English. 2. He asked his mother why she had not washed his school dress. 3. The mother asked the child if he had his breakfast. 4. Anil asked his sister how she had fared in the interview. 5. The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch.

Exercise 2 (Solved)

Change the following into indirect speech : 1. He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with me.” 2. They wrote, “It is time we thought about settling this matter.” 3. The teacher promised me, “If you come to school tomorrow, I will explain it.” 4. “What do you want ?” he said to her. 5. He said to me, “How’s your father ?” 6. “Don’t you know the way home ?” asked I. 7. “Do you really come from China ?” said the prince. 8. “Sit down, boys,” said the teacher. 9. “Run away, children,” said the mother. Answers: 1. He told me that he had often told me not to play with him. 2. They wrote that it was time they (had) thought about settling that matter. 3. The teacher promised to me that he would explain it if I went to school the following day. 4. He asked her what she wanted. 5. He enquired about my father. Or He enquired how my father was. 6. I asked if he did not know the way home. 7. The Prince asked him if he really came from China. 8. The teacher asked the boys to sit down. 9. The mother asked the children to run away.

Exercise 3 (Solved)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the error. Her mother told her that you must go straight to (a) _______ your grandmother. There was a wolf (b) _______ in the wood through which she are (c) _______ going. But if she keep the road, he (d) _______ will not do any harm. The mother (e) _______ asked her to do as she told her. (f) _______ Answer: (a) you—she (b) your—her (c) are—was (d) keep—kept (e) will—would (f) told—had told

Exercise 4 (For Practice)

Each of the pair of sentences given below is a dialogue between a man and a woman. Change each pair into one simple sentence. Complete the answers. The first one has been done as an example. Question 1. “Shall we get married ?” “Yes, let us.” Answer. They decided to get married.

Question 2. “Please hplp me”. “O.K.” Answer. She agreed

Question 3. “May I help you ?” “No, thanks.” Answer His offer of help

Question 4. “Let’s meet after the class.” “O.K. fine.” Answer. They arranged

Question 5. “What’s your name ?” “I won’t tell you”. Answer. She refused

Question 6. “I have stood first.” “Congratulations”. Answer. She congratulated

Exercise 5 (For Practice)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the error. Police told Maninder that he is entitled (a) _______ to have a solicitor present. He denies (b) _______ that he knows anyone by the name of (c) _______ Surinder. Maninder confirmed that he has been (d) _______ in the vicinity of the factory last Monday. (e) _______ However, he said that he is visiting his mother. (f) _______ He maintains that he is innocent. (g) _______

Exercise 6 (For Practice)

Multiple Choice Questions

Read the statements given below and choose the correct option I. Identify as directed : Question 1. The sentence which contains Reporting verb : (i) You are my friend (ii) He said to me (iii) I am fond of oranges (iv) Radha can walk

Question 2. The Indirect speech : (i) I cannot run (ii) you cannot run (iii) that he could not run (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 3. Find the correct sentence : (i) He asked his friend where was he putting up. (ii) He asked his friend where he was putting up. (iii) He asked his friend where he is putting up. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

II. Fill in the blank : Question 4. The customer asked the man (i) if he can lend the umbrella (ii) if he would lend him the umbrella (iii) if he will lend him the umbrella (iu) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 5. He said (i) to go to the market (ii) “Go to the market.” (iii) he could go to the market (iv) Both (i) and (it)

III. Choose the correct option : Question 6. (i) India had become free in 1947. (ii) India was free in 1947. (iii) India became free in 1947. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 7. (i) The boy asked Hari when would he see the Principal. (ii) The boy asked Hari when he would see the Principal. (iii) The boy asked Hari when will he see the Principal. (iv) The boy asked Hari when he will see the Principal.

Question 8. (i) He said me if I felt better. (ii) He said to me if I felt better. (iii) He asked me if I felt better. (iv) both (i) and (ii)

Question 9. (i) The boy said to the teacher goodmoming. (ii) The boy said to the teacher that he wished him goodmoming. (iii) The boy respectfully wished the teacher goodmoming. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 10. “I missed the school bus” (i) He said that he had missed the school bus. (ii) He said that he missed the school bus. (iii) He said that he has missed the school bus. (iv) both (ii) and (iii). Answers: 1. (iii) 2. (iii) 3. (ii) 4. (ii) 5. (ii) 6. (iii) 7. (ii) 8. (iii) 9. (iii) 10. (i)

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Reported Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers

July 29, 2021 by Prasanna

Reported Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers Pdf

• You have learned that we can report the words of a speaker in two ways.
• We may quote the speaker’s actual words. This is called direct speech.
• My friends said, “We enjoyed our holiday in London.”
• Kavish said, “I was working on my project.”
• “I shall come to your party, “Navya promised.

This grammar section explains English Grammar in a clear and simple way. There are example sentences to show how the language is used. You can also visit the most accurate and elaborate  NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English . Every question of the textbook has been answered here.

Note that indirect speech:

• Inverted commas are used to indicate the exact words of the speaker. (You may use either single and double inverted commas.)
• A comma is placed immediately after the reporting verb. (In the third example the sentence ends with the reporting verb and is, therefore, followed by a full stop.)
• The punctuation at the end of the sentence in direct speech is placed before the closing inverted comma(s).

We can also report what the speaker said without quoting his/her exact words. This is called indirect speech or reported speech.

My friends said that they had enjoyed their holiday in London. Kavish said that he was/had been working on his project. Navya promised that she would come to my party.

In indirect speech, we:

• use the conjunction that immediately before the reported words.
• change the person of the first and second-person pronouns.
• change the tense of the verb.
• do not use inverted commas.

* doesn’t change.

Different types of Sentence: When you use reported, you either report:

• requests / commands
• other types

A. Reporting Statements: When transforming statements, check whether you have to change:

• place and time expression

1. Pronouns: In reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what. Example:

• She says, “My dad likes roast chicken.”
• she says that her dad likes roast chicken.
• If the sentence starts in the parent, there is no backshifts to tenses in reported speech.
• If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tense in reported speech.

B. Place, Demonstratives and Time expressions Place, demonstratives, and time expressions change if the context of the reported statement (i.e. the location and/or the period of time) is different from that of the direct speech.

In the following table, you will find the different changes of place; demonstratives and time expressions.

Reporting Questions When transforming questions, check whether you have to change:

• place and time expressions
• tenses (backshift)

Also, note that you have to:

• transform the question into an indirect question
• use the question word (where, when, what, how) or if/whether

C. Reporting requests/commands

We transforming requests and commands, check whether you have to change:

Tenses are not relevant for requests – simply use to / not be + verb (infinitive without “to”) Example:

• She said, “sit down.” – she asked me to sit down.
• She said, “don’t be lazy” – she asked me not to be lazy.
• For affirmative use to + infinitive (without to)
• For negative requests, use not to + infinite (without to).

D. Other transformations Expressions of advice with must, should, and ought are usually reported using advice/urge. Example:

• “You must read this book.”
• He advised/urged me to read that book.

The expression let’s is usually reported using suggest. In this case, there are two possibilities for reported speech: gerund or statement with should. Example: Let’s go to the cinema.

• He suggested going to the cinema.
• He suggested that we should go to the cinema.

Main clauses connected with and/but If two complete main clauses are connected with, and or, but, put, that after the conjunction.

• He said, “I saw her but she didn’t see me.“
• He said that he had seen her but that she hadn’t seen him.”

If the subject is dropped in the second main clause (the conjunction is followed by a verb), do not use, that’.

• She said, “I am a nurse and work in a hospital.”
• He said that she was a nurse and worked in a hospital.”
• Here’s a table of some possible conversions:

Reported Speech Solved Examples Exercises for Class 7 CBSE

Question 1. Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech. (i) The teacher said to the boys, ‘Have you done your homework?’ (ii) The little girl asked the man, ‘Will you help me?’ (iii) Janaki said, ‘I have been reading this book.’ (iv) Mother said to the daughter, ‘Go and change your dress.’ (v) Susie said, “I had read this book before I gave it to you. (vi) Mike said, ‘I will bring my piano.’ (vii) The officer told the clerk, ‘Bring me that file.’ (viii) Jane asked, ‘Have you read that book? (ix) Malathi asked, ‘Where is your watch?’ (x) Sophia said, ‘I watched this movie last week.’ Answer: (i) The teacher asked the boys if they had done their homework. (ii) The little girl asked the man if he would help her. (iii) Janaki said that she had been reading that book. (iv) The mother told the daughter to go and change her dresses. (v) Susie said that she had read that book before she gave it to me. (vi) Mike said that he would bring his piano. (vii) The officer told the clerk to bring him that file. (viii) Jane asked if I had read that book. (ix) Malathi asked where my watch was. (x) Sophia said that she had watched that movie the previous week.

Question 2. Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech. (i) Helen asked me, “What does he do for a living?” (ii) They asked me, “How are you going?” (iii) Craig asked Anne, “Are you married?” (iv) “Sally asked Harry, “How long have you been back?” (v) Jack asked Jill, “Can you go up the hill?” (vi) Dillon asked me, “Do you smoke?” (vii) Sol asked me, “What are you doing now?” (viii) Sylvia asked me, “Why did you come late?” (ix) Jenny asked me, “How many times did you ring? (x) Emma asked me, “Are you Ok?” Answer: (i) Helen asked me what he did for a living. (ii) They asked me how I was going. (iii) Craig asked Anne if she was married. Or Craig asked Anne whether she was married. (iv) Sally asked Harry how long he had been back. (v) Jack asked Jill if she could go up the hill. Or Jack asked Jill whether she could go up the hill. (vi) Dillon asked me if I smoked. Or Dillon asked me whether I smoked. (vii) Sol asked me what I was doing now. (viii) Sylvia asked me why I had come late. Or Sylvia asked me why I cam late. (ix) Jenny asked me how many times I had rung. Or Jenny asked me how many times I rang. (x) Emma asked me if I was Ok. Or Emma asked me whether I was Ok?”

Reported Speech Practice Examples Exercises for Class 7 CBSE

1. Choose the correct option (i) “Where do you live?” (a) Miho asked me where do I live (b) Miho asked me where I lived (c) Miho asked me where did I live

(ii) “What is the time?” (a) Can you tell me what is the time? (b) Can you tell me what the time is?

(iii) “Why did he say that?” (a) I would like to know why he said that (b) I would like to know why did he say that

(iv) “Do we have a test tomorrow?” (a) I’ve forgotten do we have a test tomorrow? (b) I’ve forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. (c) I’ve forgotten have we have a test tomorrow?

(v). “Don’t talk!”. (a) The teacher told us not to talk. (b) The teacher told us to not talk.

(vi) “Have you finished with the computer” (a) She asked if had I finished with the computer. (b) She asked if I had finished with the computer.

(vii) “I’ll give you your money back tomorrow.”. (a) She promised me to give the money back the next day. (b) She promised to give me back the money the next day.

(viii) “Can I use your phone?” (a) I asked her could I use her phone. (b) I asked her if could us her phone. (c) He begged me not to tell her what he had said.

(ix) “When are you going back to Japan?” (a) He asked when I was going back to Japan. (b) He asked when was I going back to Japan. (x) “Why did you have to wait so long?” (a) She wanted to know why we had to wait so long. (b) She wanted to know why did we have to wait so long.

2. Complete these indirect speech sentences with the correct pronoun or determiner. The first one has been done for you.

Class 7 English Grammar Chapter 17 Direct and Indirect Speech

Class 7 English Grammar Chapter 17 Direct and Indirect Speech. If we give the exact words used by the speaker. This is called Direct Speech. If we do not give the exact words of the speaker but give only the substance of what he said. This is called Indirect Speech. For example, Ram said, “Hari is a poor boy.” is direct speech whereas Ram said that Hari was a poor boy is Indirect Speech.

Class 7 English Grammar Chapter 17 Direct and Indirect Speech with Examples

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Mastering the art of narration in English involves a deep understanding of Direct and Indirect Speech, as beautifully captured in Chapter 17 of Class 7 English Grammar. When we opt to convey the exact, unaltered words of a speaker, we utilize Direct Speech. A quintessential example of this is: “Ram said, ‘Amit is a poor boy.’” Here, we’re recounting Ram’s statement verbatim, retaining the original essence and tone.

Direct Speech

• The exact words of the speaker are put within inverted commas. (” “).
• The first word of the R.S. begins with a capital letter.
• A comma is placed after the Reporting Verb to separate it from the second part of the sentence.

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On the other hand, Indirect Speech offers a subtle shift, focusing on the essence rather than the exact phrasing of the speaker’s words. Instead of quoting Ram directly, we might say, “Ram mentioned that Amit was a poor boy.” This approach, while retaining the core message, omits the direct quotation. By distinguishing between these two styles, students can enhance their linguistic skills, ensuring effective and accurate communication in various contexts.

Indirect Speech

• The reported words are not placed within inverted commas.
• No comma is placed after “said”.
• The reported speech is introduced by the conjunction that/if/to/what/when, etc.
• The tense of the verb in the R.S. is changed from the Present to the Past.

Rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech

• R.V. say/says/will say/shall say/said is changed into tell/tells/will tell/shall tell/told or replied/informed or answered if it is followed by an object.
• The Conjunction that is used in place of the inverted commas.
• The first word of the reported speech does not begin with a capital letter except when it is a Proper Noun or pronoun I.
• The comma which separates the R.S. from the rest of the sentence is dropped.
• If the R.V. is in the Present or Future Tense, the Verb in the R.S. is not changed at all.

Exception to Rule

If the Reported Speech expresses some universal truth, factual truth, habitual fact, natural fact, historical fact, scientific fact, the tense of the verb in R.S. is not changed into the Past.

More to Know

• The Reporting Verb said or told are changed into asked/inquired/demanded etc.
• If the sentence begins with the helping verb or Modal Auxiliary then “if” or “whether” is used as conjunction.
• If a Positive Question in the R.S. has the helping verb do/does,do or does is dropped.
• The interrogative form changes into the Assertive form.
• The same word is used to introduce the R.S. if the Question begins with an Interrogative Pronoun or Adverb, such as what, which, whom and when, where, how and why etc.

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Reported Speech: Important Grammar Rules and Examples

Reported speech is a very common aspect of the English language. You use it nearly every day, both in conversations and in writing. This reference covers key sections about reported speech, including what it is, examples, rules, and verb tense changes. You’ll also learn about modal verbs, changes in time and place, and different reporting verbs.

Reported Speech

What Is Reported Speech?

Reported speech is simply when you tell somebody what someone else said. You can do this in your writing, or in speech. Reported speech is very different from  direct speech , which is when you show what somebody said  in the exact way that they said it . In reported speech though, you do not need to quote somebody directly.

Instead, you use a reporting verb, such as ‘say’ or ‘ask’. These reporting verbs are used to report the speech to someone else. There are many different reporting verbs that can be used.

In short, reported speech is the linguistic technique that you use to tell somebody what someone else’s  direct speech  was. In reported speech though, you may need to make certain changes to the grammar to make the sentence make sense. Some examples below highlight what needs to be changed.

Reported Speech Examples

When using reported speech, you are usually talking about the past. The verbs, therefore, usually have to be in the past too.

For example :

• Direct speech:  I’ve lost my umbrella .
• Reported speech:  He said (that) he had lost his umbrella.

Another example :

• Direct speech:  She is doing her homework .
• Reported speech:  He said (that) she was doing her homework.

Table of Changes :

Reported Speech Rules

Verb tense changes in reported speech.

When the reporting verb is in the present tense, only small changes are needed.

• Direct speech:  I like dogs.
• Reported speech:  She  says  she likes dogs.

When the reporting verb is in the past tense, you need to change the tense of both the reporting verb and the main verb.

• Reported speech:  She  said  she  liked  dogs.

The tenses generally move backward as follows:

For sentences about the future, you also need to change the future verbs.

• Direct speech:  I shall leave in a moment.
• Reported speech:  She said that she would leave in a moment.

Here are the changes for future tenses:

Modal Verbs and Reported Speech

Modal verbs also change when used in reported speech.

• Direct speech:  Will I see you later?
• Reported speech:  He asked if he  would  see me later.

Some modal verbs do not need to change tense because they fit naturally.

• Direct speech:  I should go to the park.
• Reported speech:  He told me he  should  go to the park.

Here are both correct and incorrect examples of reported speech for clarity:

• Reported speech:  He told  me  he should go to the park.
• Reported speech:  He said he should go to the park.
• Incorrect reported speech:  He told he should go to the park.
• Incorrect reported speech:  He said me he should go to the park.

To correct these:

• Add ‘me’: He told  me  he should go to the park.
• Remove ‘me’ or add ‘to’: He said he should go to the park or He said  to  me he should go to the park.

Direct and Indirect Speech

Changes in time and place in reported speech.

References to  time  and  place often need to change when you use indirect speech. Here is a useful guide to these changes:

No Change in Verb Tenses in Reported Speech

In some cases,  verb tenses  do not change when you report speech indirectly. Here are the key instances:

• When the introductory verb is in the present , present perfect , or future .
• When the reported sentence deals with a  fact  or  general truth .
• When the reported sentence contains a  time clause .
• If the verb of the sentence is in the  unreal past  (the  second  or the  third conditional ).
• The  subjunctive  stays unchanged in the  subordinate clause .
• Had better ,  could ,  would ,  used to ,  should ,  might ,  ought to , and  mustn’t  remain unchanged.
• If the speaker reports  something immediately  or  soon after it was said .

Reporting Verbs in Indirect Speech

Reporting verbs are crucial in indirect speech. Here is a list categorized by their usage:

• Basic Verbs : Tell, say, ask
• Verb + that + clause : Complain, deny, explain, exclaim, remark, promise, boast, inform somebody, claim, agree, suggest
• Verb + to + infinitive : Agree, offer, refuse, demand, threaten, promise, claim
• Verb + indirect object + to + infinitive : Advise, allow, beg, command, encourage, forbid, invite, want, instruct, permit, urge, order, remind, warn
• Verb + “ing” form : Admit (to), accuse somebody of, apologize for, boast about/of, complain to somebody of, deny, insist on, suggest
• Verb + how : Explain to somebody

Reported Questions

When converting questions from direct to indirect speech, you follow rules similar to those for statements.  Verbs  used include inquire, wonder, want to know, ask.

Reported Commands and Requests

Commands and requests  in Indirect Speech are formed using the  to-infinitive  and  not to-infinitive . Common reporting verbs include order, shout, demand, warn, beg, command, tell, insist, beseech , threaten, implore, ask, propose, forbid.

Pronoun and tense changes  are needed when shifting from direct to indirect speech.

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Reported Speech: Rules, Examples, Exceptions

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What is reported speech?

“Reported speech” is when we talk about what somebody else said – for example:

• Direct Speech: “I’ve been to London three times.”
• Reported Speech: She said she’d been to London three times.

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Backshift of Verb Tenses in Reported Speech

When we use reported speech, we often change the verb tense backwards in time. This can be called “backshift.”

Here are some examples in different verb tenses:

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Exceptions to Backshift in Reported Speech

Now that you know some of the reported speech rules about backshift, let’s learn some exceptions.

There are two situations in which we do NOT need to change the verb tense.

No backshift needed when the situation is still true

For example, if someone says “I have three children” (direct speech) then we would say “He said he has three children” because the situation continues to be true.

If I tell you “I live in the United States” (direct speech) then you could tell someone else “She said she lives in the United States” (that’s reported speech) because it is still true.

When the situation is still true, then we don’t need to backshift the verb.

But when the situation is NOT still true, then we DO need to backshift the verb.

Imagine your friend says, “I have a headache.”

• If you immediately go and talk to another friend, you could say, “She said she has a headache,” because the situation is still true
• If you’re talking about that conversation a month after it happened, then you would say, “She said she had a headache,” because it’s no longer true.

No backshift needed when the situation is still in the future

We also don’t need to backshift to the verb when somebody said something about the future, and the event is still in the future.

Here’s an example:

• On Monday, my friend said, “I ‘ll call you on Friday .”
• “She said she ‘ll call me on Friday”, because Friday is still in the future from now.
• It is also possible to say, “She said she ‘d (she would) call me on Friday.”
• Both of them are correct, so the backshift in this case is optional.

Let’s look at a different situation:

• On Monday, my friend said, “I ‘ll call you on Tuesday .”
• “She said she ‘d  call me on Tuesday.” I must backshift because the event is NOT still in the future.

Review: Reported Speech, Backshift, & Exceptions

Quick review:

• Normally in reported speech we backshift the verb, we put it in a verb tense that’s a little bit further in the past.
• when the situation is still true
• when the situation is still in the future

Reported Requests, Orders, and Questions

Those were the rules for reported statements, just regular sentences.

What about reported speech for questions, requests, and orders?

For reported requests, we use “asked (someone) to do something”:

• “Please make a copy of this report.” (direct speech)
• She asked me to make a copy of the report. (reported speech)

For reported orders, we use “told (someone) to do something:”

• “Go to the bank.” (direct speech)
• “He told me to go to the bank.” (reported speech)

The main verb stays in the infinitive with “to”:

• She asked me to make a copy of the report. She asked me  make  a copy of the report.
• He told me to go to the bank. He told me  go  to the bank.

For yes/no questions, we use “asked if” and “wanted to know if” in reported speech.

• “Are you coming to the party?” (direct)
• He asked if I was coming to the party. (reported)
• “Did you turn off the TV?” (direct)
• She wanted to know if I had turned off the TV.” (reported)

The main verb changes and back shifts according to the rules and exceptions we learned earlier.

Notice that we don’t use do/does/did in the reported question:

• She wanted to know did I turn off the TV.
• She wanted to know if I had turned off the TV.

For other questions that are not yes/no questions, we use asked/wanted to know (without “if”):

• “When was the company founded?” (direct)
• She asked when the company was founded.” (reported)
• “What kind of car do you drive?” (direct)
• He wanted to know what kind of car I drive. (reported)

Again, notice that we don’t use do/does/did in reported questions:

• “Where does he work?”
• She wanted to know  where does he work.
• She wanted to know where he works.

Also, in questions with the verb “to be,” the word order changes in the reported question:

• “Where were you born?” ([to be] + subject)
• He asked where I was born. (subject + [to be])
• He asked where was I born.

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• Reported speech: BJYU’s

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Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers

When we use the exact words of the speaker, it is called direct speech. Indirect or Reported Speech refers to a sentence reporting what someone has said.

Basic  English Grammar  rules can be tricky. In this article, we’ll get you started with the basics of sentence structure, punctuation, parts of speech, and more.

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers PDF

When the exact words of the speaker are quoted, it is called direct speech. When the meaning of the words is reported without using the exact words, it is called indirect speech.

• Cam said, “The monster is coming.” (direct speech)
• Cam said that the monster was coming. (indirect speech)

Changing Tenses

When the reporting verb is in the past tense, we change tense as given below. The tense does not change in case of past perfect or past perfect continuous.

Exceptions 1. When the reporting verb is in the present tense or future time, the tenses in the reported verb remain unchanged. Example:

• Alam says, “I am feeling better.”
• Alam says that he is feeling better.

2. When reporting a universal truth or a moral principle or a natural fact, we may or may not change the present tense in the reported speech. Example:

• Deepti said, “The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.”
• Deepti said that the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises Solved Example With Answers for Class 7 CBSE

A. Complete the following reported speeches by filling in the blanks.

Question 1. Mary said, “Dipanwita is learning to play the piano.” Mary said that Dipanwita …………………………… (is learning/was learning) to play the piano. Answer: Mary said that Dipanwita was learning to play the piano.

Question 2. Kaustav said, “The next World Cup will take place in Russia.” Kaustav said …………………………… (that/which) the next World Cup …………………………… (will/would) take place in Russia. Answer: Kaustav said that the next World Cup would take place in Russia.

Question 3. Ms Paul said, “We should reduce our usage of oil and petrol.” Ms Paul said that we …………………………… (should reduce/had reduced) our usage of oil and petrol. Answer: Ms Paul said that we should reduce our usage of oil and petrol.

Question 4. The volunteer said, “The relief work in the flood-affected areas is going well.” The volunteer said that the relief work in the flood-affected areas …………………………… (had gone/was going) well. Answer: The volunteer said that the relief work in the flood-affected areas was going well.

Question 5. The newspapers report read, “There has been too much rain this year.” The newspapers …………………………… (report/reported) that there …………………………… (has been had been) too much rain this year. Answer: The newspapers reported that there had been too much rain this year.

Changing Pronouns And Possessive Adjectives

  Changing Time And Place Words

Place, demonstrations, and time expressions:-Place, demonstrations, and time expressions change if the context of the reported statement (i.e. the location and/ or the period of time) is different from that of the direct speech.

In the following table, you will find the different changes of place, demonstrations, and time expressions.

B. Change these sentences to reported speech.

Question 1. Sharif said, “The books are here on this table.” Answer: Sharif said that the books were there on that table.

Question 2. Neelam said, “I am at the station now.” Answer: Neelam said that she was at the station then.

Question 3. Pragya said, “I bought these pens from the shop there.” Answer: Pragya said that she had bought those pens from the shop there.

Question 4. Her friends said, “We are going to the concert tonight.” Answer: Her friends said that they were going to the concert that night.

Question 5. I said, “Satya completed his graduation last year. This year, he will travel. Answer: I said that Satya had completed his graduation the previous year. That year, he would travel.

Reporting Questions

  C. Kyle, a student from the Philippines, has enrolled in Shivani’s class. Shivani asks him the following questions. Report these questions.

Question 1. When did you and your parents move to India? Answer: Shivani asked Kyle when did he and his parents move to India.

Question 2. How long will you stay? Answer: She asked him how long would he stay.

Question 3. Are you enjoying your stay here? Answer: She also asked him if he was enjoying his stay there.

Question 4. Have you faced any difficulties while adjusting at school? Answer: Then, she asked him is he had faced any difficulties while adjusting at school.

Question 5. Do you miss your friends from the Philippines? Answer: At the end, whe asked him if he missed his friends from Philippines.

Reporting Requests And Commands

While reporting requests or commands, instructions or pieces of advice, we use the reporting verb which matches the meaning of the direct sentence, and the verb in the original direct speech is changed to its infinitive form. Example:

• Farzana asked, “Could you look after my dog when I am away?”
• Farzana requested me to look after her dog while she was away.

Reporting Wishes Or Exclamations

Those sentences, which express our feelings and emotions, are called exclamatory sentences. Mark of exclamation is used at the end of an exclamatory sentence.

For Examples:

• Hurray! We have won the match.
• Alas! He failed in the test.
• How beautiful that dog is!
• What a marvelous personality you are!

To change exclamatory sentences into Indirect Speech, follow the rules given below along with the above–mentioned rules: In case, there is an interjection i.e., alas, aha, hurray, aha, etc in the Reported Speech, then they are omitted along with a sign of exclamation. Reporting verb i.e. said is always replaced with exclaimed with joy, exclaimed with sorrow, exclaimed joyfully, exclaimed sorrowfully, or exclaimed with great wonder or sorrow.

D. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

Question 1. Lalita said, “Wow! I have won the first prize!” Lalita exclaimed ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Lalita exclaimed that he had won the first prize.

Question 2. Hansa said to Kavya, “Happy journey!” Hansa wished Kavya. ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Hansa wished Kavya a happy journey.

Question 3. Dina said to me, “I solved the puzzle!” Dina exclaimed that ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Dina ‘exclaimed that she had solved the puzzle.

Question 4. My father (to me): May you have a successful career! My father wished me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: My father wished me a successful career.

Question 5. Child (to Mummy): Good night! The child wished his mother ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: The child wished his mother a good night.

Question 6. Lalit said to Hansita, “Wish you a speedy recovery from illness!” Lalit wished Hansita ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Lalit wished Hansita a speedy recovery from illness.

Question 7. Ms. Quader said to the class, “Good luck for your exams!” Ms. Quader wished the class ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Ms. Quader wished the class good luck for their exams.

E. Change the following from indirect speech to direct speech.

Question 1. The gardener warned us to look out as there was a snake in the garden. The gardener said ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: The gardener said, “Lookout! There is a snake in the garden.”

Question 2. My mother wished me a happy birthday. My mother said to me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: My mother said to me, “Happy birthday.”

Question 3. Kala exclaimed that she was very sorry for her mistake. Kala said to me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Kala said to me, “I am sorry for my mistake.”

Question 4. Sugata cried out in pain that a thorn had pricked him. Sugata said ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Sugata said, “A thorn has pricked me!”

Question 5. Jatin wished me a lovely day. Jatin said to me ……………………………………………………………………………… Answer: Jatin said to me, “Have a lovely day.”

Converting Statements From Indirect Into Direct Speech

While changing indirect speech into direct speech, we use the reporting verb say or said. We make necessary changes to the tenses, personal pronouns and adjectives, and time and place words. We add inverted commas to the words spoken by the speaker. Examples:

• Meha said that she was in the library.
• Meha said, “I am in the library.”
• Amit told Rohan that the trip had been canceled.
• Amit said to Rohan, “The trip has/was/had been canceled.”

F. Fill in the missing words in the direct speech.

Question 1. Harry asked me if I had read that book. Harry ……………………………….. me, “Have you read this book?”. Answer: Harry asked me, “Have you read this book?”

Question 2. Soumya asked Tripti if she liked eggs. Soumya asked Tripti, “Do. ……………………………….. like eggs?” Answer: Soumya asked Tripti, “Do you like eggs?”

Question 3. Kinu asked Thimpu who would teach him English. Kinu asked Thimpu, “Who will teach ……………………………….. English?” Answer: Kinu asked Thimpu, “Who will teach me English?”!

Question 4. Charu asked why the laptop was not working. Charu asked, “Why ……………………………….. the laptop not working?” Answer: Charu asked, “Why is the laptop not working?”

Question 5. Sam asked who had let the dogs out. Sam asked, ……………………………….. the dogs out?” Answer: Sam asked, “Who let the dogs out?”

Reported Speech Exercises for Class 7 CBSE With Answers

Online education reported speech exercises for class 7 cbse with answers pdf.

• You have learned that we can report the words of a speaker in two ways.
• We may quote the speaker’s actual words. This is called direct speech.
• My friends said, “We enjoyed our holiday in London.”
• Kavish said, “I was working on my project.”
• “I shall come to your party, “Navya promised.

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Reported Speech Class 7

Note that indirect speech:

• Inverted commas are used to indicate the exact words of the speaker. (You may use either single and double inverted commas.)
• A comma is placed immediately after the reporting verb. (In the third example the sentence ends with the reporting verb and is, therefore, followed by a full stop.)
• The punctuation at the end of the sentence in direct speech is placed before the closing inverted comma(s).

We can also report what the speaker said without quoting his/her exact words. This is called indirect speech or reported speech.

My friends said that they had enjoyed their holiday in London. Kavish said that he was/had been working on his project. Navya promised that she would come to my party.

In indirect speech, we:

• use the conjunction that immediately before the reported words.
• change the person of the first and second-person pronouns.
• change the tense of the verb.
• do not use inverted commas.

* doesn’t change.

Reported Speech Class 7 Worksheet

Different types of Sentence: When you use reported, you either report:

• requests / commands
• other types

Reported Speech Class 7 Worksheet With Answers

A. Reporting Statements: When transforming statements, check whether you have to change:

• place and time expression

1. Pronouns: In reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what. Example:

• She says, “My dad likes roast chicken.”
• she says that her dad likes roast chicken.
• If the sentence starts in the parent, there is no backshifts to tenses in reported speech.
• If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tense in reported speech.

Reported Speech Class 7 Exercise With Answers

B. Place, Demonstratives and Time expressions Place, demonstratives, and time expressions change if the context of the reported statement (i.e. the location and/or the period of time) is different from that of the direct speech.

In the following table, you will find the different changes of place; demonstratives and time expressions.

Reported Speech Worksheet For Class 7

Reporting Questions When transforming questions, check whether you have to change:

• place and time expressions
• tenses (backshift)

Also, note that you have to:

• transform the question into an indirect question
• use the question word (where, when, what, how) or if/whether

Reported Speech Exercises For Class 7

C. Reporting requests/commands

We transforming requests and commands, check whether you have to change:

Tenses are not relevant for requests – simply use to / not be + verb (infinitive without “to”) Example:

• She said, “sit down.” – she asked me to sit down.
• She said, “don’t be lazy” – she asked me not to be lazy.
• For affirmative use to + infinitive (without to)
• For negative requests, use not to + infinite (without to).

Reported Speech For Class 7

D. Other transformations Expressions of advice with must, should, and ought are usually reported using advice/urge. Example:

• “You must read this book.”
• He advised/urged me to read that book.

The expression let’s is usually reported using suggest. In this case, there are two possibilities for reported speech: gerund or statement with should. Example: Let’s go to the cinema.

• He suggested going to the cinema.
• He suggested that we should go to the cinema.

Reported Speech Exercises For Class 7 With Answers Pdf

Main clauses connected with and/but If two complete main clauses are connected with, and or, but, put, that after the conjunction.

• He said, “I saw her but she didn’t see me.“
• He said that he had seen her but that she hadn’t seen him.”

If the subject is dropped in the second main clause (the conjunction is followed by a verb), do not use, that’.

• She said, “I am a nurse and work in a hospital.”
• He said that she was a nurse and worked in a hospital.”
• Here’s a table of some possible conversions:

Reported Speech Solved Examples Exercises for Class 7 CBSE

Reported Speech Class 7 Exercise Question 1. Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech. (i) The teacher said to the boys, ‘Have you done your homework?’ (ii) The little girl asked the man, ‘Will you help me?’ (iii) Janaki said, ‘I have been reading this book.’ (iv) Mother said to the daughter, ‘Go and change your dress.’ (v) Susie said, “I had read this book before I gave it to you. (vi) Mike said, ‘I will bring my piano.’ (vii) The officer told the clerk, ‘Bring me that file.’ (viii) Jane asked, ‘Have you read that book? (ix) Malathi asked, ‘Where is your watch?’ (x) Sophia said, ‘I watched this movie last week.’ Answer: (i) The teacher asked the boys if they had done their homework. (ii) The little girl asked the man if he would help her. (iii) Janaki said that she had been reading that book. (iv) The mother told the daughter to go and change her dresses. (v) Susie said that she had read that book before she gave it to me. (vi) Mike said that he would bring his piano. (vii) The officer told the clerk to bring him that file. (viii) Jane asked if I had read that book. (ix) Malathi asked where my watch was. (x) Sophia said that she had watched that movie the previous week.

Reported Speech Worksheet Class 7 Question 2. Sentences are given indirect speech. Change them into indirect speech. (i) Helen asked me, “What does he do for a living?” (ii) They asked me, “How are you going?” (iii) Craig asked Anne, “Are you married?” (iv) “Sally asked Harry, “How long have you been back?” (v) Jack asked Jill, “Can you go up the hill?” (vi) Dillon asked me, “Do you smoke?” (vii) Sol asked me, “What are you doing now?” (viii) Sylvia asked me, “Why did you come late?” (ix) Jenny asked me, “How many times did you ring? (x) Emma asked me, “Are you Ok?” Answer: (i) Helen asked me what he did for a living. (ii) They asked me how I was going. (iii) Craig asked Anne if she was married. Or Craig asked Anne whether she was married. (iv) Sally asked Harry how long he had been back. (v) Jack asked Jill if she could go up the hill. Or Jack asked Jill whether she could go up the hill. (vi) Dillon asked me if I smoked. Or Dillon asked me whether I smoked. (vii) Sol asked me what I was doing now. (viii) Sylvia asked me why I had come late. Or Sylvia asked me why I cam late. (ix) Jenny asked me how many times I had rung. Or Jenny asked me how many times I rang. (x) Emma asked me if I was Ok. Or Emma asked me whether I was Ok?”

Reported Speech Practice Examples Exercises for Class 7 CBSE

Reported Speech Exercise Class 7

1. Choose the correct option (i) “Where do you live?” (a) Miho asked me where do I live (b) Miho asked me where I lived (c) Miho asked me where did I live

(ii) “What is the time?” (a) Can you tell me what is the time? (b) Can you tell me what the time is?

(iii) “Why did he say that?” (a) I would like to know why he said that (b) I would like to know why did he say that

(iv) “Do we have a test tomorrow?” (a) I’ve forgotten do we have a test tomorrow? (b) I’ve forgotten if we have a test tomorrow. (c) I’ve forgotten have we have a test tomorrow?

(v). “Don’t talk!”. (a) The teacher told us not to talk. (b) The teacher told us to not talk.

(vi) “Have you finished with the computer” (a) She asked if had I finished with the computer. (b) She asked if I had finished with the computer.

(vii) “I’ll give you your money back tomorrow.”. (a) She promised me to give the money back the next day. (b) She promised to give me back the money the next day.

(viii) “Can I use your phone?” (a) I asked her could I use her phone. (b) I asked her if could us her phone. (c) He begged me not to tell her what he had said.

(ix) “When are you going back to Japan?” (a) He asked when I was going back to Japan. (b) He asked when was I going back to Japan. (x) “Why did you have to wait so long?” (a) She wanted to know why we had to wait so long. (b) She wanted to know why did we have to wait so long.

Reported Speech Exercises For Class 7 Cbse With Answers

2. Complete these indirect speech sentences with the correct pronoun or determiner. The first one has been done for you.

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Reported Speech

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Reported Speech Class 7 CBSE

1. There are two different ways in which we can report the words of a speaker : (a) Direct Speech or Direct Narration. (b) Indirect Speech or Indirect Narration.

2. (a) Direct Speech contains the actual words of the speaker ; as— Sarla said, “My father has a roaring business in Mumbai.” He said to me, “/ am feeling unwell today.” In these sentences, actual words of the speaker are given within inverted commas without any change. (b) Indirect Speech gives the substance of the speaker’s actual words and not the exact words spoken by him or her ; as— Sarla said that her father had a roaring business in Mumbai He told me that he was feeling unwell that day.

3. The actual words of the speaker, given within ‘inverted commas’ are called the Reported Speech. In the same way, the Verb which introduces the Reported Speech is called the Reporting Verb. In the sentence above ‘said’ is the Reporting Verb and ‘My father has a roaring business in Mumbai’ is the Reported Speech. Reporting Verb and Reported Speech Look at the following sentences : Radha says, “I shall finish my home-work today.” Sushma said to Pushpa, “Show me your dolls.” The verbs ‘says and said’ in the above sentences are ‘Reporting Verbs’. The exact words of the speaker given within the inverted commas are ‘Reported Speech’. ,

4. Here are some distinctive points regarding the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech :

Reported Speech For Class 7 CBSE

In the Direct Speech

1. The Reported Speech is put within Reported (Inverted) Commas. 2. The Reported Speech and the Reporting Verb are separated by a Comma. 3. The first word of the Reported Speech begins with a capital letter.

Transformation of Direct Speech into Indirect Speech Ruuds for the Change of Tense

1. Direct: Rajesh says, “She has brought fame to her family.” InDirect: Indirect: Rajesh says that she has brought fame to her family. 2. Direct: Rohit has said, “I cannot displease my friend.” InDirect: Rohit has said that he cannot displease his friend. 3. Direct: I shall say, “I went to Agra on Monday.” InDirect: I shall say that I went to Agra on Monday. 4. Direct: She will say, “I have sent him a present.” InDirect: She will say that she has sent him a present.

1. Direct: I said, “I am speaking the truth.” InDirect: I said that I was speaking the truth. 2. Direct: The teacher said, “Boys fail because they do not study regularly.” InDirect: The teacher said that boys Jailed because they did not study regularly.

Reported Speech Exercises For Class 7 CBSE

Exception to Rule II (i) If there is a Universal Truth or Habitualfact in the Reported Speech, the Tense of the verb is never changed ; as— 1. Direct: He said, “Face is the index of mind.” (Proverbial truth) InDirect: He said that face is the index of mind. 2. Direct: The teacher said, “The earth rotates round its axis.” (Geographical truth) InDirect: The teacher said that the earth rotates round its axis. 3. Direct: Horatius said, “Death comes sooner or later.” (Universal truth) InDirect: Horatius said that death comes sooner or later.

(ii) The Tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech does not change if the reported speech states a past historical fact; as— 1. Direct: He said, “India became free on 15th August, 1947.” InDirect: He said that India became free on 15th August, 1947. 2. Direct: She said, “Her father lived at Lahore for ten years.” InDirect: She said that her father lived at Lahore for ten years.

(iii) If two such actions are given in the Reported Speech which take place at the same time, the Past Indefinite or Continuous Tense does not change. Direct: He said, “Mohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute.” Indirect: He said that Mohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute. Examples: 1. Direct: She said, “I am a top-class singer.” Indirect: She said that she was a top-class singer. 2. Direct: We said, “He is writing a poem.” Indirect: We said that he was writing a poem. 3. Direct: He said, “It may rain tonight.” Indirect: He said that it might rain that night. 4. He said, “A devil ever remains a devil.” Indirect: He said that a devil ever remains a devil.

The future tense of the reported speech is changed as under : Future Indefinite— would/ should Future Continuous— would/should be Future Perfect— would/ should have Future Perfect Continuous— would/should have been

Reported Speech Worksheet For Class 7 CBSE

Examples 1. Direct: You said, “He is a very good athlete.” Indirect: You said that he was a very good athlete. 2. Direct: I said, “I have finished my work.” Indirect: I said that I had finished my work. 3. Direct: He said, “Her parents will pay a visit to Delhi.” Indirect: He said that her parents would pay a visit to Delhi. 4. Direct: She said, ‘You will be helping me.” Indirect: She said that I/he/we/they would be helping her. 5. Direct: They said, “We shall have won the race.” Indirect: They said that they would have won the race. 6. Direct: We said, “We shall have been swimming since morning.” Indirect: We said that we would have been swimming since morning.

Interrogative Sentences Conversion Of Interrogative Sentences From Direct Into Indirect

Class 7 Reported Speech CBSE 

Examples (a) Questions beginning with a Helping Verb 1. Direct: He said to her, “Shall I accompany you to Agra ?” Indirect: He asked her if he would (should) accompany her to Agra. 2. Direct: She said to him, “Had I been absenting myself from school for a month ?” Indirect: She asked him if she had been absenting herself from school for a month. 3. Direct: He said to us, “Has she been spinning since yesterday ?” Indirect: He asked us if she had been spinning since the previous day. 4. Direct: They said to you, “Shall we be going on picnic tomorrow ?” Indirect: They asked you if they would be going on picnic the next day. 5. Direct: I said to her, “Will you have ironed your clothes ?” Indirect: I asked her if she would have ironed her clothes.

(b) Sentences having ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ 1. Direct; “Are there any more flies ?” He asked. “Yes, sir,” said the peon. Indirect: He asked the peon if there mere any more files. The peon replied respectfully in affirmative. 2. Direct: The teacher said to Lila, “Did you break the window pane ?” “No, sir,” said Lila, “I did not.” Indirect: The teacher asked Lila if she had broken the window pane. Lila respectfully replied that she hadn’t. 3. Direct: “If you find my answers satisfactory, mill you give me five rupees ?” said the astrologer. “No,” replied the customer. Indirect: The astrologer asked the customer whether he would give him five rupees if he found his answers satisfactory. The customer replied in negative. 4. Direct: I said to him, “Do you want to go to Chandigarh ?” He said, “No, sir.” Indirect: I asked him if he wanted to go to Chandigarh. He respectfully said that he didn’t. 5. Direct: He said to me, “Does Mohan still play ?” I said, “Yes, sir.” Indirect: He asked me if Mohan still played and I replied in positive.

(c) Questions beginning with Interrogative Words 1.Direct: He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact ?” Indirect: He asked me whom she wanted to contact.. 2.Direct: They said to her, “Whose house are you purchasing ?” They asked her whose house she was purchasing. Indirect: You said to him “Why are you making mischief ?” 3.Direct: You asked him why he was making mischief. Indirect: They said to us, “How have you solved this sum ?” They asked us how we had solved that sum. 4. Direct: We said to them, “Who has misguided you ?” Indirect: We asked them who had misguided them.

(d) Questions beginning with modal auxiliaries 1. Direct: I said to him, “May Sunita come in to discuss with you something ?” Indirect: I asked him if Sunita might come in to discuss with him something. 2. Direct: The traveller said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn ?” Indirect: The traveller asked me if I could tell him the way to the nearest inn. 3. Direct: He said to me, “Must I leave for Mumbai tomorrow ?” Indirect: He asked me if he had to leave for Mumbai the next day. 4. Direct: I said to her, “Could you give me your notes ?” Indirect: I asked her if she could give me her notes. 5. Direct: I said to him, “Need I go to him ?” Indirect: I asked him if I had to go to him.

Exercise 1 (Solved)

Reported Speech Class 7 Worksheet CBSE

I. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech : 1. He said to her, “Do you want to go home ?” 2. He said to you, “Where Eire you going ?” 3. I said to him, “What brings you here ?” 4. You ssdd to us, “How do you solve this sum ?” 5. She said to me, “How Eire you getting on with your studies ?” 6. I said to my friend, “Have you been to England ?”

II. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech : 1. She SEiid to me, “Who taught you English ?” 2. He said to his mother, “Why did you not wash my school dress ?” 3. The mother said to the child, “Did you have your breakfast ?” 4. Anil said to his sister, “How did you fare in the interview ?” 5. The policeman asked me, “Had the thief stolen your watch ?” Answers: I. 1. He asked her if she wanted to go home. 2. He asked you where you were going. 3. I asked him what brought him there. 4. You asked us how we solved that sum. 5. She asked me how I was getting on with my studies. 6. I asked my friend if he had been to England.

II. 1. She asked me who had taught me English. 2. He asked his mother why she had not washed his school dress. 3. The mother asked the child if he had his breakfast. 4. Anil asked his sister how she had fared in the interview. 5. The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch.

Exercise 2 (Solved)

Reported Speech Exercise For Class 7 CBSE

Change the following into indirect speech : 1. He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with me.” 2. They wrote, “It is time we thought about settling this matter.” 3. The teacher promised me, “If you come to school tomorrow, I will explain it.” 4. “What do you want ?” he said to her. 5. He said to me, “How’s your father ?” 6. “Don’t you know the way home ?” asked I. 7. “Do you really come from China ?” said the prince. 8. “Sit down, boys,” said the teacher. 9. “Run away, children,” said the mother. Answers: 1. He told me that he had often told me not to play with him. 2. They wrote that it was time they (had) thought about settling that matter. 3. The teacher promised to me that he would explain it if I went to school the following day. 4. He asked her what she wanted. 5. He enquired about my father. Or He enquired how my father was. 6. I asked if he did not know the way home. 7. The Prince asked him if he really came from China. 8. The teacher asked the boys to sit down. 9. The mother asked the children to run away.

Exercise 3 (Solved)

Reported Speech Exercises For Class 7 Cbse With Answers

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the error. Her mother told her that you must go straight to (a) _______ your grandmother. There was a wolf (b) _______ in the wood through which she are (c) _______ going. But if she keep the road, he (d) _______ will not do any harm. The mother (e) _______ asked her to do as she told her. (f) _______ Answer: (a) you—she (b) your—her (c) are—was (d) keep—kept (e) will—would (f) told—had told

Exercise 4 (For Practice)

Each of the pair of sentences given below is a dialogue between a man and a woman. Change each pair into one simple sentence. Complete the answers. The first one has been done as an example. Reported Speech Class 7 Exercise CBSE Question 1. “Shall we get married ?” “Yes, let us.” Answer. They decided to get married.

Reported Speech Class 7th CBSE Question 2. “Please hplp me”. “O.K.” Answer. She agreed

Question 3. “May I help you ?” “No, thanks.” Answer His offer of help

Question 4. “Let’s meet after the class.” “O.K. fine.” Answer. They arranged

Question 5. “What’s your name ?” “I won’t tell you”. Answer. She refused

Question 6. “I have stood first.” “Congratulations”. Answer. She congratulated

Exercise 5 (For Practice)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the error. Police told Maninder that he is entitled (a) _______ to have a solicitor present. He denies (b) _______ that he knows anyone by the name of (c) _______ Surinder. Maninder confirmed that he has been (d) _______ in the vicinity of the factory last Monday. (e) _______ However, he said that he is visiting his mother. (f) _______ He maintains that he is innocent. (g) _______

Exercise 6 (For Practice)

Multiple Choice Questions

Read the statements given below and choose the correct option I. Identify as directed : Question 1. The sentence which contains Reporting verb : (i) You are my friend (ii) He said to me (iii) I am fond of oranges (iv) Radha can walk

Question 2. The Indirect speech : (i) I cannot run (ii) you cannot run (iii) that he could not run (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 3. Find the correct sentence : (i) He asked his friend where was he putting up. (ii) He asked his friend where he was putting up. (iii) He asked his friend where he is putting up. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

II. Fill in the blank : Question 4. The customer asked the man (i) if he can lend the umbrella (ii) if he would lend him the umbrella (iii) if he will lend him the umbrella (iu) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 5. He said (i) to go to the market (ii) “Go to the market.” (iii) he could go to the market (iv) Both (i) and (it)

III. Choose the correct option : Question 6. (i) India had become free in 1947. (ii) India was free in 1947. (iii) India became free in 1947. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 7. (i) The boy asked Hari when would he see the Principal. (ii) The boy asked Hari when he would see the Principal. (iii) The boy asked Hari when will he see the Principal. (iv) The boy asked Hari when he will see the Principal.

Question 8. (i) He said me if I felt better. (ii) He said to me if I felt better. (iii) He asked me if I felt better. (iv) both (i) and (ii)

Question 9. (i) The boy said to the teacher goodmoming. (ii) The boy said to the teacher that he wished him goodmoming. (iii) The boy respectfully wished the teacher goodmoming. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 10. “I missed the school bus” (i) He said that he had missed the school bus. (ii) He said that he missed the school bus. (iii) He said that he has missed the school bus. (iv) both (ii) and (iii). Answers: 1. (iii) 2. (iii) 3. (ii) 4. (ii) 5. (ii) 6. (iii) 7. (ii) 8. (iii) 9. (iii) 10. (i)

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Reported Speech – Rules, Examples

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They say gossip is a natural part of human life. That’s why language has evolved to develop grammatical rules about the “he said” and “she said” statements. We call them reported speech.

Every time we use reported speech in English, we are talking about something said by someone else in the past. Thinking about it brings me back to high school, when reported speech was the main form of language!

Learn all about the definition, rules, and examples of reported speech as I go over everything. I also included a worksheet at the end of the article so you can test your knowledge of the topic.

What Does Reported Speech Mean?

Reported speech is a term we use when telling someone what another person said. You can do this while speaking or writing.

There are two kinds of reported speech you can use: direct speech and indirect speech. I’ll break each down for you.

A direct speech sentence mentions the exact words the other person said. For example:

• Kryz said, “These are all my necklaces.”

Indirect speech changes the original speaker’s words. For example:

• Kryz said those were all her necklaces.

When we tell someone what another individual said, we use reporting verbs like told, asked, convinced, persuaded, and said. We also change the first-person figure in the quotation into the third-person speaker.

Reported Speech Examples

We usually talk about the past every time we use reported speech. That’s because the time of speaking is already done. For example:

• Direct speech: The employer asked me, “Do you have experience with people in the corporate setting?”

Indirect speech: The employer asked me if I had experience with people in the corporate setting.

• Direct speech: “I’m working on my thesis,” I told James.

Indirect speech: I told James that I was working on my thesis.

Reported Speech Structure

A speech report has two parts: the reporting clause and the reported clause. Read the example below:

• Harry said, “You need to help me.”

The reporting clause here is William said. Meanwhile, the reported clause is the 2nd clause, which is I need your help.

What are the 4 Types of Reported Speech?

Aside from direct and indirect, reported speech can also be divided into four. The four types of reported speech are similar to the kinds of sentences: imperative, interrogative, exclamatory, and declarative.

Reported Speech Rules

The rules for reported speech can be complex. But with enough practice, you’ll be able to master them all.

Choose Whether to Use That or If

The most common conjunction in reported speech is that. You can say, “My aunt says she’s outside,” or “My aunt says that she’s outside.”

Use if when you’re reporting a yes-no question. For example:

• Direct speech: “Are you coming with us?”

Indirect speech: She asked if she was coming with them.

Verb Tense Changes

Change the reporting verb into its past form if the statement is irrelevant now. Remember that some of these words are irregular verbs, meaning they don’t follow the typical -d or -ed pattern. For example:

• Direct speech: I dislike fried chicken.

Reported speech: She said she disliked fried chicken.

Note how the main verb in the reported statement is also in the past tense verb form.

Use the simple present tense in your indirect speech if the initial words remain relevant at the time of reporting. This verb tense also works if the report is something someone would repeat. For example:

• Slater says they’re opening a restaurant soon.
• Maya says she likes dogs.

This rule proves that the choice of verb tense is not a black-and-white question. The reporter needs to analyze the context of the action.

Move the tense backward when the reporting verb is in the past tense. That means:

• Present simple becomes past simple.
• Present perfect becomes past perfect.
• Present continuous becomes past continuous.
• Past simple becomes past perfect.
• Past continuous becomes past perfect continuous.

Here are some examples:

• The singer has left the building. (present perfect)

He said that the singers had left the building. (past perfect)

• Her sister gave her new shows. (past simple)
• She said that her sister had given her new shoes. (past perfect)

If the original speaker is discussing the future, change the tense of the reporting verb into the past form. There’ll also be a change in the auxiliary verbs.

• Will or shall becomes would.
• Will be becomes would be.
• Will have been becomes would have been.
• Will have becomes would have.

For example:

• Direct speech: “I will be there in a moment.”

Indirect speech: She said that she would be there in a moment.

Do not change the verb tenses in indirect speech when the sentence has a time clause. This rule applies when the introductory verb is in the future, present, and present perfect. Here are other conditions where you must not change the tense:

• If the sentence is a fact or generally true.
• If the sentence’s verb is in the unreal past (using second or third conditional).
• If the original speaker reports something right away.
• Do not change had better, would, used to, could, might, etc.

Changes in Place and Time Reference

Changing the place and time adverb when using indirect speech is essential. For example, now becomes then and today becomes that day. Here are more transformations in adverbs of time and places.

• This – that.
• These – those.
• Now – then.
• Here – there.
• Tomorrow – the next/following day.
• Two weeks ago – two weeks before.
• Yesterday – the day before.

Here are some examples.

• Direct speech: “I am baking cookies now.”

Indirect speech: He said he was baking cookies then.

• Direct speech: “Myra went here yesterday.”

Indirect speech: She said Myra went there the day before.

• Direct speech: “I will go to the market tomorrow.”

Indirect speech: She said she would go to the market the next day.

Using Modals

If the direct speech contains a modal verb, make sure to change them accordingly.

• Will becomes would
• Can becomes could
• Shall becomes should or would.
• Direct speech: “Will you come to the ball with me?”

Indirect speech: He asked if he would come to the ball with me.

• Direct speech: “Gina can inspect the room tomorrow because she’s free.”

Indirect speech: He said Gina could inspect the room the next day because she’s free.

However, sometimes, the modal verb should does not change grammatically. For example:

• Direct speech: “He should go to the park.”

Indirect speech: She said that he should go to the park.

Imperative Sentences

To change an imperative sentence into a reported indirect sentence, use to for imperative and not to for negative sentences. Never use the word that in your indirect speech. Another rule is to remove the word please . Instead, say request or say. For example:

• “Please don’t interrupt the event,” said the host.

The host requested them not to interrupt the event.

• Jonah told her, “Be careful.”
• Jonah ordered her to be careful.

Reported Questions

When reporting a direct question, I would use verbs like inquire, wonder, ask, etc. Remember that we don’t use a question mark or exclamation mark for reports of questions. Below is an example I made of how to change question forms.

• Incorrect: He asked me where I live?

Correct: He asked me where I live.

Here’s another example. The first sentence uses direct speech in a present simple question form, while the second is the reported speech.

• Where do you live?

She asked me where I live.

Wrapping Up Reported Speech

My guide has shown you an explanation of reported statements in English. Do you have a better grasp on how to use it now?

Reported speech refers to something that someone else said. It contains a subject, reporting verb, and a reported cause.

Don’t forget my rules for using reported speech. Practice the correct verb tense, modal verbs, time expressions, and place references.

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What is the other term for 'direct speech'.

• Prompt Narration
• Immediate Speech
• Direct Narration (correct)
• Straightforward Speech

In Indirect Speech, what is presented instead of the actual words spoken by the speaker?

• Substance of the Speaker's Words (correct)
• Synthesized Speech
• Reported Narration
• Abstracted Speech

What is the term for the verb that introduces the Reported Speech?

• Introductory Verb
• Revealing Verb
• Reporting Verb (correct)
• Reported Verb

In the sentence 'Sushma said to Pushpa, “Show me your dolls.”', what is considered as the Reported Speech?

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What are the actual words of the speaker given within?

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In Direct Speech, what is contained within the inverted commas?

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What are the actual words of the speaker given within in Direct Speech?

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Study Notes

Key terms and definitions.

• Direct Speech can also be referred to as Quoted Speech .
• In Indirect Speech, paraphrased content or a summary of the actual words is presented instead of verbatim dialogue.
• The verb that introduces Reported Speech is known as a Reporting Verb .

Examples and Context

• In the example sentence 'Sushma said to Pushpa, “Show me your dolls.”', the Reported Speech is the phrase "Show me your dolls".
• The actual words spoken by the speaker are those that are given within inverted commas or quotation marks.
• In Direct Speech, the exact expressions of the speaker are contained within inverted commas.
• The actual words of the speaker are referred to as Speech or Quoted Words .

Summary of Speech Types

• Direct Speech presents the speaker's words exactly as they were spoken.
• Indirect Speech transforms the original expression into a more generalized form, omitting exact wording.
• The understanding and usage of Reporting Verbs are crucial for accurate transformation between these speech forms.

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Read the following sentences in direct speech and change them into indirect speech. Choose the best alternative from the given options:

Question 1. The father said to his son, “Health is wealth.” (a) The father told his son that health was wealth. (b) The father told his son that health is wealth. (c) The father asked his son if the health was wealth. (d) The father told his son that health will he wealth.

Answer: (b) The father told his son that health is wealth.

Question 2. She said to me, “I can’t help you in this matter.” (a) She asked me if she can’t help me in that matter. (b) She told me that I can’t help herein that matter. (c) She told me that she could not help me in that matter. (d) She told me that she could help me in this matter.

Answer: (c) She told me that she could not help me in that matter.

Question 3. Mary said, “I will go to the library tomorrow.” (a) Mary told that she would go to the library tomorrow. (b) Mary says that she will go to the library tomorrow. (c) Mary said that she would go to the library the next day. (d) Mary said that I will go to the library the next day.

Answer: (c) Mary said that she would go to the library the next day.

Question 4. He said to Sita, “Can you help me?” (a) He told Sita if she could help him. (b) He asked Sita if she could help him. (c) He asked Sita that I could help you. (d) He asked Sita if she can help him.

Answer: (b) He asked Sita if she could help him.

Question 5. I said to her, “Where do you live?” (a) I asked her if where he lived. (b) I told her where he lived. (c) I asked her where she lived. (d) I said to her where she lived

Answer: (c) I asked her where she lived.

Question 6. The driver said, “The car is doing well.” (a) The driver said that the car is doing well. (b) The driver said that the car was doing well. (c) The driver says that the car is doing well. (d) The driver said that the car will be doing well.

Answer: (a) The driver said that the car is doing well.

Question 7. She said to me, “You are an intelligent boy.” (a) She told me that I was an intelligent boy. (b) She said to me that I was an intelligent boy. (c) She told me that she was an intelligent boy. (d) She said that she is an intelligent boy.

Answer: (a) She told me that I was an intelligent boy.

Question 8. I said to her, “Will you dine with me tonight?” (a) I told her that he would dine with me that night. (b) I told her will she dine with me tonight. (c) I asked her if she will dine with me that night. (d) I asked her if she would dine with me that night.

Answer: (d) I asked her if she would dine with me that night.

Question 9. I said, “I wrote a letter yesterday.” (a) I said that I had written a letter the previous day. (b) I said that I wrote a letter the previous day. (c) I told that I had written a letter the previous day. (d) I said that I will write a letter yesterday.

Answer: (a) I said that I had written a letter the previous day.

Question 10. She says, “I do my work regularly.” (a) She says that I do her work regularly. (b) She tells that she does her work regularly. (c) She says that she will do her work regularly. (d) She says that she does her work regularly.

Answer: (d) She says that she does her work regularly.

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Reported Speech Class 7 Notes English (Handwritten Short & Revision Notes)

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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheets

Sentence Swap

Speech Selector

Indirect Shift

Quote Conversion

Speech Facts

Punctuation Check

Quote Mastery

Dialogue Rewrite

Cartoon Quotes

Statement Shifts

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About these 15 worksheets.

This series of worksheets is an invaluable resource for teachers and homeschooling parents looking to enhance their students’ understanding of reported speech. These worksheets are thoughtfully designed to be both engaging and educational, providing students with a comprehensive approach to mastering the differences between direct and indirect speech. The collection, available in easy-to-access PDF format, offers a variety of activities that cater to different learning styles, making it an excellent tool for reinforcing this essential grammar concept in a fun and interactive way.

One of the standout features of this collection is its clear and simple explanations that guide students through the nuances of direct and indirect speech. For example, one worksheet starts by introducing the basics of direct speech, where the exact words of a speaker are quoted, and indirect speech, where those words are paraphrased without quotation marks. This foundational knowledge is then applied through exercises that ask students to identify whether a sentence uses direct or indirect speech, providing immediate practice that solidifies their understanding.

The collection also includes worksheets that focus on the practical application of these concepts. In one activity, students are asked to convert direct speech into indirect speech. For instance, a sentence like “Let’s go swimming,” George suggested, would be rewritten as “George suggested that they go swimming.” This exercise not only reinforces the rules of changing pronouns, verb tenses, and time expressions but also encourages students to think critically about how to convey the same meaning without using the speaker’s exact words.

Another engaging activity in this collection involves dialogue rewriting. Students are presented with a short conversation and are tasked with transforming it from direct speech into indirect speech. This type of exercise helps students understand the flow of dialogue and how to maintain the original message while adapting it into a different grammatical structure. It also fosters creativity as students must carefully consider how to rephrase each line while preserving its intent.

The worksheets also include true or false questions that challenge students to test their knowledge of the rules governing direct and indirect speech. These questions cover essential points, such as whether direct speech requires quotation marks and whether indirect speech can change the tense of the original statement. This activity is particularly effective for reinforcing the theoretical aspects of the topic, ensuring that students grasp the underlying rules before moving on to more complex tasks.

In addition to these activities, the collection features worksheets that focus on punctuation, an often overlooked but crucial aspect of direct speech. Students are given sentences and asked to determine whether they are punctuated correctly. This exercise sharpens their attention to detail and reinforces the importance of proper punctuation in conveying clear and accurate speech. By mastering these skills, students gain confidence in their writing and communication abilities.

The visual appeal of these worksheets also deserves mention. Each worksheet is accompanied by engaging illustrations that make the learning process more enjoyable for younger students. For instance, a worksheet might feature a cartoon character speaking a line of dialogue, which students must then convert into indirect speech. These visuals not only make the exercises more fun but also help visual learners better understand and remember the concepts being taught.

The worksheets include exercises that encourage students to think about the context in which direct and indirect speech is used. For example, students might be asked to rewrite a statement from a formal speech into indirect speech, considering the tone and formality required. This helps students understand how the context can influence the choice between direct and indirect speech, making them more versatile communicators.

This worksheet collection provides students with a thorough understanding of reported speech. By combining clear explanations with practical exercises, the worksheets help students grasp the rules of direct and indirect speech, apply them in various contexts, and develop strong communication skills. The variety of activities ensures that students remain engaged and challenged, making the learning process both effective and enjoyable. Whether used in the classroom or at home, these worksheets are an excellent resource for any teacher or parent looking to enhance their students’ grammar skills.

What Is Direct and Indirect Speech?

Direct and indirect speech are two ways of conveying what someone has said, with distinct differences and some similarities. Direct speech involves quoting the exact words of the speaker, typically enclosed in quotation marks, and it maintains the original tense, pronouns, and punctuation used by the speaker. For example, “I am going to the store,” she said. In contrast, indirect speech involves paraphrasing the speaker’s words without using quotation marks, often resulting in changes to pronouns, verb tenses, and time expressions to fit the context of the report. For instance, the previous example in indirect speech would be, “She said that she was going to the store.” Both forms of speech aim to convey the original message, but while direct speech preserves the speaker’s exact words, indirect speech focuses on the meaning and adjusts the language to fit the narrative context. Despite these differences, both forms are used to communicate what someone has said, making them essential tools for reporting speech in various contexts.

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English Grammar Direct and Indirect Speech Class 7

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In simple terms, we can understand direct speech as the precise words that a speaker or writer uses. The spoken words are enclosed in inverted commas in a direct speech. On the other hand, indirect speech entails summarising another person’s words using our own language. In indirect speech, we do not write someone else’s precise words, and we do not use inverted commas. Learning direct and indirect speech in Class 7 is an integral part of their overall grammar syllabus, and having a firm grasp on the topic is essential to score good marks in exams.

In today’s day and age, solely sticking to NCERT textbooks and exercises is not enough. Some extra hand holding goes a long way, and students need some ancillary academic support in the form of revision notes , sample papers , etc. Teachers and parents should go the extra mile to provide children with additional study material from credible sources.

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Importance of Learning Direct and Reported Speech Class 7

Having a firm grasp on direct and reported speech in Class 7 is integral to building the foundation of English grammar for young minds.

Knowing when and how to use direct and indirect speech can help students form grammatically correct sentences.

The essay writing and answer composition skills of young minds improve significantly when they know the nitty-gritty of direct and indirect speech.

Learning the rules of changing speech from direct to indirect enables students to summarise texts more aptly.

Lastly, indirect and direct speech introduces young students to the fundamentals of quoting, which is an aspect of grammar that they will need for years on end.

Examples of Direct and Indirect Speech for Class 7 Students

Riya said, “I am going on a long vacation.” – Direct Speech

Riya said that she was going on a long vacation. – Indirect Speech

The stranger asked me, “Where is your house?” – Direct Speech

The stranger asked me where my house was. – Indirect Speech

Rina asked Steve if he had overheard her conversation. – Indirect Speech

Rina asked Steve, “Did you overhear my conversation?” – Direct Speech

The direct and indirect speech exercises for Class 7 with answers PDF should include simple and relatable examples like the ones stated above.

Interesting Facts about Direct and Indirect Speech for Class 7 Students

While changing a sentence from direct to indirect speech, we use the conjunction ‘that .’

Likewise, while changing a sentence from direct to reported speech, the tense of the verb is changed from present to past.

Direct speech helps in defining the character of a person.

The prolonged use of direct speech in an essay can slow its pace. However, the use of indirect speech smoothens the pace of a writeup.

If the reported speech expresses some universal truth, then we do not have to change the tense of the sentence.

All direct and indirect worksheets with answers in Class 7 ought to be an amalgamation of examples, definitions, and interesting facts to make learning more interesting for young minds. 

Important Topics of Direct and Indirect Speech Class 7 

The 17th Chapter of the Class 7 NCERT grammar book is on direct and indirect speech. Below are the topics students will learn from this chapter. 

Understanding direct speech

Understanding indirect speech

Rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech

Exceptions to rules

Therefore, all direct and indirect speech exercises for Class 7 with answers PDF should encompass the following topics. 

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Meticulously designed by the subject matter experts of Vedantu, the English grammar PDFs for Class 7 students on direct and indirect speech are the one-stop destination for all young minds keen on expanding their horizons. The PDFs include reported speech exercises for Class 7 CBSE with answers , tips and tricks to learn grammar faster, sample question papers, etc.

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FAQs on English Grammar Direct and Indirect Speech Class 7

1. What is direct narration?

When we quote the exact words of the speaker, then it is direct narration.

2. What is the indirect speech of the sentence – Rima said, “The sun rises in the east.”

Rima said that the sun rises in the east.

3. When should I use direct speech in a sentence?

The ideal time to use direct speech is when you want to precisely quote the words of some other person. Direct speech can help break the monotony in an essay and make it more interesting to readers. 

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Reported Speech

January 31, 2023 by Bhagya

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Reported Speech are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English . Here we have given CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Reported Speech.

1. There are two different ways in which we can report the words of a speaker : (a) Direct Speech or Direct Narration. (b) Indirect Speech or Indirect Narration.

2. (a) Direct Speech contains the actual words of the speaker ; as— Sarla said, “My father has a roaring business in Mumbai.” He said to me, “/ am feeling unwell today.” In these sentences, actual words of the speaker are given within inverted commas without any change. (b) Indirect Speech gives the substance of the speaker’s actual words and not the exact words spoken by him or her ; as— Sarla said that her father had a roaring business in Mumbai He told me that he was feeling unwell that day.

3. The actual words of the speaker, given within ‘inverted commas’ are called the Reported Speech. In the same way, the Verb which introduces the Reported Speech is called the Reporting Verb. In the sentence above ‘said’ is the Reporting Verb and ‘My father has a roaring business in Mumbai’ is the Reported Speech. Reporting Verb and Reported Speech Look at the following sentences : Radha says, “I shall finish my home-work today.” Sushma said to Pushpa, “Show me your dolls.” The verbs ‘says and said’ in the above sentences are ‘Reporting Verbs’. The exact words of the speaker given within the inverted commas are ‘Reported Speech’. ,

4. Here are some distinctive points regarding the Direct Speech and Indirect Speech : In the Direct Speech

1. The Reported Speech is put within Reported (Inverted) Commas. 2. The Reported Speech and the Reporting Verb are separated by a Comma. 3. The first word of the Reported Speech begins with a capital letter.

Transformation of Direct Speech into Indirect Speech Ruuds for the Change of Tense

1. Direct: Rajesh says, “She has brought fame to her family.” InDirect: Indirect: Rajesh says that she has brought fame to her family. 2. Direct: Rohit has said, “I cannot displease my friend.” InDirect: Rohit has said that he cannot displease his friend. 3. Direct: I shall say, “I went to Agra on Monday.” InDirect: I shall say that I went to Agra on Monday. 4. Direct: She will say, “I have sent him a present.” InDirect: She will say that she has sent him a present.

1. Direct: I said, “I am speaking the truth.” InDirect: I said that I was speaking the truth. 2. Direct: The teacher said, “Boys fail because they do not study regularly.” InDirect: The teacher said that boys Jailed because they did not study regularly.

Exception to Rule II (i) If there is a Universal Truth or Habitualfact in the Reported Speech, the Tense of the verb is never changed ; as— 1. Direct: He said, “Face is the index of mind.” (Proverbial truth) InDirect: He said that face is the index of mind. 2. Direct: The teacher said, “The earth rotates round its axis.” (Geographical truth) InDirect: The teacher said that the earth rotates round its axis. 3. Direct: Horatius said, “Death comes sooner or later.” (Universal truth) InDirect: Horatius said that death comes sooner or later.

(ii) The Tense of the Verb in the Reported Speech does not change if the reported speech states a past historical fact; as— 1. Direct: He said, “India became free on 15th August, 1947.” InDirect: He said that India became free on 15th August, 1947. 2. Direct: She said, “Her father lived at Lahore for ten years.” InDirect: She said that her father lived at Lahore for ten years.

(iii) If two such actions are given in the Reported Speech which take place at the same time, the Past Indefinite or Continuous Tense does not change. Direct: He said, “Mohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute.” Indirect: He said that Mohan was singing a song while Gopal was playing on a flute. Examples: 1. Direct: She said, “I am a top-class singer.” Indirect: She said that she was a top-class singer. 2. Direct: We said, “He is writing a poem.” Indirect: We said that he was writing a poem. 3. Direct: He said, “It may rain tonight.” Indirect: He said that it might rain that night. 4. He said, “A devil ever remains a devil.” Indirect: He said that a devil ever remains a devil.

The future tense of the reported speech is changed as under : Future Indefinite— would/ should Future Continuous— would/should be Future Perfect— would/ should have Future Perfect Continuous— would/should have been

Examples 1. Direct: You said, “He is a very good athlete.” Indirect: You said that he was a very good athlete. 2. Direct: I said, “I have finished my work.” Indirect: I said that I had finished my work. 3. Direct: He said, “Her parents will pay a visit to Delhi.” Indirect: He said that her parents would pay a visit to Delhi. 4. Direct: She said, ‘You will be helping me.” Indirect: She said that I/he/we/they would be helping her. 5. Direct: They said, “We shall have won the race.” Indirect: They said that they would have won the race. 6. Direct: We said, “We shall have been swimming since morning.” Indirect: We said that we would have been swimming since morning.

Interrogative Sentences Conversion Of Interrogative Sentences From Direct Into Indirect

Examples (a) Questions beginning with a Helping Verb 1. Direct: He said to her, “Shall I accompany you to Agra ?” Indirect: He asked her if he would (should) accompany her to Agra. 2. Direct: She said to him, “Had I been absenting myself from school for a month ?” Indirect: She asked him if she had been absenting herself from school for a month. 3. Direct: He said to us, “Has she been spinning since yesterday ?” Indirect: He asked us if she had been spinning since the previous day. 4. Direct: They said to you, “Shall we be going on picnic tomorrow ?” Indirect: They asked you if they would be going on picnic the next day. 5. Direct: I said to her, “Will you have ironed your clothes ?” Indirect: I asked her if she would have ironed her clothes.

(b) Sentences having ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ 1. Direct; “Are there any more flies ?” He asked. “Yes, sir,” said the peon. Indirect: He asked the peon if there mere any more files. The peon replied respectfully in affirmative. 2. Direct: The teacher said to Lila, “Did you break the window pane ?” “No, sir,” said Lila, “I did not.” Indirect: The teacher asked Lila if she had broken the window pane. Lila respectfully replied that she hadn’t. 3. Direct: “If you find my answers satisfactory, mill you give me five rupees ?” said the astrologer. “No,” replied the customer. Indirect: The astrologer asked the customer whether he would give him five rupees if he found his answers satisfactory. The customer replied in negative. 4. Direct: I said to him, “Do you want to go to Chandigarh ?” He said, “No, sir.” Indirect: I asked him if he wanted to go to Chandigarh. He respectfully said that he didn’t. 5. Direct: He said to me, “Does Mohan still play ?” I said, “Yes, sir.” Indirect: He asked me if Mohan still played and I replied in positive.

(c) Questions beginning with Interrogative Words 1.Direct: He said to me, “Whom does she want to contact ?” Indirect: He asked me whom she wanted to contact.. 2.Direct: They said to her, “Whose house are you purchasing ?” They asked her whose house she was purchasing. Indirect: You said to him “Why are you making mischief ?” 3.Direct: You asked him why he was making mischief. Indirect: They said to us, “How have you solved this sum ?” They asked us how we had solved that sum. 4. Direct: We said to them, “Who has misguided you ?” Indirect: We asked them who had misguided them.

(d) Questions beginning with modal auxiliaries 1. Direct: I said to him, “May Sunita come in to discuss with you something ?” Indirect: I asked him if Sunita might come in to discuss with him something. 2. Direct: The traveller said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn ?” Indirect: The traveller asked me if I could tell him the way to the nearest inn. 3. Direct: He said to me, “Must I leave for Mumbai tomorrow ?” Indirect: He asked me if he had to leave for Mumbai the next day. 4. Direct: I said to her, “Could you give me your notes ?” Indirect: I asked her if she could give me her notes. 5. Direct: I said to him, “Need I go to him ?” Indirect: I asked him if I had to go to him.

Exercise 1 (Solved)

I. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech : 1. He said to her, “Do you want to go home ?” 2. He said to you, “Where Eire you going ?” 3. I said to him, “What brings you here ?” 4. You ssdd to us, “How do you solve this sum ?” 5. She said to me, “How Eire you getting on with your studies ?” 6. I said to my friend, “Have you been to England ?”

II. Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech : 1. She SEiid to me, “Who taught you English ?” 2. He said to his mother, “Why did you not wash my school dress ?” 3. The mother said to the child, “Did you have your breakfast ?” 4. Anil said to his sister, “How did you fare in the interview ?” 5. The policeman asked me, “Had the thief stolen your watch ?” Answers: I. 1. He asked her if she wanted to go home. 2. He asked you where you were going. 3. I asked him what brought him there. 4. You asked us how we solved that sum. 5. She asked me how I was getting on with my studies. 6. I asked my friend if he had been to England.

II. 1. She asked me who had taught me English. 2. He asked his mother why she had not washed his school dress. 3. The mother asked the child if he had his breakfast. 4. Anil asked his sister how she had fared in the interview. 5. The policeman asked me if the thief had stolen my watch.

Exercise 2 (Solved)

Change the following into indirect speech : 1. He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with me.” 2. They wrote, “It is time we thought about settling this matter.” 3. The teacher promised me, “If you come to school tomorrow, I will explain it.” 4. “What do you want ?” he said to her. 5. He said to me, “How’s your father ?” 6. “Don’t you know the way home ?” asked I. 7. “Do you really come from China ?” said the prince. 8. “Sit down, boys,” said the teacher. 9. “Run away, children,” said the mother. Answers: 1. He told me that he had often told me not to play with him. 2. They wrote that it was time they (had) thought about settling that matter. 3. The teacher promised to me that he would explain it if I went to school the following day. 4. He asked her what she wanted. 5. He enquired about my father. Or He enquired how my father was. 6. I asked if he did not know the way home. 7. The Prince asked him if he really came from China. 8. The teacher asked the boys to sit down. 9. The mother asked the children to run away.

Exercise 3 (Solved)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the error. Her mother told her that you must go straight to (a) _______ your grandmother. There was a wolf (b) _______ in the wood through which she are (c) _______ going. But if she keep the road, he (d) _______ will not do any harm. The mother (e) _______ asked her to do as she told her. (f) _______ Answer: (a) you—she (b) your—her (c) are—was (d) keep—kept (e) will—would (f) told—had told

Exercise 4 (For Practice)

Each of the pair of sentences given below is a dialogue between a man and a woman. Change each pair into one simple sentence. Complete the answers. The first one has been done as an example. Question 1. “Shall we get married ?” “Yes, let us.” Answer. They decided to get married.

Question 2. “Please hplp me”. “O.K.” Answer. She agreed

Question 3. “May I help you ?” “No, thanks.” Answer His offer of help

Question 4. “Let’s meet after the class.” “O.K. fine.” Answer. They arranged

Question 5. “What’s your name ?” “I won’t tell you”. Answer. She refused

Question 6. “I have stood first.” “Congratulations”. Answer. She congratulated

Exercise 5 (For Practice)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the error. Police told Maninder that he is entitled (a) _______ to have a solicitor present. He denies (b) _______ that he knows anyone by the name of (c) _______ Surinder. Maninder confirmed that he has been (d) _______ in the vicinity of the factory last Monday. (e) _______ However, he said that he is visiting his mother. (f) _______ He maintains that he is innocent. (g) _______

Exercise 6 (For Practice)

Multiple Choice Questions

Read the statements given below and choose the correct option I. Identify as directed : Question 1. The sentence which contains Reporting verb : (i) You are my friend (ii) He said to me (iii) I am fond of oranges (iv) Radha can walk

Question 2. The Indirect speech : (i) I cannot run (ii) you cannot run (iii) that he could not run (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 3. Find the correct sentence : (i) He asked his friend where was he putting up. (ii) He asked his friend where he was putting up. (iii) He asked his friend where he is putting up. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

II. Fill in the blank : Question 4. The customer asked the man (i) if he can lend the umbrella (ii) if he would lend him the umbrella (iii) if he will lend him the umbrella (iu) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 5. He said (i) to go to the market (ii) “Go to the market.” (iii) he could go to the market (iv) Both (i) and (it)

III. Choose the correct option : Question 6. (i) India had become free in 1947. (ii) India was free in 1947. (iii) India became free in 1947. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 7. (i) The boy asked Hari when would he see the Principal. (ii) The boy asked Hari when he would see the Principal. (iii) The boy asked Hari when will he see the Principal. (iv) The boy asked Hari when he will see the Principal.

Question 8. (i) He said me if I felt better. (ii) He said to me if I felt better. (iii) He asked me if I felt better. (iv) both (i) and (ii)

Question 9. (i) The boy said to the teacher goodmoming. (ii) The boy said to the teacher that he wished him goodmoming. (iii) The boy respectfully wished the teacher goodmoming. (iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Question 10. “I missed the school bus” (i) He said that he had missed the school bus. (ii) He said that he missed the school bus. (iii) He said that he has missed the school bus. (iv) both (ii) and (iii). Answers: 1. (iii) 2. (iii) 3. (ii) 4. (ii) 5. (ii) 6. (iii) 7. (ii) 8. (iii) 9. (iii) 10. (i)

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