Direct and Indirect Speech Example Sentences
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| Direct | I can speak perfect Spanish. |
| Indirect | He said he could speak perfect Spanish. |
| Direct | I haven’t seen Mary. |
| Indirect | He said he hadn’t seen Mary. |
| Direct | What is your name? she asked me. |
| Indirect | She asked me what my name was. |
| Direct | I was sleeping when Mary called. |
| Indirect | He said that he had been sleeping when Mary called. |
| Direct | Please help me! |
| Indirect | He asked me to help his. |
| Direct | It is too late. |
| Indirect | I said it was too late. |
| Direct | I had taken Spanish lessons before. |
| Indirect | He said he had taken Spanish lessons before. |
| Direct | Did you do your homework? |
| Indirect | He asked me if I did (had done) my homework. |
| Direct | Please help me carry this! |
| Indirect | My mother asked me to help her carry that. |
| Direct | I like ice cream. |
| Indirect | He said that he liked ice cream. |
| Direct | I’II see you later. |
| Indirect | He said he would see me later. |
| Direct | I could swim when I was four. |
| Indirect | He said he could swim when he was four. |
| Direct | I never get up late, my mother said. |
| Indirect | My mother said that she never got up late. |
| Direct | She said, “I might come early.” |
| Indirect | She said she might come early. |
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