Narration
Rules of
changing narration
If the direct narration’s reporting verb
is in the past form, then the indirect narration’s reported speech will change following
these rules.
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Direct
narration |
Indirect
narration |
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Present
indefinite tense[SUB+V1+OBJ] Example: He said to me,
“I know you.” |
Past
indefinite tense[sub+v2+obj] Example: He told me
that he knew me. |
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Present
continuous tense[sub +am/is/are+v+ing+obj] Example: He said to me,”
I am going to school”. |
Past
continuous tense [sub+was/were+v+ing+obj] Example: He told me
that he was going to school. |
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Present
perfect tense [sub+ have/has+v3+obj] Example: Mira said to me,” I
have done the work.” |
Past
perfect tense[sub+had+v3+obj] Example: Mira told me
that she (Mira) had done the work. |
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Present
perfect continuous tense [sub+have
been/has been+v1+ing+obj] Example: Robin said,” It
has been raining for two hours.” |
Past
perfect continuous [sub+ had been+v3+obj] Example: Robin said
that it had been raining for two hours. |
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Past
indefinite tense[sub+v2+obj] Example: Mina said to me,
“I went to Dhaka.” |
Past
perfect tense[sub+had+v3+obj] Example: Mina told me that she (M) had gone to Dhaka. |
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Past
continuous tense[sub+was/were+v+ing+obj] Example: Sochi said,” I
was playing football on the ground.” |
Past
perfect continuous tense[sub+had been+v3+obj] Example: Sochi said
that she(s) had been playing football on the ground. |
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Past
perfect tense[sub+had+v3+obj] Example: She said,” I had
completed my lessons before I went to bed.”
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Past
perfect tense[sub+had+v3+obj] Example: She said that
she had completed her lessons before she went to bed. |
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Past perfect continuous tense[sub+had been+v1+ing+for+obj] Example: He said,” I had been suffering from a fever for three days.”
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Past
perfect continuous tens [sub+had been+v1+ing+for+obj] Example: He said that
he had been suffering from a fever for three days.
|
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Future
tense[shall/will/shall be/will be/shall have/will have] Example: She said,” I shall
do the work.”
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Future
in the form of past tense[should/would/should be/would be------] Example: She said that
she would do the work. |

