DIRECTED AND INDIRECT SPEECH

- Direct speech
Refers to reproducing another persons exact words or saying exactly what someone has said.
- Indirect speech
Refers to reproducting the idea of another persons words tfat doesn’t use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn’t have to be word for word.


In time expressions and pronouns

Direct speech Indirect Speech


Now Then

Today That day/that night

Yesterday The day before/the previous day

Tomorrow The next day/following day

Last Week The Previous week

Next Week The following week


For example :

Direct speech Indirect speech
“I’m going to the cinema”, he said He said he was going to the cinema