There are some rules for change in pronouns (I,we,you,he,see,they )
First person of reporting speech We change in pronoun according the subject of reported verb..Like
- Direct – He said, “I am playing.”
- Indirect – He said that he was playing
- Direct – You said,” I am telling the story about India.”
- Indirect – You said that you were telling the story about India.
- Direct – I said,” I am cooking.”
- Indirect – I said I was cooking.
Second person
We change the second person of reporting speech according the object or predicate of reported verb
- Direct – Siya said to her, “You are not doing your work honestly.”
- Indirect – Siya told her that she was not doing her work honestly.
- Direct – She said you, “you are not helping him timely.”
- Indirect – She told you that you were not helping her timely.
There is no change in third person.
Exercise
Direct
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Indirect
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He said, I have solved the puzzle with my own sense of humour
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He said that he had solved the puzzle with his own sense of humour.
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You said to your mother,” I am going to party today.”
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You told your mother that you were going to party that day.
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My friend said to me, “you will fail if you do not work hard.”
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My friend warned me that I would fail if I did not work hard.
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My uncle said to her, “you seem to be proud of your
strength.”
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My uncle told her that she seemed to be proud of her strength.
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John said to Tom,” I have lost your books on account of my
carelessness.
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John told Tom that he had lost his books on account of his carelessness.
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Miscellaneous change
We can change in some kind of words of reported speech like as following
- Now – than
- this / these – that / those
- come – go
- today – that day
- tomorrow – next day
- yesterday – the previous day
- Last night – the previous night
- ago – before
Direct
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Indirect
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He said, “I will do this work now.”
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He said that he would do that work then.
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She said, “ I came to this village long ago .”
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She said that she had gone to that village long before.
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