Reported Speech In All Tenses | Learn Direct And Indirect Speech ( All rules) Narration In English

Brief Summary

This video provides a lesson on reported speech in English, explained in Hindi. It covers how to transform direct speech into reported speech by changing tenses and modal verbs. The lesson includes examples of simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, and future tenses, as well as modal verbs like "will," "can," "should," and "may." The video emphasizes the importance of using "said that" or "told" correctly and demonstrates how to adjust verb forms accordingly.

  • Transforming direct speech into reported speech involves changing tenses and modal verbs.
  • Correct usage of "said that" and "told" is crucial in reported speech.
  • Tenses shift to the past when converting to reported speech.

Introduction to Reported Speech

The lesson introduces reported speech, explaining that it involves telling someone what another person said. The instructor highlights the importance of understanding grammar for better communication and outlines the topics to be covered, including various tenses and modal verbs.

Understanding Tenses

The instructor reviews several tenses with example sentences: present continuous ("I am living in Mumbai"), simple past ("I bought a car"), past continuous ("A boxing match was going on"), present perfect ("Rita has not seen"), past perfect ("I had written"), and simple future ("I will meet you later"). These examples set the stage for demonstrating how each tense changes in reported speech.

Key Phrases: "Said That" vs. "Told"

When starting a sentence in reported speech, it's important to use "said that" or "told." If using "said," you can directly follow it with "that." However, if using "told," you must specify who was told (e.g., "She told me that"). It's not necessary to include "that" after "said."

Simple Present to Simple Past

The video explains that when converting simple present tense to reported speech, it becomes simple past tense. For example, "I like ice cream" becomes "She said that she liked ice cream." The simple past tense requires the second form of the verb.

Present Continuous to Past Continuous

The present continuous tense changes to past continuous tense in reported speech. For instance, "I am living in Mumbai" transforms to "He told me that he was living in Mumbai." Constructing a past continuous sentence requires "was" or "were" along with the verb ending in "-ing."

Past Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous

The past continuous tense shifts to past perfect continuous tense in reported speech. For example, "A boxing match was going on" becomes "She said that there had been a boxing match going on." The structure of past perfect continuous includes "had been" followed by the verb ending in "-ing."

Present Perfect to Past Perfect

The present perfect tense changes to past perfect in reported speech. For example, "Rita has not seen" becomes "She said that Rita had not seen." The past perfect tense uses "had" followed by the third form of the verb.

Past Perfect Remains Unchanged

The video notes that the past perfect tense remains the same in reported speech. Only the subject might need to be adjusted. For instance, "I had taken English classes" becomes "She said that she had taken English classes."

Simple Future: "Will" to "Would"

In reported speech, "will" changes to "would." For example, "I will see you later" becomes "She said that she would see me later."

Modal Verb "Would" Remains Unchanged

The modal verb "would" remains unchanged in reported speech. For example, "I would help" becomes "She said that she would help."

Modal Verb "Can" to "Could"

The modal verb "can" changes to "could" in reported speech. For instance, "I can speak English" becomes "She said that she could speak English."

Modal Verbs "Should" and "May"

The modal verb "should" remains the same in reported speech. The modal verb "may" changes to "might."

Conclusion

The lesson concludes by summarizing that reported speech generally involves shifting tenses to the past. The instructor encourages viewers to practice these simple forms to improve their use of reported speech and mentions that more advanced rules will be covered in future lessons.

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0:00 At this [music] time box everybody today I have brought for you a new grammar lesson which is about reported speech which is reported in these words reported speech means to tell someone about something which sometimes it is very important to tell someone that she will come to meet someone else so you will say in Hindi she said that I will come to meet someone in simple English do not tell someone about someone because we have to subscribe when someone and someone else so

0:45 today I am going to show you this reported speech start Meghwal official result learn English to Hindi so guys it is important to understand garlic better first we need to know which one is I like it a fruit abe kahan lahav I am living in Mumbai this is the present continuous tense

1:33 that now Honda car I bought a car this is simple past tense that now a boxing match was going on past continuous tense that I hybrid SIM vitamin Rita has not seen because we have used this it means this has the present perfect tense has happened this is that in English summary for how we use hard is the past perfect tense a

2:20 that Aarushi letter I will meet you later so this simple future a has happened and in all these sentences we will learn how to change the modal verbs then we use reported speech so here our modal verb is vote here scan here should and here is I now let's move ahead and see how we will shift the tense of these sentences so the most important thing is to know friends that when you start a sentence in reported speech you will drink shatter and teacher dot you can also say that told her she told but here you have to keep one thing in mind that you will

3:07 set the answer then you can say the rest of the center but when you use told then after that you have to use equal check Pranav that is to tell that the person said this to 21 so your English is told and she told me that you set Also you don't need to put in at all, you will not do this thing sitting on the side, if you are putting in, then you will go after set you only set hope check or she told in the teeth stop remember that it is not necessary to put in after set so how can you simply present set dot so keeping this in mind

3:53 now let us start and start shifting our fans I ice cream this simple present tense so when the simple present tense goes into reported speech then it becomes simple past tense so what will happen this shatter like is loot in a diary so it is very simple to make simple past tense you need a subject and the second form of that Sushila in a diary like that so simple present makes the second form of that simple past tense has happened do it so

4:47 let's move ahead now and see our next sentence I am living in Mumbai this sentence present continuous I live in Mumbai at present but I want to tell someone or I want to tell someone else that he told me that he lives in Mumbai so I have changed it to hua hai aspeech so it means that the present continuous tense changes into past continuous tense hai hua hai hua hai so

5:43 friends to make a sentence in past continuous we need watch your words for to be okay if you are saying right then you will say voice of Shri then also watch it or someone's name to watch and if you say aaye then now but if you see urea then you will use va so you have to remember that in the country its present continuous which is changed into past continuous when we report someone's words but you should remember that it is very important to use side and share rest dot sew ice cream she said she was living in Mumbai it will become simple and in reported speech so it will become

6:34 like I said it doesn't happen that ghee means simple it is so he set dag he has very a account that here But the meaning of the word 'haath laut' is past perfect and right mobile our yagya centre was going on in past continuous walking if we tell this to someone in reported speech then we will say that set that haath bin walking tell consultancy bin then guide is

7:22 past perfect par half burn is past perfect continuous tense Ajay ko that dry set the 868 Bangkok so this means the past continuous tense will change to past perfect continuous tense map ok now see your alarm set up I don't see vitamin A beta nothing like I said here so this is present perfect tense so this

8:11 here we are not in simple past only in present past perfect only a happened that a talked to you hybrid SIM Rita here is the hydrant pocket form of front which is prasanna profit from and you have to remember that when we use pocket then we always use that from like you saw here in simple past

8:56 we have used the second form of that but pocket In this we have used the third form of 'wah' and right click now moving forward we will see our next sentence is taken in English classes for so this sentence for deposit I have written English earlier so if you have to report this sentence to someone then you will not change anything you do not need to change it at all past perfect reported speech always has part in some simple right but you will have to change the subject instead of come you will have to say 'chitu' whatever comes then you will have to say past perfect tense past point 'haa

9:48 hai' do 'haa hai' I you as you can see friends there is no change in past perfect when we have reported this sentence we have just put the subject in place of 'haa' now with this we will move forward we will see future tense I will see you later so when it is reported then it becomes 'wah' so interesting I will see you later we will keep shatter shiv return mediator and do you have it has become 'haa hai' that

10:43 after all now see our next 'wah' A modal award which I have used here, it becomes what happens to vote in reported speech, let's see I want help but that means I will help you but if you come on time then I want help you but only if you want time now we will report it as I want this thing set the first help but only if you want him okay so here we keep wood only then there is no change in vote when we report it has happened now let's see our next sentence I can

11:29 speak English language so here our mode is can and we will report the roots it will become rest that is painting on so pay attention friends just like it becomes vote similarly can becomes on code as I told you that there will be no change in the court when we report it like there will be no change in the vote when we report it and like this should I don't call me Madhav rest date sheet call her mother if there is no change here because should will remain the same in reported speech now see

12:15 our In the next sentence also, if we report late, then you will use make-up past from, as you know, make-up past is might, so you will say might be late of this set, so friends, the first thing is to understand that whenever we tell in reported speech, we always take the tense to the past, if someone has said in the present, then we will take it to the past, if someone has said in the present perfect, then we will take it to the past, so these are some simple forms of reported speech, using which at least you will be able to correct your tense in reported speech and there are many roles which are related to the voice, they are related to this, which we will

13:01 learn in the coming future, but for today only this much, where you have learned how we change the tense in reported speech, so thank you so much, when did you come to the personal signing of see listen balance children keep learning English speaking English

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