| DIRECT | INDIRECT |
| Present Tense Present Continuous Past Tense Past Continuous Present Perfect Future Tense | Past Tense Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Past Future |
| DIRECT | INDIRECT |
| Today Tomorrow Yesterday Last ….. Next …. ….. Ago ….. Later This These | That day The following day The previous day The previous … / the …. Before The following …… Before …… After That Those |
The Conjunctions in The Direct Speech :
Positive / Negative sentences / statement that
Introgative sentences if / whether
Wh – Q sentences Wh - Q
Positive Command to
Negative Command Not to
Positive Sentences
| Direct | Indirect |
| Marry said “ I go to Alan said “My sister is playing tennis now” Dina said “ I studied English” | Marry said that she went to Alan said that his sister was playing tennis then Dina said that she had studied English |
Introgative Sentences
| Direct | Indirect |
| Alan said “do you know that man?” She asked “are you studying English?” He asked “did you buy this books?” | Alan asked if I knew that man She asked if I was studying English He asked if I had bought those books |