22 Direct and Indirect Speech Examples in English
| Direct | I had taken Spanish lessons before. |
| Indirect | He said he had taken Spanish lessons before. |
| Direct | Did you do your homework? |
| Indirect | He asked me if I did (had done) my homework. |
| Direct | Please help me carry this! |
| Indirect | My mother asked me to help her carry that. |
| Direct | I like ice cream. |
| Indirect | He said that he liked ice cream. |
| Direct | I’II see you later. |
| Indirect | He said he would see me later. |
| Direct | I can speak perfect Spanish. |
| Indirect | He said he could speak perfect Spanish. |
| Direct | I haven’t seen Mary. |
| Indirect | He said he hadn’t seen Mary. |
| Direct | What is your name? she asked me. |
| Indirect | She asked me what my name was. |
| Direct | I was sleeping when Mary called. |
| Indirect | He said that he had been sleeping when Mary called. |
| Direct | Please help me! |
| Indirect | He asked me to help his. |
| Direct | It is too late. |
| Indirect | I said it was too late. |
Past Tense Of Watch, Past Participle Form of Watch, Watch Watched V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Wake up, Past Participle Form of Wake up, Wake up Woke up…
Past Tense Of Wait, Past Participle Form of Wait, Wait Waited V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Try, Past Participle Form of Try, Try Tried V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Sow, Past Participle Form of Sow, Sow Sowed V1 V2 V3
Past Tense Of Sink, Past Participle Form of Sink, Sink Sank Sunk V1 V2 V3