Narration Change of by PKG SIR.
Assertive
Present Indefinite
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I write the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he wrote the letter.
2. Present Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I am writing the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he was writing the letter.
3. Present Perfect
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I have written the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he had written the letter.
4. Present Perfect Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I have been writing the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he had been writing the letter.
5. Past Indefinite
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I wrote the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he had written the letter.
6. Past Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I was writing the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he had been writing the letter.
7. Past Perfect
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I had written the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he had written the letter.
8. Past Perfect Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I had been writing the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he had been writing the letter.
9. Future Simple
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I will write the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he would write the letter.
10. Future Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I will be writing the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he would be writing the letter.
11. Future Perfect
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I will have written the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he would have written the letter.
12. Future Perfect Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "I will have been writing the letter."
Indirect: Ram told Rahim that he would have been writing the letter
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đ Rules for Interrogative Sentences:
1. said to → asked (or inquired)
2. Remove inverted commas and use if / whether (for Yes/No questions)
3. For Wh-questions, use the same question word (what, why, when, etc.)
4. Change the tense of the question.
5. Change the pronouns appropriately.
6. Word order becomes assertive (i.e., no auxiliary before subject)
1. Present Indefinite
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Do you write the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he wrote the letter.
2. Present Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Are you writing the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he was writing the letter.
3. Present Perfect
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Have you written the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he had written the letter.
4. Present Perfect Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Have you been writing the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he had been writing the letter.
5. Past Indefinite
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Did you write the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he had written the letter.
6. Past Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Were you writing the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he had been writing the letter.
7. Past Perfect
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Had you written the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he had written the letter.
8. Past Perfect Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Had you been writing the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he had been writing the letter.
9. Future Simple
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Will you write the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he would write the letter.
10. Future Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Will you be writing the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he would be writing the letter.
11. Future Perfect
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Will you have written the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he would have written the letter.
12. Future Perfect Continuous
Direct: Ram said to Rahim, "Will you have been writing the letter?"
Indirect: Ram asked Rahim if he would have been writing the letter.
Optative
1. Blessing
đ Grandmother said, “May you live long.”
đ Grandmother blessed that I might live long.
2. Wish
đ He said, “May India win the match.”
đ He wished that India might win the match.
3. Prayer
đ She said, “May God bless you.”
đ She prayed that God might bless me.
4. Curse
đ The old man said, “May you suffer forever.”
đ The old man cursed that I might suffer forever.
5. Goodwill (Farewell)
đ They said, “May you have a safe journey.”
đ They wished that I might have a safe journey.
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