#BAC_Lessons DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH Direct Speech: Definition: Quoting someone's exact words. ( ""كلام شخص نفسه مع علامات التنصيص) Structure: Uses quotation marks. (نستخدم علامات التنصيص "") Example: She said, "I am happy." Indirect Speech: Definition: Paraphrasing someone's words. (اعادة صياغة كلام الشخص ولا نستخدم علامات التنصيص) Structure: No quotation marks, changes in pronouns and verb tenses. ( لا نستخدم علامات التنصيص ونغير في الضمائر وازمنة الافعال انظر في الاسفل كيف ) Example: She said that she was happy. Key Changes from Direct to Indirect: Pronouns: "I" becomes "he/she." "we" becomes "they." Verb Tenses: Present becomes past. "am/is" becomes "was." "are" becomes "were." "will" becomes "would." Time/Place Words: "today" becomes "that day." "tomorrow" becomes "the next day." "yesterday" becomes "the day before." "here" becomes "there." Examples: Direct: "I will go to the market," he said. indirect: He said that he would go to the market. Direct: "I need help," she said. Indirect: She said that she needed help.