Narration : Time & Place Change

क्या आपने कभी सोचा है कि जब हम किसी की पुरानी बात बताते हैं, तो हम "आज" को "कल" या "यहाँ" को "वहाँ" क्यों कर देते हैं । English Grammar में Narration के दौरान केवल Pronouns और Tenses ही नहीं बदलते, बल्कि समय (Time) और स्थान (Place) बताने वाले शब्दों में भी बड़ा बदलाव आता है। अगर आप "Today" को "That day" में बदलना भूल गए, तो आपका पूरा वाक्य गलत हो सकता है!

Direct से Indirect बदलने के नियम

Direct से Indirect में बदलने के लिए तीन ज़रूरी नियम हैं:

1- Pronoun Change Table

2- Tense Change

3- Time & Place Change

3️⃣ 🕰️ Time और Place शब्द बदलना

जब हम Direct Speech को Indirect Speech में बदलते हैं, तो समय (Time) और स्थान (Place) से जुड़े शब्द भी बदल जाते हैं ताकि वाक्य का अर्थ सही बना रहे।

Time & Place Words
No.	Direct Speech में	Indirect Speech में
1	now	then
2	today	that day
3	tomorrow	the next day / following day
4	yesterday	the previous day / the day before
5	tonight	that night
6	this week	that week
7	last week	the previous week / the week before
8	next week	the following week
9	a year ago	a year before
10	here	there
11	this	that
12	these	those
13	henceforth	thenceforth
14	ago	before
15	just	then / a moment before

✨ Examples

01. now → then
Direct: He said, "I am busy now."
Indirect: He said that he was busy then.

02️. today → that day
Direct: She said, "We have a test today."
Indirect: She said that they had a test that day.

03. tomorrow → the next day / following day
Direct: He said, "I will come tomorrow."
Indirect: He said that he would come the next day.

04️. yesterday → the previous day / the day before
Direct: She said, "I met him yesterday."
Indirect: She said that she had met him the previous day.

05️. tonight → that night
Direct: He said, "I am staying here tonight."
Indirect: He said that he was staying there that night.

06. this week → that week
Direct: She said, "I have meetings this week."
Indirect: She said that she had meetings that week.

07. last week → the previous week / the week before
Direct: He said, "I visited Delhi last week."
Indirect: He said that he had visited Delhi the previous week.

08. next week → the following week
Direct: She said, "I will start classes next week."
Indirect: She said that she would start classes the following week.

09. a year ago → a year before
Direct: He said, "I joined this company a year ago."
Indirect: He said that he had joined that company a year before.

10. here → there
Direct: She said, "I am staying here."
Indirect: She said that she was staying there.

11. this → that
Direct: He said, "This book is mine."
Indirect: He said that that book was his.

12. these → those
Direct: She said, "These shoes are expensive."
Indirect: She said that those shoes were expensive.

13. henceforth → thenceforth
Direct: He said, "I will not lie henceforth."
Indirect: He said that he would not lie thenceforth.

14. ago → before
Direct: She said, "I met him two days ago."
Indirect: She said that she had met him two days before.

15. just → then / a moment before
Direct: He said, "I have just finished my work."
Indirect: He said that he had just finished his work. (or: he had finished his work a moment before.)

16. Direct: He said, "I will come tomorrow."
Indirect: He said that he would come the next day.

16. Direct: She said, "I met him yesterday."
Indirect: She said that she had met him the previous day.

18. Direct: He said, "I am here now."
Indirect: He said that he was there then.

19. Direct: They said, "We will travel next week."
Indirect: They said that they would travel the following week.

20. Direct: She said, "This book is mine."
Indirect: She said that that book was hers.

◆✦◆✦◆ 📝 Practice Set- 01◆✦◆✦◆

📝 Practice Sentences - 13
No.	Direct Speech
Convert the following to Indirect Speech:
1	She said, "I will meet you tomorrow."
2	He said, "We went to the zoo yesterday."
3	Riya said, "I am busy now."
4	He said, "My brother will come tonight."
5	They said, "We have a test today."
6	She said, "I am going to London next week."
7	He said, "I completed the course last week."
8	The teacher said, "We will discuss this next class."
9	She said, "I saw him a year ago."
10	He said, "I live here."
11	They said, "We will leave now."
12	She said, "I will call you tonight."
13	He said, "This book is interesting."
14	She said, "These apples are fresh."
15	He said, "I will never lie henceforth."
16	She said, "I met him two days ago."
17	He said, "I have just finished the work."
18	They said, "We are meeting here."
19	She said, "I bought this phone yesterday."
20	He said, "I will start a new job next month."

◆✦◆✦◆ Answer Key-01 ◆✦◆✦◆

Time और Place शब्द बदलना
📝 Practice Sentences - 13
No.	Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Convert the following to Indirect Speech:		Answer Sheet
1	She said, "I will meet you tomorrow."	She said that she would meet me the next day.
2	He said, "We went to the zoo yesterday."	He said that they had gone to the zoo the previous day.
3	Riya said, "I am busy now."	Riya said that she was busy then.
4	He said, "My brother will come tonight."	He said that his brother would come that night.
5	They said, "We have a test today."	They said that they had a test that day.
6	She said, "I am going to London next week."	She said that she was going to London the following week.
7	He said, "I completed the course last week."	He said that he had completed the course the previous week.
8	The teacher said, "We will discuss this next class."	The teacher said that they would discuss that the following class.
9	She said, "I saw him a year ago."	She said that she had seen him a year before.
10	He said, "I live here."	He said that he lived there.
11	They said, "We will leave now."	They said that they would leave then.
12	She said, "I will call you tonight."	She said that she would call me that night.
13	He said, "This book is interesting."	He said that that book was interesting.
14	She said, "These apples are fresh."	She said that those apples were fresh.
15	He said, "I will never lie henceforth."	He said that he would never lie thenceforth.
16	She said, "I met him two days ago."	She said that she had met him two days before.
17	He said, "I have just finished the work."	He said that he had just finished the work. (or a moment before)
18	They said, "We are meeting here."	They said that they were meeting there.
19	She said, "I bought this phone yesterday."	She said that she had bought that phone the previous day.
20	He said, "I will start a new job next month."	He said that he would start a new job the following month.

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Narration : Time & Place Change

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