Narration
Narration
The way of reporting the speech of a speaker is called Narration.
What is narration?
একজন বক্তার বক্তব্য ব্যক্ত করার উপায়কে narration বলে।
The way of reporting the speech of a speaker is called narration.
Kinds of Narration
There are two types of narration.
They are
- “Direct Speech”
2. “Indirect Speech” (Sometimes called Reported Speech)
Direct Speech
Direct speech হল বক্তার দ্বারা বলা হুবহু বক্তব্য যা quotation mark বা উদ্ধৃতি চিহ্নের মধ্যে থাকে।
Direct speech is the exact speech said by the speaker which is put within quotation marks.
Example:
He said to his friend, “I like sweets very much.”
Direct speech এর মধ্যে দুটি অংশ থাকে
1.Reporting Speech:
Reporting speech হল inverted comma-র বাইরের অংশ অর্থাৎ comma-র আগের অংশ। এখানে দুটি পক্ষ জড়িত থাকে, বক্তা এবং সে যাকে বলছে।
উপরের উদাহরণে, He said to his friend, হল reporting speech. Reporting speech is the part which is outside the inverted commas, i.e.,
the part before the comma. It involves two parties the reporter and to whom s/he is reporting
2.Reported Speech:
Reported Speech হল inverted comma-র মধ্যেকার অংশ। Reported Speech is the part which is within the inverted commas.
উপরের উদাহরণে, “I like sweets very much.”-হল reported speech।
Indirect Speech:
Indirect speech, যা reported speech নামেও পরিচিত, তা হল বক্তার বক্তব্যের সারাংশ যা অন্য কেউ ব্যক্ত
করে।
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech, is the substance of the speaker’s speech given by
someone else.
Example: ধরুন উপরের উদাহরণের indirect speech।
He told his friend that he liked sweets very much.
Indirect Speech: Characteristics
কোন inverted comma ব্যবহৃত হয়না, reporting speech এবং reported speech একে অপরের সাথে conjunction যেমন: ‘that’, ‘if’, or ‘whether’ প্রভৃতি দ্বারা যুক্ত থাকে।
No inverted commas are used, reporting speech and reported speech are joined with each other by conjunctions like ‘that’, ‘if’, or ‘whether’ etc.
Reporting speech এবং reported speech এর মাঝে কোন comma থাকেনা। Reporting speech and reported speech have no comma between them.
Full stop বা Period sign ব্যবহৃত হয় প্রশ্নবোধক বা বিস্ময়বোধক চিহ্নের পরিবর্তে। Reporting speech-এর tense আগের মতই থাকবে। The tense of reporting speech is the same as before.
Interrogative, exclamatory, operative এবং imperative sentence-কে assertive sentence-এ পরিণত করা হয়।
Interrogative, exclamatory, operative and imperative sentences are converted to the assertive sentence.
Reported speech-এর tense, reporting speech-এর tense-কে অনুসরণ করে। Tense of reported speech follows the tense of reporting speech.
Reporting verb, reported speech অনুযায়ী পরিবর্তিত হয়। উপরের উদাহরণে, told একটি reporting verb এবং liked একটি reported verb। Sentence-এর ধরন অনুযায়ী বিভিন্ন ধরনের reporting verb ব্যবহৃত হয়। যেমন: asked, offered, promised প্রভৃতি।
Reporting verb is changed according to the reported speech. In the above example, told is a reporting verb and liked is a reported verb. Different reporting verbs are used on the basis of the type of sentence. Such as, asked, offered, promised, etc.
Reported speech-এর pronoun SON নামের একটি নিয়মে পরিবর্তিত হয়, যেখানে, S=Subject, O=Object এবং N=No change। এই নিয়ম অনুযায়ী, first person, reporting verb-এর subject হিসেবে পরিবর্তিত হয়; second person, reporting verb-এর object হিসেবে পরিবর্তিত হয় এবং third person-এর ক্ষেত্রে কোন পরিবর্তন হয়না।
The pronoun of reported speech is changed according to a rule called SON where, S=Subject, O=Object and N=No change. According to this rule, the first person is changed to the subject of reporting verb; the second person is changed to the object of reporting verb, and in case of the third person, there is no change.
Direct speech-এর adverb-গুলোর পরিবর্তন করা হয়। The adverbs of the direct speech are changed.
Narration
প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থীরা, গতকালের পর আজ ইংরেজি ২য় পত্রের পার্ট-A-এর ‘ন্যারেশন’-এর নিয়ম নিয়ে আলোচনা করব।
Assertive sentence
Rule- 4: Reported speech চিরন্তন সত্য হলে tense-এর পরিবর্তন হবে না। Inverted comma উঠে that বসবে। যেমন:
a. Teacher said to the students, `The earth moves round the sun.’
Answer: Teacher said to the students that the earth moves round the sun.
b. Mother said to me, `Honesty is the best policy’.
Answer: Mother said to me that honesty is the best policy.
c. Father said to his son, `Ice floats on water’. Answer: Father said to his son that ice floats on water.
d. The teacher said to me, `Time and tide waits for none’.
Answer: The teacher said to me that time and tide waits for none.
e. The man said, `The sun rises in the east`. Answer: The man said that the sun rises in the east.
Try yourself:
a. Waiz Al Karuni said, `Man is mortal.’
b. Mother said to me, `Honesty is the best policy.’
c. The teacher said, `Cox’s Bazar sea beach is one of the seven wonders in the world.’
d. He said to the boys, `Where is a will there is a way’.
e. I said to the boy, `Slow and steady wins the race’.
Rule- 5: Must থাকলে had to ব্যবহূত হবে। Inverted comma উঠে that বসবে। যেমন:
a. The teacher said to the boy, `You must read this’.
Answer: The teacher said to the boy that he had to read that.
b. Mother said to me, `You must perform your duty.’
Answer: Mother said to me that I had to perform my duty.
c. He said to the labour, `You must do your duty.’
Answer: He said to the labour that he had to do his duty.
d. She told me, `You must buy a pen.’ Answer: She told me that I had to buy a pen.
e. Father said to his son, `You must abide by law and order.’
Answer: Father said to his son that he had to abide by law and order.
Try yourself:
a. Mother said to me, `You must prepare your home works’.
b. The teacher said to the boys, `You must waste your time’.
c. The master said to the labour, `You must complete the work today’.
d. The police said to the thief, `You must speak the truth’.
e. Father said to his son, `You must build up your career’.
Narration
Interrogative sentence
Rule-1: Reporting verb উঠে ask/asked বসবে এবং inverted comma উঠে if/whether বসবে। যেমন:
a. Susmita said to Nila, ‘Will you go to college?”
Answer: Susmita asked Nila if she would go to college.
b. She said to me, ‘Do you take tea?’
Answer: She asked me if I took tea.
c. He said to her, ‘Did you come here yesterday?’
Answer: He asked her if she had gone there the previous day.
d. Father said to his son, ‘Are you reading now?’
Answer: Father asked his son if he was reading then.
Try yourself:
a. The teacher said to the students, ‘Have you learnt your lessons today?’
b. Mother said to me, ‘Did you go to college yesterday?’
c. The man said to the girl, ‘Will you buy new dress tomorrow?’
d. Father said to his son, ‘Did you not complete the work yesterday?’
e. I said to the little boy, ‘Have you ever been to Cox’s Bazar?’
Rule-2: Reporting verb উঠে ask/asked বসবে এবং reported speech-টি যদি who, which, what, when, whom, where, whose, why, how ইত্যাদি দ্বারা আরম্ভ হয় হয় if/whether না বসে pronoun-টিই বসে। যেমন:
a. Karim said to me, ‘Where did you go yesterday?’
Answer: Karim asked me where I had gone the previous day.
b. The man said to Keya, ‘What is your name?’
Answer: The man asked Keya what her name was.
c. He said to me, ‘Which book do you want?’
Answer: He asked me which book I wanted.
Try yourself:
a. The teacher said to the student, ‘Why have you not learnt your lesson?’
b. Rahim said to his friend, ‘Which book do you want?’
c. Mother said to her daughter, ‘Where did you go yesterday?’
d. The master said to the porter, ‘Why have you not completed the work?’
Imperative sentence
Rule- 1: Imperative sentence হলে reporting verb said/said to -এর পরিবর্তে
a. অনুরোধ বোঝালে- requested
b.আদেশ বোঝালে- ordered/ commanded c. উপদেশ বোঝালে- advised d. নিষেধ বোঝালে- forbiade
e. ক্ষমা বোঝালে- begged f. কিছু না বুঝালে- told বসে। যেমন: a. Father said to me, ‘Go home at once.’Answer: Father ordered me to go ho me at once.
b. The teacher said to me, ‘Please come here again.’ Answer: The teacher requested me to go there again.
c. The officer shouted to his men, ‘Halt’. Answer: The officer ordered his men to halt.
d. He said to me, ‘Please open the door.’Answer: He requested me to open the door.
e. The teacher said to the students, ‘Do your homework now.’
Answer: The teacher ordered the students to do their homework then.
Try yourself:
a. He said to me, ‘Please, give me a glass of water.”
b. Mother said to me, ‘Always speak the truth.’
c. Mr. Kamal said to the boy, ‘Do the sum now’.
d. I said to her, ‘Please, lend me your pen.’
e. The man said to the porter, ‘Follow me.’
Rule- 2: Imperative sentence-টি negative হলে to-এর পরিবর্তে not to বসবে। তবে forbade লিখলে not to হবে না। যেমন: a. Father said to me, ‘Do not run in the sun.’ Answer: Father ordered me not to run in the sun. Or. Father forbade me to run in the sun.
b. The teacher said to the students, ‘Never tell a lie.’Answer: The teacher ordered the students never to tell a lie. Or. The teacher forbade the students ever to tell a lie.
c. He said to me, ‘Do not do this.’
Answer: He ordered me not to do that. Or. He forbade me to do that.
d. I said to her, ‘Do not waste your time.’ Answer: I ordered her not to waste her time. Or. I forbade her to waste her time.
e. She said to the boy, ‘Do not come here again.’ Answer: She ordered the boy not to go there again. Or. She forbade the boy to go there again.
Try Yourself:
a. Rini said to Ruby, ‘Do not lament for the post.’
b. The teacher said to the boy, ‘Do not do as you wish.’
c. Father said to his son, ‘Don’t smoke any longer.’
d. Mina said to Dina, ‘Please do not give him your pen.’
e. Mother said to his child, ‘Do not go there in future.’
Imperative sentence
Rule- 3: Let দ্বারা প্রস্তাব বুঝালে propose to/suggest বসে + inverted comma উঠে that বসে + they/we should বসে + মুল verb-থেকে শেষ পর্যন্ত বসে। যেমন:
a. Hassan said to his friends, ‘Let us have a picnic on Friday’. Answer : Hassan proposed to his friends that they should have a picnic on Friday.
b. The man said to his companions, ‘Let us not miss this chance’.
Answer : The man proposed to his companions that they should not miss that chance.
c. They said to me, ‘Let us arrange for a picnic’. Answer : They proposed to me that they should arrange for a picnic.
d. He said, ‘Let us go out for a walk’. Answer : He proposed that they should go out for a walk. e. My friends said to me, ‘Let us go to Cox’s Bazar’. Answer : My friends proposed to me that they should go to Cox’s Bazar.
Try Yourself
a. Students said to the teacher, ‘Let us arrange for a study tour.’
b. He said to me, ‘Let us go out for a long drive.’
c. They said to us, ‘Let us decide the matter.’
d. Sumon said to me, ‘Let us open a bank account’.
e. The man said to me, ‘Let us minimize the matter as early as possible’.
Optative sentence
Rule-1: Inverted comma উঠিয়ে দিয়ে that বসাতে হয় +reporting verb উঠিয়ে wish/pray হয় +reported speech-এর কর্তার পরে may/might হয় +অন্যান্য নিয়ম assertive sentence-এর ন্যায় হবে। যেমন: a. Father said to me, ‘May you be happy’. Answer : Father wished that I might be happy.
b. Mother said to me, ‘May Allah bless you”. Answer : Mother prayed that Allah might bless me.
c. The girl said, ‘Oh! May I have the wings of a bird!’. Answer : The girl wished that she might have the wings of a bird.
d. He said, ‘Long live our President’.
Answer : He prayed that our President might live long. e. The woman said, ‘Long live the King’. Answer : The woman prayed that the King might live long.
Try yourself
a. His mother said, ‘May God bless you.’
b. The man said, ‘Long live the martyrs.’
c. The mother said to her son, ‘May you succeed in the examination.’ d. The teacher said to the student, ‘May you stand first in the examination.’
e. They said, ‘Long live our grand father.
Exclamatory sentence
Rule-1: Reporting verb উঠে নিচের word গুলো বসবে। যেমন:
a. আনন্দ বুঝালে- exclaimed with joy/delight, b. দুঃখ বোঝালে- exclaimed with sorrow/grief.
c. বিস্ময় বোঝাতে- exclaimed with wonder/surprise
d. শপথ বোঝাতে- swearing by Allah
e. বাকি পরিবর্তন Assertive এর মতো হবে।
Example: a. The boys said, ‘We have won the match’.
Answer: The boys exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
b. He said, ‘Alas! I could not save you’. Answer: He exclaimed with sorrow that he could not save me.
c. The boy said, ‘What a fool I am!’ Answer: The boy exclaimed with wonder that he was a great fool.
d. He said, ‘What a nice bird it is!’ Answer: He exclaimed with wonder that it was a very nice bird.
e. The man said, ‘How dirty the house is!’
Answer: The man exclaimed with wonder that the house was very dirty.
Try yourself
a. The captain said, ‘Hurrah! Our team has won!’ b. He said, ‘Alas! I am undone.’
c. I said, ‘Had I the wings of a bird!’
d. The teacher said to the student, ‘Bravo, You have done well!’
e. He said, ‘Good bye, my friends.’
Rules on passage narration
Rule-1: Reported speech-এর মধ্যে কোনো ব্যক্তি বা প্রাণীর নাম ধরে ডাকার ব্যবহার থাকলে তা reporting verb এর সঙ্গে সংযুক্ত হবে। যেমন:
a. He said, ‘Suma, do not quarrel.’
Answer: He forbade Suma to quarrel.
b. They said, ‘Rafiq, you will attend the meeting.’ Answer: They said to Rafiq that he would attend the meeting.
c. Kamal said, ‘Rana, do you know me?’
Answer: Kamal asked Rana if he knew him.
d. ‘Where did you go yesterday, Shilla?’ said Apu. Answer: Apu asked Shilla where she had gone the previous day.
e. She said, ‘Will you go to college, Apurba?’ Answer: She asked Apurba if he would go to college.
Try yourself
a. I said, ‘Riku, you will come to Dhaka tomorrow with your friend’.
b. Sumon said, ‘You did not do well in the examination, Razib’.
c. The teacher said, ‘Hassan, you must buy new English book as early as possible’.
d. The mistress of the house said, ‘You need not come here tomorrow, Shuvo’.
e. She said, ‘Nipa, you are a very good, sincere and hardworking girl’.
Rule-2: Reporting verb-টি মাঝে বা শেষে থাকলেও indirect করার সময় তাকে sentence-এর শুরুতে নিয়ে আসতে হবে। যেমন:
a. ‘You look a little bit like my mother’, Jerry said to the authoress, ‘Especially in the dark by the fire.’
Answer: Jerry said to the authoress that she looked a little bit like his mother especially in the dark by the fire.
b. ‘Follow my example,’ she said to me, ‘and never eat more than one thing for luncheon.’
Answer: She advised me to follow her example and never to eat more than one thing for luncheon.
c. ‘I have made a terrible mistake,’ said the man, ‘I have forgotten to pay my exam fee’.
Answer: The man said that he had made a terrible mistake and added that he had forgotten to pay his exam fee.
d. ‘You will come to college regularly,’ the teacher said to the students, ‘otherwise, you will not understand it.’
Answer: The teacher said to the students that they would go to college regularly, otherwise, they would not understand it.
Try yourself
a. ‘You have to read English more and more,’ the teacher said to the students, b. ‘Otherwise, you will not cut a good figure in English’.
c. ‘Nazrul is not only the national poet of Bangladesh, father said to his son, ‘But also a rebel poet’.
d. ‘Most of the students of our college are weak in English,’ she said, ‘they are not sincere enough in English’.
Exclamatory sentence
Rule-3: পরপর দুটি উক্তি থাকলে also said/and added/also asked হয়। কিন্তু ৩টি উক্তি থাকলে also added /further added/again said ইত্যাদি ব্যবহার করতে হয়। যেমন:
a. Jerry said, ‘I can chop some wood today. I shall come again tomorrow’.
Answer: Jerry said that he could chop some wood that day and added that he would go again the next day.
b. She said to me, ‘What is your name. Where do you live?’
Answer: She asked me what my name was and also asked where I lived.
c. He said to us, ‘I came here yesterday. I will go to Sirajgonj tomorrow.’
Answer: He said to us that he had gone there the previous day and added that he would go to Sirajgonj the next day.
d. The man said to me, ‘I will come here tomorrow. I will finish this work as soon as possible.’
Answer: The man said to me that he would go there the next day and added that he would finish that work as soon as possible.
Try yourself:
a. The man said to me, ‘Please, lend me some money. I shall return it to you tomorrow’.
b. I said to the little girl, ‘What is your name? What class do you read in?’
c. She said to me, ‘I sent the parcel to my mother yesterday. She will get it most probably tomorrow.’
Rule-4:Yes/no থাকলে যথাক্রমে replied in the affirmative that এবং replied in the negative that ব্যবহার করতে হয়। যেমন:
a. ‘Yes, I have finished reading the book,’ I replied.
Answer: I replied in the affirmative that I had finished reading the book.
b. She said, ‘No, I have not seen him today.’
Answer: She replied in the negative that she had not seen him that day.
c. Jhumu said to Mitu, ‘Are you going to Pabna tomorrow?’ ‘No, I have changed my decision,’ said Mitu.
Answer: Jhumu asked Mitu if she was going to Pabna the next day. Mitu replied in the negative that she had changed her decision.
d. The man said to his son, ‘Are you ill.’ ‘No, I am not ill,’ replied the son.
Answer: The man asked his son if he was ill. The son replied in the negative that he was not ill.
Try yourself:
a. Rahim said to me, ‘yes, I shall go to your house tomorrow. Then I shall go my teacher’s house ’ b. ‘Yes, we will learn our lessons tomorrow,’ the students said to the teacher. c. The rich man said to the villagers, ‘Yes, I shall establish a college in this village next year.’
Narration
প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থীরা, গতকালের পর আজ ইংরেজি ২য় পত্রের পার্ট-A-এর ‘ন্যারেশন’-এর নিয়ম আলোচনা করব।
Exclamatory sentence
Rule-5: Sir/Madam-থাকলে respectfully ব্যবহার করতে হয়। যেমন:
a. ‘Yes, sir,’ she replied, ‘I have done my duty.’
Answer: She respectfully replied in the affirmative that she had done her duty.
b. Looking at my hands the beggar said, ‘Madam, please give me your cardigan.’
Answer: Looking at my hands the beggar respectfully requested me to give him my cardigan.
c. The student replied, ‘No, I have not learnt my lessons today, Sir.’
Answer: The student respectfully replied in the negative that he had not learnt his lessons that day.
d. The man said, ‘Yes, Madam, I have completed the work.’
Answer: The man respectfully replied in the affirmative that he had completed the work.
Try yourself: a. ‘Yes, Sir, I came here yesterday,’ the labour said to his master, ‘I will go there again tomorrow.’
b. ‘No, Sir, I have not learnt my lessons today,’ the student said to the teacher, ‘I was ill yesterday and that is why I could not prepare my lessons.’
c. ‘Yes, madam, I will go to market tomorrow,’ the maid said to the mistress of the house, ‘Then I will inform you in detail about this matter .
Exclamatory sentence
Rule-6: যদি কাউকে address করা হয় তবে addressing as brother/sister/friend দিয়ে শুরু করতে হয়। যেমন:
a. ‘Are you hungry, brothers?’ said the wise king.
Answer: Addressing as brother the wise king asked if they were hungry.
b. The captain said, ‘My friends, be always ready to face our enemy.’
Answer: Addressing as friend the captain ordered them to be always ready to face their enemy.
c. ‘Dear friends,’ the patriot said, ‘Listen to me.’
Answer: Addressing as dear friend the patriot advised to listen to him.
Try yourself
a. The teacher said, ‘Dear students, you should be attentive in the class, otherwise, you will not be able to cut a good figure in the final examination.’
b. The man said to me, ‘Brother, will you help me to perform the work tomorrow?’
Rule-7: by Allah/by God ইত্যাদি থাকলে swearing by Allah/swearing by God ইত্যাদি ব্যবহার করতে হয়। যেমন:
a. ‘By Allah,’ he replied, ‘I will not leave this house.’
Answer: Swearing by Allah he replied that he would not leave that house.
b. ‘By God,’ she replied, ‘I will not go to London.’
Answer: Swearing by God she replied that she would not go to London.
c. ‘By Allah, we will play in this field,’ the boys said.
Answer: Swearing by Allah the boys said that they would play in that field.
d. She said, ‘By Jove, I will come here tomorrow.’
Answer: Swearing by Jove she said that she would go there the next day.
Rule-8: Present participle অপরিবর্তিত অবস্থায় শুরুতে বসে। যেমন:
a. ‘Are you brothers?’ asked the mistress of the house, turning to the dervishes.
Answer: Turning to the dervishes the mistress of the house asked if they were brothers.
b. ‘Why have you come here?’ said Mr. Kamal turning to the stranger.
Answer: Turning to the stranger Mr. Kamal asked why he had gone there.
c. ‘Why have you not learnt your lessons?’ the teacher asked the students coming to the class.
Answer: Coming to the class the teacher asked the students why they have not learnt their lessons.
Rules of Changing Speech (Tense)
Reporting verb Reported Speech
(a)Direct speech – Present Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Future Unchanged
Tense
Direct : He says, “I am ill.”
Indirect : He says that he is ill.
Direct : He has said, “I have done my duty.”
Indirect : He has said that he has done his duty.
Direct : Shiplo will say, “I write a letter.”
Indirect : Shiplo will say that he writes a letter.
(b) Past Tense Correspondence Past Tense
| Present Indefinite Tense to Past Indefinite Tense |
Direct : He said, “I write a letter.”
Indirect : He said that he wrote a letter.
Try Yourself
(1)The man said, “I am there to see the match.”
(2) The boy said, “I help the poor.”
(3) He said, “I want to buy some books.”
| Present Continuous Tense to Past Continuous Tense |
Direct : He said, “I am reading a book.”
Indirect : He said that he was reading a book.
Try Yourself
(1)The man said, “I am going there to see the match.”
(2) The boy said, “I am helping the poor.”
(3) He said, “I am buying some books.”
| Present Perfect Tense to Past Perfect Tense |
Direct : He said, “I have done my duty.”
Indirect : He said that he had done her duty.
Try Yourself
(1)The man said, “I have seen the match.”
(2) The boy said, “I have helped the poor.”
(3) He said, “I have wanted to buy some books.”
| Present Perfect continuous Tense to Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
Direct : He said, “We have been working for two hours.”
Indirect : He said that they had been working for two hours.
Try Yourself
(1)The man said, “I have been seeing the match.”
(2) The boy said, “I have been helping the poor.”
(3) He said, “I have been living here since ten years.”
| Past Indefinite Tense to Past Perfect Tense |
Direct : He said, “I wrote a letter.”
Indirect : He said that he had written a letter.
Try Yourself
(1)The man said, “I saw a match.”
(2) The boy said, “I helped the poor.”
(3) He said, “I wanted to buy some books.”
| Past Continuous Tense to Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
Direct :Nafisa said, “ I was reading a story.”
Indirect : Nafisa said that he had been reading a story.
Try Yourself
(1)The man said, “I was watching the match.”
(2) The boy said, “I was helping the poor.”
(3) He said, “We were buying some books.”
*** Past Indefinite Tense -Past Perfect/ Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Unchanged)
Direct :The man said, “I had completed the task.”
Indirect : The man said that he had completed the task.
Direct : He said, “I had been working here.”
Indirect : He said that he had been working there.
Change of Modal Auxiliaries
| Direct | Indirect |
| Will
Robi said, “You will go home tomorrow.” |
Would
Robi said that I would go home the next day. |
| Shall
Refat said, “I shall do the work.” |
Should
Refat said that she would do the work. |
| Can
Rabbi said, I can finish the work.” |
Could
Rabbi said that he could finish the work. |
| May
Rumana said, “I may go to school.” |
Might
Rumana said that she might go to school. |
| Should have
Rajib said to me, “I should have helped you.” |
Rajib told me that he should have helped me.
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| Could have
Sumi said to you, “You could have done it.” |
Could have
Sumi told you that you could have done it. |
Exercise:
- Jabin said, “I am reading a novel.”
- Imran said, “I will do my home work.”
- Rumana said to Sabbir, “You are wrong.”
- The teacher said to me, “Your are wrong.”
- Hasan said, “I lived many years in Dhaka.”
- Salma said, “I am writing.”
- Ruma said,” My father would go home tomorrow.”
- He said to me, “I’ll go to market and buy it tomorrow.”
- I said, “We must pray every day.”
- Father said to me, “You’re idling away your time.”
- You said to me, “You do not do mu duty.”
- The old man said to the girl, “I know you and your father.”
- Father said, “Slow and steady wins the race”
- Ali says, “I did not play yesterday.”
- He will say, “I shall do the work tomorrow.”
- My friend said to me, “I have already finished my work.”
- Salim said to me, “I was ill.”
- My father said to me, “We are going there tomorrow,”
- Amina said, “Father, I shall go to bed now,”
- He said, “The train reached at nine.”
- The son said to his father, “I am not going to school because today I feel dizzy.”
- I replied, “Yes I have finished reading the book.”
- The mayor said to the piper, “We cannot give you so much money.”
- The student said, “Yes, sir, I have completed my English lesson.”
- The man said to the manager, “I want to open a bank account in your bank.”
- The teacher said to the student, “You can’t learn your lessons well if you don’t attend the classes.”
- The boy said to the teacher, “I am sorry, sir, I’ll attend my class regularly in future.”
- The boy said to the teacher, “Sir, I shall be much oblige if you kindly lend me the book you praised highly in the classroom yesterday.”
- The receptionist said, “It will be suitable for me.”
- I said to Razia, “I’ve not seen her for a long time.”
- The old man said, “ I have been starving for three days.”
- Rubi said, “Today is the suitable day for reading.”
- Mother said to Nipa, “I have not yet finished cooking. You have to wait for some time.”
- He said, “I went to my friend’s house yesterday, but he was not at home.”
- Shamim said to Suman, “I went to your house your house yesterday, but I did not find you.”
Prepared &Collected By,
Md. Rokon Uddin (Rumon)
MBA. BA Hon’s (English)