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When the reporting verb (like said ) is in the past tense, the verbs inside the quotation marks usually "shift back" in time. Direct Speech (Tense) Indirect Speech (Tense) Example (Direct → Indirect) Past Simple "I work here." → He said he worked there. Present Continuous Past Continuous "I am eating." → She said she was eating. Present Perfect Past Perfect "I have finished." → He said he had finished. Past Simple Past Perfect "I saw him." → She said she had seen him. Will Would "I will go." → He said he would go. Can Could "I can swim." → She said she could swim. Words that Change Now → Then Today → That day Here → There This → That Tomorrow → The following day / The next day Yesterday → The day before / The previous day 📝 Practice Exercises Task: Convert the following sentences into Indirect Speech. John said, "I am going to the market."
Direct and Indirect speech (also known as Reported Speech) can be tricky, but a clear reference table and practice exercises make it much easier to master.