0Rules for changing a direct speech into an indirect one-
- Remove comma and inverted commas from the direct speech.
- Insert suitable conjunction in place of the comma.
- No change in the tense of the reported speech if the reporting verb is in the present.
- Change the tense of the reported speech if the reporting verb is in the past.
- Change the subject and object of reported speech according to the subject and object of the reporting speech.
