Indirect Speech

INDIRECT SPEECH

1. Change of tense
    • Present ===== past
    • Past ===== past perfect
    • Future ===== past future
2. Change of pronoun

Example:
1. He said, “ I work hard”
    He said (that) he worked hard
2. He said, “ I am working hard”
    He said (that) he was working hard
3. He said, “ I have worked hard”
    He said (that) he had worked hard
4. He said, “I worked hard”
    He said (that) he had worked hard
5. He said, “I am going to work hard”
    He said (that) he was going to work hard
6. He said, “I will work hard”
    He said (that) he would work hard
7. He said, “ I can work hard”
    He said (that) he could work hard
8. He said, “ I may work hard”
    He said (that) he might work hard