Direct to Indirect Speech - English for Students
www.english-for-students.com › DirecttoIndirectSpeechAs a rule the simple past tense in the Direct Speech becomes the past perfect tense in Indirect Speech. Example: • Direct: He said, “His horse died in the night." • Indirect: he said that his horse had died in the night. NOTE: The shall of the future is changed into should. The will of the future is changed into would. The can and may of the future are changed into could and might respectively. Are you clear about the conversion of Direct to Indirect Speech?