Speech Tenses Direct Indirect Rules Chart. Now let us specify the rules in converting direct speech to indirect speech. Eliminate the quotation marks that enclose the relayed text.
Converting direct to indirect speech. He said to me l am faithful indirect. Modal verbs are changed in indirect speech like can into could may into might must into had to.
Here are the steps on how to do so.
The quotation marks are the primary indication of a direct speech. He tells me that he is tired. Rules for the change of pronouns. Reported speech tense shifting chart showing indirect speech to direct speech tense.
