How do you convert must in indirect speech?
How do you convert must in indirect speech?
You don’t have to change “must” for reported speech. If “must” means “have to” in the original, then you can change “must” to “had to” when reporting it. Reported: “He said he had to [or must] work the next day.” Spoken: “The government must act on this!”
Can I change my indirect speech?
When the reporting verb is in a present or future tense, we do not change the tense of the verb inside the quotation marks. Direct speech: She says, ‘I will come. ‘ Indirect speech: She says that she will come.
How do you change now in reported speech?
He said: “It was hot yesterday.” → He said that it had been hot the day before. He said: “We are going to swim tomorrow.” → He said they were going to swim the next day….Time words.
| direct speech | reported speech |
|---|---|
| now | then, at that time |
| today | that day, on Sunday, yesterday |
| tonight | that night, last night, on Sunday night |
Can you type change into indirect speech?
Present Tenses in the Direct Speech are changed into Past Tense. If the reporting or principal verb is in the Past Tense. If in direct speech you find say/says or will say….Rules for changing Direct into Indirect Speech.
| Change of place and time | Direct Speech Word | Indirect Speech Word |
|---|---|---|
| Come | Go |
Who is the best painter here she asked?
Explanation: Upon changing the given sentence in the reported speech, the sentence will be as following “She asked that who was the best painter there?” In reported speech the exact word of the speaker is not used.
How do you change Future Perfect to indirect speech?
Direct Indirect Speech Rules of Future Perfect
- She said”I will have to go home”
- He said “I will have to complete this work in half an hour”
- The boy said “I will love to drink Chicken Soup.
- The girl said I will love to have Barbie as Christmas present”