Past perfect continuous(Subject +had been+V1 +ing+ Object)įuture simple(Subject+ will/shall+V1+object) Present perfect(Subject + has/have+V3+Object) Past Continuous(Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) Present continuous (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object) In the below table, we are sharing how tense changes into Indirect speech. They said that the sun rises in the east. They said, “The sun rises in the east.”.Direct and Indirect Speech Exercises for Reporting Verbīelow, we are providing Direct and Indirect Speech examples using reporting verb changes. If the direct sentence contains the universal truth, then it remains unchanged in the Indirect Speech. The tense of direct speech remains unchanged when the reporting verb is in the present or future tense. If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the direct sentence is changed to its past tense. Changes as per Reporting VerbĪccording to the reporting verb, changes are made in the direct sentence or the sentence in inverted commas. Kanika said that she ought to avoid junk food. Kanika said, “I ought to avoid junk food.”.Modals that remain unchanged are: Should, might, could, would, and ought to.
