Speech Tenses Direct Indirect Rules Chart. Rules for the change of pronouns. Eliminate the quotation marks that enclose the relayed text.
Reported speech tense shifting chart showing indirect speech to direct speech tense. He says to me l am tired indirect. Eliminate the quotation marks that enclose the relayed text.
The quotation marks are the primary indication of a direct speech.
He says to me l am tired indirect. First person in the reported speech direct. Converting direct to indirect speech. He tells me that he is tired.
