Question

1) the student said,''I have finished my homework''.
(change into indirect speech)

Answer 1

The student said that he had finished his homework. This is indirect speech.

What is direct and indirect speech?

• Direct speech contains the exact words of the speaker and it is quoted in inverted commas.
• The indirect speech is written in inverted commas as it does not come from a direct source.
• Indirect speech contains the conjunction by to report the speech and commas are also omitted.

Answer 2

The student told me that he had finished his homework.

Indirect Speech

We can use indirect speech to convey what someone said without using speech marks and without necessarily using the same words (also called reported speech).

We usually don't alter the tense when reporting what someone says in the present simple, like in the preceding line. Instead, we change the subject. When reporting on the past, however, we normally shift the tense by taking a step backward.