Ali said to his friend "we are having a party today "
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AnswEr :-
Ali told his friend that they were having a party that day.
Explanation :-
Here, 'said to' was changed to 'told'.
The word 'that' was added.
The necessary pronoun changes and tense changes were made.
The word 'today' was changed to 'that day'.
Extra Information :-
The points mentioned below are to be noted when we deal with the Direct and Indirect forms of narration :-
※ Always remember to enclose the direct speech within inverted commas.
※ Never change the tense of the reporting verb.
※ If the verb inside the inverted commas is about a Universal truth, don't change the tense.
※ If the reporting verb is in Present tense or Future tense, don't change the tense.
» The following are changed according to these certain rules if direct speech is to be changed into Indirect speech :-
✦ Tenses
✦ Personal and Possessive pronouns
✦ Words denoting nearness of time and nearness of position.