Question

He said to me, “Let us go out for a long drive."​

Answer 1

$\small \sf \red{He \: told \: me \: that \: we \: should \: go \: for \: a \: long \: drive.}$

Answer 2

Answer:

He said to me, “Let us go out for a long drive."

• It is a direct speech.

So,we should convert into indirect speech.

• He told me that we should go out for a long drive.

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More to know:-

Direct to indirect:

• Rules
• Reporting Assertive sentences

When we use the exact words of the speaker within the quotation marks,it is called direct speech.

When we are reporting what someone else said, we normally don't use their exact words with quotation marks,but instead we use indirect speech which is also known as reported speech.