Question

I said , " It is late ". ( change into indirect speech ) .​

Answer 1

Indirect speech is

I said that it was late.

Explanation:

• There are two types of narration direct speech and indirect speech.
• In direct speech, the exact words of the speaker are quoted in inverted commas.  
• It consists of a reported verb and reported speech.
• While in indirect speech, the exact words are not quoted in the inverted commas and are written as spoken by a third person.