Question

She said, “They will be leaving soon.” (Change to indirect speech.)

Answer 1

The sentence will be changed into indirect speech as :

She said that they would be leaving soon.

What is direct and indirect speech?

• In direct speech, the exact words of the speaker are used to convey the message of the speaker.

• On the other hand, in indirect speech, the exact words of the speaker are not used. It is a reporting speech.
• The reporting verb in the past tense, when the reporting verb is in the past tense, then will be changed into would.