Question

Which is the proper way to answer the change into indirect speec?

Answer 1

Answer:

If the verb inside the inverted commas/quotation marks is in the present tense, change it into the corresponding past tense.

If it is in the simple past tense, change it into the past perfect tense.

When the verb inside the quotation marks expresses a universal truth, we do not normally change it into the past tense.

Note

When the reporting verb is in a present or future tense, we do not change the tense of the verb inside the quotation marks.