Example

Direct speech: He said, "shall I pick you up?"

Indirect speech: He asked if he should pick me up. 

Direct speech: Marco said: "I shall go home tomorrow."

Indirect speech: Marco said that he would go home the following day. 

 

Direct	Indirect
Will	Would
Shall	Should
Can	Could
May (Possibility)	Might
May (permission)	Could
Must	Had to
Should	Should
Might	Might
Would	Would
Could	Could
Ought to	Ought to
Must	Must
Used to	Used to
Needn’t	Needn’t

Change the following into indirect speech.

1. They said, "We can bring the wine." 
2. Mania said, "I may go to the party now
3. He said, "you must take responsibility of your own life." 
4. He said: "I will take a bus to your house."
5. He said, “I can speak five languages.”
6. She said, “I may buy a new TV today.”
7. They said, “We will meet you tomorrow.”
8. He said, “I shall do my homework.”
9. She said, “My brother has to hit the books.”
10. He said, “I have to keep up with my classmates.”
11. My teacher said to me, “You must be on time to class.
12. He said, “I couldn`t speak English a few years ago.”
13. They said to him, “We might fire your brother.”
14. He said, “You would not keep up with them.”
15. He said, “I should study hard.”
16. She said to me, “You ought to close the gate.” 
17. The woman asked me, “Can I help you?”
18. The man said to him, “You must read the instructions carefully.”