Direct speech and indirect speech

we tell someone what another person said.

Daniel said that he worked in a bank.

​Indirect/ reported speech

a representation of the actual words someone said.

. Use " " quotation mark

'I work in a bank,' said Daniel.

Direct speech

How to recognise Direct/indirect speech

Tense change ( verb change)

Past Present Future

The tense in direct speech backshift when change into indirect speech.