24 Direct and Indirect Speech Examples with Tenses
| Tense | Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
| Present Simple | I like ice cream. | He said that he liked ice cream. |
| Present Continuous |
I am living in Paris. | He said that he was living in Paris. |
| Past Simple | I bought a car. | He said he bought a car. |
| Past Continuous |
I was walking along the Street. | He said he had been walking along the Street. |
| Present Perfect | I haven’t seen Mary. | He said he hadn’t seen Mary. |
| Past Perfect | I had taken Spanish lessons before. | He said he had taken Spanish lessons before. |
| Will | I’II see you later. | He said he would see me later. |
| Would | I would help, but… | He said he would help but… |
| Can | I can speak perfect Spanish. | He said he could speak perfect Spanish. |
| Could | I could swim when I was four. | He said he could swim when he was four. |
| Should | I should call my mother | He said he should call her mother. |
| Might | I might be late. | He said he might be late. |
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