What is Indirect Speech or Reported Speech? Make at Least 5 Sentences with Different Tense Containing Reported

Future Simple: "I will eat an apple."
Future in the Past: He said (that) he would eat an apple.

Contoh Kalimat dengan Berbagai Tenses
Present Simple to Past Simple

Direct: She says, "I read books."
Indirect: She said that she read books.
Present Continuous to Past Continuous

Direct: He says, "I am studying."
Indirect: He said that he was studying.
Present Perfect to Past Perfect

Direct: They say, "We have finished our work."
Indirect: They said that they had finished their work.
Past Simple to Past Perfect

Direct: She said, "I visited Paris last year."
Indirect: She said that she had visited Paris the previous year.
Future Simple to Future in the Past

Direct: He says, "I will call you tomorrow."
Indirect: He said that he would call me the next day.
Indirect Speech or Reported Speech: Definition and Sentence Examples

Definition
Indirect Speech or Reported Speech is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. In Indirect Speech, we often change several elements of the original sentence, such as tenses, pronouns, and adverbs of time and place.

Simple example:

Direct Speech: She said, "I am happy."
Indirect Speech: She said that she was happy.