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Direct to Indirect Speech Practice
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Directions: Change the narration.
''He'll work now'', said Deesa to the planter.
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Deesa told the planter that he would work then.
💡 Explanation:
In assertive sentences like this, 'said to' becomes 'told'. If the reported verb is in the past tense and the reported speech is in the future, the reported speech (while change of narration) changes into the past form. Past of 'will' is 'would'. 'Now' becomes 'then'. Hence, option (1) is correct.