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Six steps to change direct speech into reported speech 1. Leave out the inverted commas and begin the sentence by naming the person who made the statement, e.g. Pinky said …
Patrick replied …
2. Add that aſter said, e.g. Pinky said that she was going shopping.
3. If a question is being asked, use if or whether instead of that, e.g.: Patrick asked Pinky, ‘Aren’t you sick of shopping?’ Patrick asked Pinky if/whether she wasn’t sick of shopping.