In this chapter you will learn :- Speech is divided into direct and indirect/reported speech, Direct speech involves quoting the exact words uttered by the person, within inverted commas or quotation marks, Indirect/reported speech, does not use quotation marks, Past tenses of the verb is to be used, There is a change in the verbs in Reported speech, There is a change in the pronouns in reported speech, There is a change in the Adverbs of place and time in reported speech, There is a change in the Modal verbs in reported speech.