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Rules of converting Indirect Speech into Direct Speech

The following rules should be followed while converting an indirect speech to
direct speech:

1.Use the reporting verb such as (say, said to) in its correct tense.
2.Put a comma before the statement and the first letter of the statement should

be in capital letter.
3.Insert question mark, quotation marks, exclamation mark and full stop,

based on the mood of the sentence.
4.Remove the conjunctions like (that, to, if or whether) wherever necessary.

5.Where the reporting verb is in past tense in indirect, change it to present

tense in the direct speech.

6.Change the past perfect tense either into present perfect tense or past tense,

as necessary.

Check the examples:

•Indirect: She asked whether she was coming to the prom night.

•Direct: She said to her, “Are you coming to the prom night?”

•Indirect: The girl said that she was happy with her result.

•Direct: The girl said. “I am happy with my result.”