Tap in order: steps to convert direct to indirect speech

Exercise and reference answers

Steps

1. Change the reporting verb if needed (said to -> told/asked/ordered)
2. Remove the inverted commas and use 'that' or 'if/whether'
3. Shift pronouns to match the new perspective
4. Shift the tense back by one step
5. Change time and place words (now -> then, this -> that)