This document provides information about direct and indirect speech. Direct speech uses the exact words from the original speaker, while indirect speech reports the meaning without using the exact words. When changing direct speech to indirect speech, pronouns, possessive adjectives, words referring to time, place, and verbs may need to be changed. The document gives examples of how to change different tenses, such as changing the future tense from "I will study hard" to "She said she would study hard."