DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
( CÂU NÓI TRỰC TIẾP VÀ CÂU NÓI GIÁN TIẾP )
Verb form usage in reported speech: sequence of tenses
If the main verb of the sentence is in the present, present perfect or future tense (e.g., say, tell ), no change
is made in the verb tense or modal in the indirect speech[r]