How do you report statements with future tenses in indirect speech?

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How do you report statements with future tenses in indirect speech?

When reporting statements with future tenses in indirect speech, we generally make changes to the verb tense and pronouns. The following guidelines can be followed:

1. If the reported statement is in the future simple tense (will + base form of the verb), we change it to the conditional tense (would + base form of the verb).
Example:
Direct speech: She said, "I will visit my grandparents tomorrow."
Indirect speech: She said that she would visit her grandparents the next day.

2. If the reported statement is in the future continuous tense (will be + present participle), we change it to the conditional continuous tense (would be + present participle).
Example:
Direct speech: He said, "I will be studying for my exams next week."
Indirect speech: He said that he would be studying for his exams the following week.

3. If the reported statement is in the future perfect tense (will have + past participle), we change it to the conditional perfect tense (would have + past participle).
Example:
Direct speech: They said, "We will have finished the project by Friday."
Indirect speech: They said that they would have finished the project by the following Friday.

It is important to note that when reporting future tenses in indirect speech, the time expressions may also need to be adjusted to reflect the change in time.