Following adverbs of time and place will change when converting into indirect narration.
| This | changes into | That |
| These | changes into | Those |
| Now | changes into | Then |
| Thus | changes into | So |
| Hence | changes into | Thence |
| Here | changes into | There |
| Ago | changes into | Before |
| Today | changes into | That day |
| Tomorrow | changes into | Next day |
| Yesterday | changes into | Previous day |
| Last night | changes into | Previous night |
| Last week | changes into | Previous week |
| Tonight | changes into | That night |
| Next day | changes into | Following day |
Above stated time expressions will change accordingly when converting direct speech into indirect speech.
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|
| She said to me,"I see you in this village." | She told me that she saw me in that village. |
| The students said,"Our team won yesterday." | The students told that their team had won previous day . |
| He said to me,"You are going to my village today." | He told me that I was going to his village that day. |
| You said to me,"I am meeting him tonight." | You told me that you were meeting him that night. |
| Aroosh said to Zaniha,"She can take part in the final rehearsal now ." | Aroosh told Zaniha that she could take part in the final rehearsal then . |