How can the sentence "My father said to me, 'You must work hard'" be correctly reported in indirect speech?

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Published: 23 Apr 2024
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When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the present modal 'must' often changes to 'had to' to reflect the past tense. Therefore, the correct indirect speech is: 'My father told me that I had to work hard.'

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How can the sentence "My father said to me, 'You must work hard'" be correctly reported in indirect speech?

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