The teacher said to the students, “You must abide by what I say.” Change into Indirect Speech
The teacher said to the students, “You must abide by what I say.” Change into Indirect Speech
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Indirect Speech: The teacher told the students that they must abide by what he/she said.
Explanation: We can keep must unchanged or we can use had to in its place.
And when the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.
Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense.
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Indirect Speech: The teacher advised the students to abide by what he said.