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He said, “May you succeed in life, my son.” Change into Indirect Speech

He said, “May you succeed in life, my son.” Change into Indirect Speech

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    Indirect Speech: He prayed that his son might succeed in life.

    OR

    He wished his son success in life.

    Explanation: While reporting imperative sentences we use reporting verbs like ask, request, beg, order, advise, wish etc to match the mood of the sentence.

    And If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the modals like can changes to could, may changes to might, will/shall change to would, have to changes to had to etc.

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