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He said, “There was no money in planting rice.” Change into Indirect Speech

He said, “There was no money in planting rice.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: He said that there had been no money in planting rice.

    Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the past indefinite tense, then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past perfect tense.

    Past Indefinite Tense > Past Perfect Tense.

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