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He said to his friend, “Good morning! How are you?” Change into Indirect Speech

He said to his friend, “Good morning! How are you?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: He wished his friend good morning and asked how he/she was.

    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 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.

    And if the sentence is interrogative, we use the reporting verbs – asked, enquired, etc.

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