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I said to him, “Are you being able to cope with the new syllabus?” Change into Indirect Speech

I said to him, “Are you being able to cope with the new syllabus?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: I asked him if he was being able to cope with the new syllabus.

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

    Present Continuous Tense > Past Continuous Tense.

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

    Note: While answering to “yes or no questions”, we use if or whether.

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