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Mary said to me, “Where are you going? May I come along?” Change into indirect speech.

Mary said to me, “Where are you going? May I come along?” Change into indirect speech.

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  1. Indirect Speech: Mary asked me where I was going and whether she might come along.

    Maymight

    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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