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Ram said, “How are you?” Change into Indirect Speech

Ram said, “How are you?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: Ram asked how I was.

    Explanation: 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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