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She said, “He looks sad.” Change into indirect speech

She said, “He looks sad.” Change into indirect speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: She said that he looked sad.

    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.

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