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The boy said, “I have been playing cricket.” Change into Indirect Speech

The boy said, “I have been playing cricket.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: The boy said that he had been playing cricket.

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

    Present Perfect Continuous Tense > Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

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