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The boy said to his mother, “Is there anything in the fridge?” Change into Indirect Speech

The boy said to his mother, “Is there anything in the fridge?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: The boy asked his mother if there was anything in the fridge.

    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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