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The lady said to the boy, “How old are you?” Change into indirect speech.

The lady said to the boy, “How old are you?” Change into indirect speech.

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  1. Indirect Speech: The lady asked the boy how old he 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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