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They said, “The girl are playing cricket.” Change into Indirect Speech

They said, “The girl are playing cricket.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: They said that the girl were playing cricket.

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

    Present Continuous Tense > Past Continuous Tense.

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