The reporting verb "said" is in past tense, so the tense in the reported speech changes.
"Am" changes to "was", and "now" changes to "then".
So, "I am busy now" becomes "he was busy then" in indirect speech.
The parents asked them to pray to ALLAH for his recovery.
In indirect speech, "said" changes to "asked" when making a request.
The verb "to pray" remains in its base form, ensuring correct grammar.
Mr. Ali asked his son Rani whether he had finished his lesson.
The sentence is a yes/no question, so "asked... whether" is correct.
"Have you finished" changes to "he had finished" in indirect speech.
The teacher told the student that he was a very hopeless fellow.
In indirect speech, "you are" changes to "he was" when referring to the student.
The sentence structure also changes to a statement with "that" for reported speech.
Certain words when used in “Active Voice” are not followed by any preposition.
“Accompany, affect, consider, compromise, emphasize, resemble, ensure, attack, invade, order, reach, describe, discuss, tell” etc.
He discussed the topic with me.
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