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3 Mohammad Mahfooz HussainDirect: He says, %u201cI am fine.%u201dIndirect: He says that he is fine.(II) If the reporting verb (said) is in past tense, the tense in reported speech will change (according to the mentioned tense).Direct: Alam said, %u201cI am reading the book.%u201dIndirect: Alam said that he was reading the book.Note: If the reporting verb is in any form of the present tense(including the present continuous like %u2018is/am/are saying%u2019, or the present perfect like %u2018has/ have said%u2019) or any form of the future tense (like %u2018will/ shall say%u2019), the tense inside the reported speech never changes, and neither do the time markers.Example:Direct IndirectPresent ContinuousSehrish is saying, %u201cMy train leaves tonight.%u201dSehrish is saying that her train leaves tonight.They are saying, %u201cWe cannot hear the speaker.%u201dThey are saying that they cannothear the speaker.Present PerfectThe manager has said, %u201cI need the report today.%u201dThe manager has said that he needs the report today.Sehrish has said, %u201cI want to learn French.%u201dSehrish has said that she wants to learn French.