Question

Change the following into indirect speech:
He said, "I have been helping the poor.”

Answer 1

He said that he has been helping the poor

Answer 2

Answer:

• The indirect speech of the given sentence is : He said that he had been helping the poor.

• The reported speech is an example of Assertive Sentence. That's why 'that' has been used as a linker.

• In Indirect speech present perfect continuous tense (have been) always turns into past perfect continuous tense (had been) and it is mentioned in indirect speech.