Question

He said, "I was waiting for the bus when Abigail arrived."

Answer 1

Answer:

He said that he had been waiting for the bus when Abigail had arrived .

Answer 2

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He said that he would waiting for the bus when Abigail arrived.

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An action or information can be expressed in sentence.

In English the sentence are active or passive,Direct or Indirect.

The actual words of the speaker with punctuation is called ${\pink{\sf{\underline{Direct\:Speech}}}}$

Ex:- He said , "I am busy now".

The meaning of the substance of the speakers word is called ${\pink{\sf{\underline{Indirect\: Speech}}}}$

Ex:- He said he was busy then.

Note:-

When the given sentence is universal fact then the sentence can't be changed.

Ex:- The sun rises in the east.

Rules for changing Direct speech into Indirect speech:-

★ The inverted commas are omitted in the direct speech .

★ The tense of the reporting verb should never be changed.

★ We use linker before the Indirect speech.

★ The first letter with an inverted commas will not remind capital in the invited speech .

★ The pronoun should be changed according to the sense of speech.

➡️He said, "I do it."

He said that he did it.

➡️The boy will say, "I am busy."

The boy will say that he is busy.

➡️The officer shouted to his man, "Halt!"

The officer ordered his man to halt