Question

he said" the boy are playing. narration change

Answer 1

Question : He said, "The boys are playing." (Change the narration)

Answer : He said that the boys were playing.

Rule :

• The sentence is an assertive one, in which the Reporting Verb is in Past Indefinite Tense so the tense of the Reported Speech will be changed into Past Tense. The Reported Speech being in Present Continuous Tense will be changed into Past Continuous Tense.

• In Indirect Speech, the Reporting Verb and the Reported Speech will be connected using "that".