Question

The old man said, “If winter comes, spring can not be far behind.”
(Change into indirect speech)​

Answer 1

Answer:

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The old man said, " If winter comes, spring can not be far behind."

$\huge\longrightarrow$ The old man said that if winter comes, spring could not be far behind.

Explanation:

${\red{\bigstar}}$ Rules of changing from direct speech to indirect speech:

• is/am/are ----> was/were
• was/were ----> had been
• had been ----> no change
• simple present (do) ----> simple past (did)
• simple past(did) ----> past perfect (had done)
• has/have ----> had
• had ----> no change
• past perfect ----> no change
• will/ shall ----> would

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Answer 2

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The old man said, " If winter comes, spring can not be far behind."

✍️ The old man said that if winter comes, spring could not be far behind.