Question

William said I have been riding horse since i was a toddler answer in reported speech​

Answer 1

Given:

William said, "I have been riding horse since I was a toddler."

What To Do:

We have to make the above sentence in reported speech.

Required Answer:

William said that he had been riding horse since he was a toddler.

• Here in this sentence,

1. The comma has been removed.
2. The inverted comma are also removed.
3. The word 'that' has been added.
4. I become he.
5. The tense got changed.

Direct Speech:

The words of the person are repeated by another person exactly in direct speech.

Indirect Speech:

The words of the person are repeated by another person but not exactly in indirect speech.