The man said ldquo All the boys are playing in the street rdquo ........

English (SSC) Direct/Indirect speech

The man said, “All the boys are playing in the street.”

The man told us that all the boys had been playing in the street.

The man told us that all the boys were playing in the street.

The man told us that all the boys play in the street.

The man told us that all the boys in the street are playing

- Original Statement: “All the boys are playing in the street.”

- Present continuous tense, indicating ongoing action.

- Option 1: The man told us that all the boys had been playing in the street.

- Past perfect continuous tense, implies they were playing before a past time.

- Option 2: The man told us that all the boys were playing in the street.

- Past continuous tense, suitable for ongoing action in reported speech.

- Option 3: The man told us that all the boys play in the street.

- Simple present tense, indicates a habitual action, not current.

- Option 4: The man told us that all the boys in the street are playing.

- Present continuous tense, doesn’t fit typical reported speech structure.

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