If the verb in the independent clause is in the present tense, the tense that the verb in the indirect quotation should be is <span>remain in its original tense.
</span>You don't have to shift tenses because it is present in the independent one.
For example:
He says: "I need to wash my hair."
He says that he needs to wash his hair.
You wouldn't say - he says that he needed to wash his hair.
Answer:
it depends on how good of a friend they are
Explanation:
if they are a really important person in your life, I would lie and say you didn't mean it, if they are not meaningful to you, then just leave them be.
They are just being children and they will wake when they are ready
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