Hesaid,“Wearestillstudents.’改为间接引语：Hesaidtheyarestillstudents.为什么“are”不变换成“were”?十万火急ING!

Question

He said,“We are still students.’ 改为间接引语：He said they are still students.
为什么“are”不变换成“were”?十万火急ING!

Answer 1

如果此句表示的是事实,时态可以不变.
本句中 “他说他们仍然是学生.”
他们现在仍然是学生,因此用一般现在时.
如果题目现在已经不是学生了,可以说：
He said that they were still students.