The officer said, “Good morning, Friends!”
The officer bade his friends good morning.
Remove inverted commas
Change will into would
Change said into told
Past Simple Tense
Active voice: Subject + V2 + Object
Passive Voice: Object + was/were + V3 + by + Subject
In the present perfect tense we make passive verb forms by putting has/have + been before the past participle form of the verb.
The given sentence is an example of an optative sentence
If the reported speech starts with 'may', then the reporting verb 'said' is replaced with word 'prayed'.
Remove Inverted commas
Change Will into Would
This is a sentence of Present Indefinite Tense.
Rule: Object + Is/Am/Are + 3rd form of a verb + by + subject