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Daniel said, “Where have you been?” Change into indirect speech.

Daniel said, “Where have you been?” Change into indirect speech.

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  1. Indirect Speech: Daniel asked where I had been.

    Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present perfect tense, then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past perfect tense.

    Present Perfect Tense > Past Perfect Tense.

    And if the sentence is interrogative, we use the reporting verbs – asked, enquired, etc.

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