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He said, “Did you visit the temple this evening?”​ Change the narration.

He said, “Did you visit the temple this evening?”​ Change the narration.

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  1. Indirect Speech: He asked me whether I had visited the temple that evening.

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

    Past Indefinite Tense > Past Perfect Tense.

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

    Note: While answering to “yes or no questions”, we use if or whether.

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