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He said, “There was a big fire here last night.” Change into Indirect Speech

He said, “There was a big fire here last night.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: He said that there had been a big fire there the previous night.

    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.

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