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He said to me, “Has anybody been unkind to you?” Change into Indirect Speech

He said to me, “Has anybody been unkind to you?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me.

    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 (has been) > Past Perfect Tense (had been).

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

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