English Notes Latest Questions

He said to us, “What did he have last night?” Change into Indirect Speech

He said to us, “What did he have last night?” Change into Indirect Speech

1 Answer

  1. Indirect Speech: He asked us what he had had 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 (did have) > Past Perfect Tense (had had)

    For example: did eat – had eaten

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

    Learn Narration

     

     

You must login to add an answer.