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He said, “Who are you to speak to me like this?” Change into Indirect Speech

He said, “Who are you to speak to me like this?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: He asked that who I was to speak to him like that.

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

    Present Indefinite Tense > Past Indefinite Tense.

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

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