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I said, “I bought the book last week.” Change into Indirect Speech

I said, “I bought the book last week.” Change into Indirect Speech

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    Indirect Speech: I said that I had bought the book the previous week.

    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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