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John said, “I heard you received the scholarship.” Change into Indirect Speech

John said, “I heard you received the scholarship.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: John said that he had heard that I had received the scholarship.

    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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