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My friend said to me, “I bought the car yesterday.” Change into Indirect Speech

My friend said to me, “I bought the car yesterday.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: My friend told me that he/she had bought the car the previous day.

    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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