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My mother said, “I did the work.” Change into Indirect Speech

My mother said, “I did the work.” Change into Indirect Speech

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    Indirect Speech: My mother said that she had done the work.

    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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