English Notes Latest Questions

She said, “Did you take part in the competition?” Change into Indirect Speech

She said, “Did you take part in the competition?” Change into Indirect Speech

1 Answer

  1. Indirect Speech: She asked whether I had taken part in the competition.

    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.

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

    Note: While answering to “yes or no questions”, we use if or whether.

    Learn Narration

You must login to add an answer.