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She said to her friend, “I lost my pen yesterday.” Change into Indirect Speech

She said to her friend, “I lost my pen yesterday.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: She told her friend that she had lost her pen 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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