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The teacher said to me, “Have you finished your lunch?” Change into Indirect Speech

The teacher said to me, “Have you finished your lunch?” Change into Indirect Speech

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    Indirect Speech: The teacher asked me if I had finished my lunch.

    Explanation: When the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present perfect tense, then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past perfect tense.

    Present Perfect 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.

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