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The teacher said to me, “I have never seen such a lazy girl as you are.” Change into Indirect Speech

The teacher said to me, “I have never seen such a lazy girl as you are.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: The teacher told me that he/she had never seen such a lazy girl as I was.

    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 (have seen) > Past Perfect Tense (had seen)

    And when the reporting verb is in the past (said) and the direct speech is in the present indefinite tense (simple present tense), then the indirect (reported) speech will change into the past indefinite tense.

    Present Indefinite Tense (am) > Past Indefinite Tense (was).

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