English Notes Latest Questions

The teacher said to the student, “How far is the moon from the earth?” Change into Indirect Speech

The teacher said to the student, “How far is the moon from the earth?” Change into Indirect Speech

1 Answer

  1. Indirect Speech: The teacher asked the student that how far the moon was from the earth.

    Explanation: 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 > Past Indefinite Tense.

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

    Learn Narration

You must login to add an answer.