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The teacher said to the student, “You have behaved very badly.” Change into indirect speech

The teacher said to the student, “You have behaved very badly.” Change into indirect speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: The teacher told the student that he/she had behaved very badly.

    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.

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