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The teacher said to the students, “Did you come to school yesterday?” Change into Indirect

The teacher said to the students, “Did you come to school yesterday?” Change into Indirect

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  1. Indirect Speech: The teacher asked the students if they had come to school 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.

    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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