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They said, “We are sure Anil was here last month.” Change into Indirect Speech

They said, “We are sure Anil was here last month.” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: They said that they were sure Anil had been there the previous month.

    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 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.

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