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“You did not return your book yesterday.” said the librarian. Change into indirect speech.

“You did not return your book yesterday.” said the librarian. Change into indirect speech.

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  1. Indirect Speech: The librarian said that I had not returned my book 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.

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