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You said to me, “How far is the hospital?” Change into Indirect Speech

You said to me, “How far is the hospital?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: You asked me how far the hospital was.

    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.

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