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You said to me, “Why have you failed?” Change into Indirect Speech

You said to me, “Why have you failed?” Change into Indirect Speech

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  1. Indirect Speech: You asked me why I had failed.

    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.

    And if the sentence is interrogative, we use the reporting verbs – asked, enquired, etc.

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