Question

"Did you visit the Eiffel tower when you were in Paris last year ?"I asked my friend.(rewrite in indirect speech.)

Answer 1

Answer:

I asked my friend if he had visit the Eiffel tower when he had been in Paris last year.......

Answer 2

The given sentence can be changed into indirect speech as shown and explained below:

I asked my friend if/whether he had visited the Eiffel Tower when he was in Paris the previous year.

Explanation:

This was a Helping-Verb Interrogative Case. While reporting such cases we apply the following rules:

1. Use conjunction 'if' or 'whether' to join the reporting verb with the speech to be reported.

2. Convert the interrogative into statement.

3. Change the pronouns and tenses as per the reported speech rules.