Question

My friend told me that he had been absent the previous day.​

Answer 1

Answer:

My friend said to me,"I have been absent yesterday".

Explanation:

*The given question is in indirect speech.

*We have to convert the question into direct speech,declarative sentence.

*We should follow the declarative sentence rules.

*In the reporting speech,"told" is changed into "said to ".

*In the reported speech,the declarative connective linker "that" is removed and comma and quotation are included.

*Pronoun,tense and adverb are changed.

*So the answer is,

My friend said to me,"I have been absent yesterday".

Answer 2

My friend said me that he have been absent previous day