the students told their teacher,"we have learnt it". narration change with assertive sentence
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Answer:
The students told their teacher that they had learnt it.
Explanation:
*In the reported speech("We have learnt it"), present perfect tense verb is changed into past perfect tense.
*According to the Grammar rule,we have to change the reported verb as
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
1.Present tense - Past tense
2.Present continuous - Past continuous
3.Present perfect - Past perfect
4.Past tense. - Past perfect
In the above question "we have learnt it"(Present perfect) is changed into we had learnt it (Past perfect)
Answer:
The students told their teacher that they had learnt it.
More:
Direct Speech:
Direct speech is used when the words spoken or written down are the actual words spoken by the same person.
Indirect Speech:
Indirect or reported speech is used when a person reports direct speech that is he reports orally or writes down the words in an appropriate tense and refers to the original speakers or rights in the third person making other necessary changes.
Changes need to made:-
Here - There
Now - Then
Ago - Before
Last night - The previous night
Today - That day
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