Question

The watchman asked him who he was and told him that he had not seen him earlier

Answer 1

so what is Ur question in this ha???

Answer 2

Answer:

The given sentence is an indirect sentence which is in past tense.

So the given sentence can be rewritten in direct speech, and it is “The watchman said “Who are you? I have not seen you earlier”.

Direct sentences are direct quotations without any changes, and the tense of the verb is present tense.

We can say them direct speech and indirect speech too.