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They said,"we were enjoying the weather "
Indirect speech

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Answered by kikibuji
25

Answer:

they said that they had been enjoying the weather

Answered by AnusritaS98
0

Answer:

Changing into indirect speech.

They said that they had been enjoying the weather.

What is direct and indirect speech?

  • Direct Speech=Using direct speech is one method when trying to explain what someone said. 
  • When we merely reiterate another person's words, we employ direct speaking and place the words within speech marks.
  • Direct speech is frequently employed in books and newspaper articles.As you can see, the verb "to say" (plural "said" in the past) is frequently used in direct conversation. 
  • But you can also find additional verbs like "ask," "respond," and "shout" that are used to denote direct conversation.
  • Indirect speech=Indirect speech, also known as reported speech, allows us to report what someone said without speech marks and without necessarily using exactly the same words.
  •  When we report what someone says in the present simple, we typically don't change the tense; instead, we simply change the subject. 
  • But when we talk about the past, we typically shift the tense by going backwards.
  • When direct communication takes an assertive form, we proceed as described below: 
  • The sentence in direct speaking should be changed to assertive. The reporting verb must be in the past tense in order for the tense of reported speech to shift.
  •  The reporting verb used will not change. After the comma and inverted commas, the connector "that" will be used. 
  • The reporting verb's subject and object will determine how the personal pronouns are used. Here, the pronoun "we" will be changed to "they" in accordance with the object.
  •  It will transition from the past continuous tense, were enjoying, to the past perfect continuous tense, had been enjoying.

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