Question

"what a pleasant surpris! I was longing to see you ", said shruthi to her mother

Answer 1

Heyaa..

I'm changing the sentence into Indirect speech..

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Shruthi told her mother that it was a pleasant surprise and she had been longing to see her.

# Said to - Told

# Past tense - Past perfect

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