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then will check the tense of the reported speech. It's in simple
present, so it will be changed into simple past and then we
will have to check the subject if 1st person, 2nd person or 3rd
person. 1st person changes according to the subject in
reporting verb, 2nd person changes according to the object
and 3rd person doesn't change.
Now easy method, change this sentence into standard Hindi
and imagine the situation and place yourself in place of "me",
place your friend in place of "He", now the same you have to
say to your friend, definitely you will say in an indirect way.
He told me that I was a good person.
Hopefully you get why we change the tense, subject and
object of the reported speech when the reporting verb is in
past. You were a good person at that time when it was said
but it’s not certain that still you are a good person, exactly the
reason why we don’t change a universal truth. Universal truth
doesn’t change with the passage of time. Try to relate every
example to the persons around you, this technique also helps
when you solve blood relation problems in reasoning.
3) Don’t try to cram the vocabulary. Make the stories, be
creative, try to communicate in English and try to use those
words in your daily discussion. Just link the words with your
example sentence, although it takes time but you never forget
what you learn in this way. Here are a few words for
example...
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then will check the tense of the reported speech. It's in simple
present, so it will be changed into simple past and then we
will have to check the subject if 1st person, 2nd person or 3rd
person. 1st person changes according to the subject in
reporting verb, 2nd person changes according to the object
and 3rd person doesn't change.
Now easy method, change this sentence into standard Hindi
and imagine the situation and place yourself in place of "me",
place your friend in place of "He", now the same you have to
say to your friend, definitely you will say in an indirect way.
He told me that I was a good person.
Hopefully you get why we change the tense, subject and
object of the reported speech when the reporting verb is in
past. You were a good person at that time when it was said
but it’s not certain that still you are a good person, exactly the
reason why we don’t change a universal truth. Universal truth
doesn’t change with the passage of time. Try to relate every
example to the persons around you, this technique also helps
when you solve blood relation problems in reasoning.
3) Don’t try to cram the vocabulary. Make the stories, be
creative, try to communicate in English and try to use those
words in your daily discussion. Just link the words with your
example sentence, although it takes time but you never forget
what you learn in this way. Here are a few words for
example...
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