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He wanted to know where I was born. Where I had been born.?
10. Direct = "Where were you born?" he asked me.
Indirect = He wanted to know where I was born.
As you know we change the tense while converting a direct speech into an indirect speech.
I think "I was born" should have been "I had been born"
Because the first sentence or the direct sentence has used
simple past. So for indirect speech we should go one step further back which is
past perfect (had been).
Aren't I right?
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3 Answers
- lib.rare.ianLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
You're correct, but your example is accepted as common usage (I hate it, but I'll get over it).
- Carol ALv 58 years ago
yes that's right but you would not say aren't I right you would say am I right
