anonymousHow to convert this into reported speech "I was hungry"
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Who said this?
CJ
He/she said (that) he/she had been hungry. This is correct, but we more often say
He/she said (that) he/she was hungry.
Th context will usually make the sequence of events clear. If not, you can use Past Perfect.
Clive
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"I was hungry." (Simple Past Tense)
If I want to report your sentence to others such as students, friends whatever, then I would say:
"He/she said (that) he/she had been hungry."
"He/she told me (that) he/she had been hungry."
Based on my understanding to the reported speech rule, we need to change Past Tense to Past Perfect Tense.
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But whether is OK to leave it in simple past tense like to say: (I'm not sure)
"You said (that) you were hungry"
"You told me (that) you were hungry."
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If I want to report your speech to you yourself. (I'm not sure of my answer, too)
"You said that you ........."
"You told me that you ........"