Learn · Sentences Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
He told me that he had studied abroad for a year.
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Narrator
He told me that he had studied abroad for a year.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Reporting News
He informed me that he had spent a year studying overseas.
Casual Conversation
Guess what? He told me he studied abroad for a whole year!
Formal Writing
He relayed that he had undertaken a year of study abroad.
Summarizing Information
His year abroad was mentioned in our conversation.
Rephrased versions
Formal
He informed me of his year of study abroad.
Informal
He said he'd spent a year studying overseas.
Simpler English
He said he studied in another country for a year.
Phrases to learn
studied abroad
To study in a foreign country.
told me that
Used to introduce reported speech.