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He said, "I passed the examination long ago". (Change into indirect speech).

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He said, "I passed the examination long ago". (Change into indirect speech). Answer: He said that he had passed the examination long before.

This question tests Direct → Indirect Speech conversion. I passed (Past Simple) → changes to he had passed (Past Perfect). long ago → becomes long before in indirect speech.