Change into Reported Speech 3.My amer6 friend said : I like Astana very much . I was...

Question

Change into Reported Speech 3.My amer6 friend said : I like Astana very much . I was there a year ago.
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Answer 1

My amer6(?) friend said that he liked Astana very much. He had been there a year before.

Answer 2

My American friend said that he liked Astana very much, adding that he had been there a year before.