Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to me, “ I am going to France next week.”
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option 4)
Key Points
- The direct speech in the sentence uses the present continuous tense "am going", which should be changed to the past continuous tense "was going" in the indirect speech.
- The time expression "next week" in direct speech should be changed to "the following week" in indirect speech.
- The reporting verb "said to" is usually changed to "told" when converting to indirect speech.
Hence, the correct statement is 'He told me that he was going to France the following week.'
Additional Information
- When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the pronoun "I" changes to "he" or "she" depending on the subject of the reporting clause.
- Example: She said, "I am going to the market." changes to She said that she was going to the market.
- Time expressions in direct speech are often changed in indirect speech.
- Example: "today" changes to "that day", "tomorrow" changes to "the next day", "yesterday" changes to "the previous day", etc.
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