Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

I told her, "It was raining last night when you left".

Options:

I told her that it had been rained the previous night when she had left.

I told her that it had been raining the yesterday when she left.

I told her that it was raining the previous night when she had left.

I told her that it had been raining the previous night when she had left.

Correct Answer:

I told her that it had been raining the previous night when she had left.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

I told her that it had been raining the previous night when she had left.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • I told her that it had been rained the previous night when she had left. The verb "rained" should be in the present participle tense, "raining".
  • I told her that it had been raining the yesterday when she left. The word "yesterday" should be "the previous night".
  • I told her that it was raining the previous night when she left. The reporting verb "told" is in the past tense, so the reported clause must be in the past perfect tense.