Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Kamal said, “I have done my work.”

Options:

Kamal said that I have done my work.

Kamal said I have done my work.

Kamal said that he has done his work.

Kamal said that he had done his work.

Correct Answer:

Kamal said that he had done his work.

Explanation:

The correct option is: Kamal said that he had done his work.

The other options are incorrect:

  • "Kamal said that I have done my work." is incorrect because the pronoun is incorrect. The speaker is reporting what Kamal said, so the pronoun should be "he" not "I".
  • "Kamal said I have done my work." is also incorrect because the pronoun is incorrect and the verb tense is incorrect. The pronoun should be "he" and the verb tense should be "had done".
  • "Kamal said that he has done his work." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past perfect tense, not the present perfect tense.