Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “I had gone to Shimla."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: He said that he had gone to Shimla.
The other options are incorrect:
- "He said that he went to shimla." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past perfect tense, not the past tense.
- "He says that he had gone to shimla." is incorrect because the reporting verb is in the present tense, not the past tense. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past tense, not the present tense.
- "He said that he has gone to shimla." is also incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past perfect tense, not the present perfect tense.