Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

"Would you like to take this apartment on rent from tomorrow?" he said to me.

Options:

He told me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from the next day.

He asked me if I will like to take that apartment on rent from the next day.

He asked me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from the next day.

He asked me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from tommorow.

Correct Answer:

He asked me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from the next day.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

He asked me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from the next day.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • He told me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from the next day. The reporting verb "told" should be in the past tense, "asked".
  • He asked me if I will like to take that apartment on rent from the next day. The modal verb "will" should be in the past tense, "would".
  • He asked me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from tommorow. The spelling of "tomorrow" is incorrect.