Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

“It is time we began planning for our examinations”, he said.

He said that it was time they began planning for their examinations.

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

He said that it was time they began planning for their examinations.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

• He told that it was time they began planning for their examinations. - The reporting verb "told" is not necessary in indirect speech, as the speaker is simply reporting what was said, not telling the listener anything new.
• He told that, that was the time they began planning for their examinations. - The phrase "that was the time" is not necessary in indirect speech.
• He said that it was time that they begun planned for their examinations. - The past participle verb "planned" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is reporting what was said in the present tense.