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: OPTION 3

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

1. Change of Verb Tense: The present tense "is" changes to "was" to reflect the past context in indirect speech.

2. Change of Pronoun: The pronoun "we" changes to "they" to represent the group being referred to in the indirect speech.

3. Correct Form: The phrase "began planning" is correctly used to indicate the action of planning.

Thus, the best choice that accurately reflects the original meaning in indirect speech is: "He said that it was time they began planning for their examinations."

OTHER OPTIONS

• He told that it was time they began planning for their examinations.: Incorrect because it lacks a direct object after "told"; it should be "told us."

• He told that, that was the time they began planning for their examinations.: Incorrect because it is awkwardly structured and doesn't accurately reflect the original meaning.

• He said that it was time that they begun planned for their examinations.: Incorrect because "begun" is not the correct verb form; it should be "began," and "planned" is unnecessary in this context.