Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“It is time we began planning for our examinations”, he said.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: OPTION 3
He said that it was time they began planning for their examinations.
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Change of Verb Tense: The present tense "is" changes to "was" to reflect the past context in indirect speech.
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Change of Pronoun: The pronoun "we" changes to "they" to represent the group being referred to in the indirect speech.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.