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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

"I'm going to the chemistry lab now." said param.

Options:

Param said that he is going to the chemistry lab then.

Param said that he has gone to the chemistry lab then.

Param said that he had gone to the chemistry lab then.

Param said that he was going to the chemistry lab then.

Correct Answer:

Param said that he was going to the chemistry lab then.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Param said that he was going to the chemistry lab then.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

Param said that he is going to the chemistry lab then. The present tense is not used in indirect speech to report past statements.
Param said that he has gone to the chemistry lab then. The present perfect tense is not used in indirect speech to report past statements.
Param said that he had gone to the chemistry lab then. The past perfect tense is used in indirect speech to report past statements that happened before another past event. However, in the original sentence, there is no other past event to which the verb "going" refers.