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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Renu said to her brother, "You were watching the show without me."

Options:

Renu told her brother that he had been watching the show without her.

Renu told her brother that he has been watching the show without her.

Renu told her brother that he had watched the show without her.

Renu told her brother that he were watching the show without her.

Correct Answer:

Renu told her brother that he had been watching the show without her.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Renu told her brother that he had been watching the show without her.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

Renu told her brother that he has been watching the show without her. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "was."
Renu told her brother that he had watched the show without her. - This sentence changes the verb tense from the past continuous tense to the past perfect tense, which is unnecessary in indirect speech.
Renu told her brother that he were watching the show without her. - This sentence uses the subjunctive mood for "were," which is not necessary in indirect speech.