Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Change into Indirect Speech.

The teacher said to me, "You have done well in the examinations".

Options:

The teacher told you have done well in the examinations.

The teacher told you have done well in the examinations.

The teacher told me that I had done well in the examinations.

The teacher told me that I have done well in the examinations.

Correct Answer:

The teacher told me that I had done well in the examinations.

Explanation:

The teacher told me that I had done well in the examinations.

  1. Reporting verb (said to -> told): In the transformation, the reporting verb changes from "said to" to "told." This is a common change when converting direct speech into indirect speech.

  2. Pronouns (you -> me): The pronoun "you" in the reported speech is changed to "me" to maintain consistency with the person being addressed.

  3. Tense shift (have done -> had done): The tense of the verb "have done" is shifted back one step in time. In this case, from present perfect ("have done") to past perfect ("had done"). This is a standard adjustment when reporting past events in indirect speech.

  4. Introduction of a reporting clause: The direct speech is embedded within a reporting clause, introducing the reported statement. In this case, "The teacher told me that..."