Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said: “I would buy new house if I were rich”.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
She said that she would buy a new house if she had been rich.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- She told that she would buy new house if she had been rich”. - The word "told" is not necessary in indirect speech.
- She told that she will buy new house if she had been rich”. - The present tense verb "will buy" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is reporting what was said in the past.
- She told that she would have bought new house if she had been rich”. - The past perfect tense verb "would have bought" is not necessary in this context, as the speaker is talking about a hypothetical situation.