Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the correct option to convert the sentence into Indirect Speech:

I said, "I came here yesterday."

A. I said that I came here yesterday.
B. I said that I came here the previous day.
C. I said that I had come there yesterday.
D. I said that I had come there the previous day.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

B

C

D

A

Correct Answer:

D

Explanation:

The correct answer is OPTION 3 - D --I said that I had come there the previous day.

"I said, 'I came here yesterday.'"

When converting this into indirect speech:

*the simple past tense will change into past perfect tense.

*here will change into there

*yesterday will change into the day before/ the previous day