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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → D
Changes in indirect speech after a past reporting verb ("said"):
- Reporting verb: "said" stays. The inverted commas go and "that" joins the clause.
- Tense change: simple past becomes past perfect: came → had come.
- Pronoun changes: none. "I" refers to the reporter in both parts, so it stays I.
- Words of nearness (time and place): here → there. Yesterday → the previous day (or the day before).
- This sentence: I said, "I came here yesterday." → I said that I had come there the previous day.
Example: He said, "I met her yesterday." → He said that he had met her the previous day.
(A) I said that I came here yesterday. — Incorrect.
- None of the changes is made: the tense, "here" and "yesterday" are all kept.
(B) I said that I came here the previous day. — Incorrect.
- Only the time word is changed.
- "Came" and "here" are kept.
(C) I said that I had come there yesterday. — Incorrect.
- The tense and place are changed, but "yesterday" is kept.
(D) I said that I had come there the previous day. — Correct.
- Tense, place and time are all changed correctly.