Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

“I love Bollywood music,” Deepu said to Reena.

Options:

Deepu told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.

Deepu will say to Reena that he loved Bollywood music.

Deepu says to Reena that he loves Bollywood music.

Deepu had told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.

Correct Answer:

Deepu told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Deepu told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.

The other options are incorrect:

  • Deepu will say to Reena that he loved Bollywood music. This is incorrect because the reported speech is in the future tense, but the speaker is talking about their current feelings.
  • Deepu says to Reena that he loves Bollywood music. This is incorrect because the reported speech is in the present tense, but the speaker is talking about their past feelings.
  • Deepu had told Reena that he loved Bollywood music. This is incorrect because the past perfect tense is used for actions that happened before another action in the past. In this case, there is no other action in the past that the reported speech is referring to.