Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Change the following into Indirect speech by choosing the appropriate option from below :

"What did you miss the most when you were in London?" Sheela asked Meeta.

Options:

Sheela asked Meeta what you have missed the most when you are in London.

Sheela asked Meeta what she had missed the most when she was being in London.

Sheela asked Meeta what she have missed the most when she is London.

Sheela asked Meeta what she had missed the most when she had been in London.

Correct Answer:

Sheela asked Meeta what she had missed the most when she had been in London.

Explanation:

Original Sentence (Direct Speech): "What did you miss the most when you were in London?" Sheela asked Meeta.

Changes made in the indirect speech:

  1. The word "said" is replaced with "asked" because the sentence involves a question.
  2. The pronoun "you" is changed to "she" to match the subject of the reported speech (Meeta).
  3. "did" becomes "had" to maintain the past tense in reported speech.
  4. "were" becomes "had been" to maintain the past perfect tense in reported speech.
  5. The word order in the question changes to a declarative statement.

So, the indirect speech becomes: "Sheela asked Meeta what she had missed the most when she had been in London."