Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

Somnath said that they had been there for two-and-a-half years and were going to stay another ten months.

Options:

Somnath was saying, "We has been here for two-and-a-half years. We are going to stay another ten months."

Somnath said, "We have been here for two-and-a-half years. We are going to stay another ten months."

Somnath had said , "We have been here for two-and-a-half years. We were going to stay another ten months."

Somnath said, "He have been here for two-and-a-half years. We are going to stay another ten months."

Correct Answer:

Somnath said, "We have been here for two-and-a-half years. We are going to stay another ten months."