Convert the following sentence from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech.
He said, "I have forgotten the combination of my safe."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) - He said that he had forgotten the combination of his safe.
When converting from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech:
- The present perfect tense ("I have forgotten") changes to the past perfect tense ("he had forgotten").
- The pronouns change appropriately ("I" becomes "he," and "my" becomes "his").
- The sentence structure is adjusted to suit reported speech.
Thus, the most accurate conversion is: "He said that he had forgotten the combination of his safe."