Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“I have been to my native village far from here”, She told me.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
She told me that she had been to her native village far from there.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- She asked me that she has been to her native village far from there. - The reporting verb "asked" is not appropriate in this context, as the speaker is telling the listener about something that has already happened.
- She told me that she has been to her native village far from here. - The present perfect tense verb "has been" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is reporting what was said in the past.
- She told me that she have been to her native village far from here. - The verb "have" is missing the helping verb "to".