Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.

Jaya told me “I’ve been waiting for you since 4 pm.”

Options:

Jaya told me she was waiting for you since 4 pm.

Jaya told me that she will be waiting for me since 4 pm.

Jaya said me that she has been waiting for me since 4 pm.

Jaya told me that she had been waiting for me since 4 pm.

Correct Answer:

Jaya told me that she had been waiting for me since 4 pm.

Explanation:

he correct indirect form of the sentence is Jaya told me that she had been waiting for me since 4 pm.

The other options are incorrect because they do not make the necessary changes to the pronouns or the tense of the verbs.

  • The option "Jaya told me she was waiting for you since 4 pm" uses the present tense of the verb "wait".
  • The option "Jaya told me that she will be waiting for me since 4 pm" uses the future tense of the verb "wait".
  • The option "Jaya said me that she has been waiting for me since 4 pm" does not use the reporting verb "told".