Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said to me, "The charlatan will be breaking into the safe."

Options:

She told me that the charlatan would be breaking into the safe.

She said to me that the charlatan will be breaking in the safe.

She said to me that the charlatan can be breaking into the safe.

She said to me that the charlatan is breaking into the safe.

Correct Answer:

She told me that the charlatan would be breaking into the safe.

Explanation:

 

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

She told me that the charlatan would be breaking into the safe.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

  • She said to me that the charlatan will be breaking in the safe. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "will."
  • She said to me that the charlatan can be breaking into the safe. - This sentence changes the auxiliary verb "will" to "can," which is incorrect.
  • She said to me that the charlatan is breaking into the safe. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "is."