SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 135

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 15th Nov 2020 • English • Q135

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Amit said to me, “Your parents are waiting for you.”

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Amit told me that my parents were waiting for me.

The given sentence is in the present continuous tense.

Structure: Subject + are + V1 + ing + Object

It will be converted to past continouys tense.

Structure: Subject + were + V1 + ing + Object

Change 'said to' to 'told'.

Replace comma and inverted commas with the conjunction 'that'.

Second person pronoun changes according to the object 'me'.

So, the final sentence is:

Amit told me that my parents were waiting for me.