Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said to me, “I saw this old man long ago.”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. She told me that she had seen that old man long before.
- The given sentence is in Direct Speech.
- Reporting verb of the given sentence has an object.
- 'Said to' will be converted into 'told'.
- Commas and inverted commas will be replaced with 'that'.
- First-person pronouns are changed as per the reporting verb, so 'I; will be changed into 'she'.
- Simple past tense will change into past perfect tense i.e., V2 will be changed into 'had + V3'.
The correct form of indirect speech is:
She told me that she had seen that old man long before.