Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Ron said to me, “He had his lunch at 2 p.m. yesterday.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Ron told me that he had had his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day.
- When changing direct speech to indirect speech, we need to make appropriate changes in tenses.
- In this case, "had his lunch" in the direct speech becomes "had had his lunch" in the indirect speech to maintain the correct sequence of tenses.
Hence, the correct option woud be Ron told me that he had had his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day.