Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 27 · Hard

Choose the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: Rahul said to Neha, "I met your brother here yesterday."

  1. Rahul told Neha that he had met his brother there yesterday.
  2. Rahul told Neha that he has met her brother there the previous day.
  3. Rahul told Neha that he had met her brother there the next day.
  4. Rahul told Neha that he had met her brother there the previous day.
Answer and explanation

Answer: D. Rahul told Neha that he had met her brother there the previous day.

Explanation: Past becomes past perfect, 'your' becomes 'her', 'here' becomes 'there', and 'yesterday' becomes 'the previous day'.

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