Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 30 · Hard

Choose the correct indirect speech form of the sentence: He said, "Let's take a break; we've been coding since morning."

  1. He ordered that they took a break as they had been coding since morning.
  2. He suggested to take a break as they have been coding since morning.
  3. He suggested that they should take a break as they had been coding since morning.
  4. He told let us take a break since they had been coding since morning.
Answer and explanation

Answer: C. He suggested that they should take a break as they had been coding since morning.

Explanation: 'Let's' is reported as a suggestion ('suggested that they should'), and the present perfect continuous changes to past perfect continuous.

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