Question:
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech.
He told me that he had been working on the project since morning.
अप्रत्यक्ष कथन (indirect speech) में एक वाक्य दिया गया है। दिए गए चार विकल्पों में से, वह विकल्प चुनें जो इसके संगत प्रत्यक्ष कथन (direct speech) में वाक्य को सबसे सटीक रूप से व्यक्त करता है।
He told me that he had been working on the project since morning.
Options:
- a) He said, “I have been working on the project since morning.”
- b) He said, “I was working on the project since morning.”
- c) He said, “I had been working on the project since morning.”
- d) He said, “I am working on the project since morning.”
- a) He said, “I have been working on the project since morning.”
- b) He said, “I was working on the project since morning.”
- c) He said, “I had been working on the project since morning.”
- d) He said, “I am working on the project since morning.”
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
In converting from indirect to direct speech, the past perfect continuous “had been working” changes back to the present perfect continuous “have been working” in direct speech. The pronoun “he” changes back to “I”. Thus, option (a) is correct.
अप्रत्यक्ष (indirect) से प्रत्यक्ष कथन (direct speech) में बदलते समय, पास्ट परफेक्ट कंटीन्यूअस “had been working” प्रत्यक्ष कथन में प्रेजेंट परफेक्ट कंटीन्यूअस “have been working” में बदल जाता है। प्रोनाउन “he” बदलकर “I” हो जाता है। अतः, विकल्प (a) सही है।