Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: 'He said, I have finished my
Practice Questions
Q1
Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: 'He said, I have finished my work.'
He said that he had finished his work.
He said that he has finished his work.
He said that he finished his work.
He said that he was finishing his work.
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Convert the following sentence to indirect speech: 'He said, I have finished my work.'
Step 1: Identify the reporting verb in the sentence. In this case, it is 'said'.
Step 2: Change the direct speech to indirect speech. The sentence 'I have finished my work' needs to be changed.
Step 3: Change the present perfect tense 'have finished' to past perfect tense 'had finished'.
Step 4: Combine the reporting verb with the changed sentence. The final indirect speech will be: 'He said that he had finished his work.'
Indirect Speech – Indirect speech involves reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words, often requiring changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions.
Tense Changes – When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the present perfect tense (e.g., 'have finished') typically changes to the past perfect tense (e.g., 'had finished').
