Question

Indirect speech of: He said, "I went home yesterday."

• A. He said that he went home yesterday
• B. He said that he had gone home the previous day
• C. He said that he had gone home yesterday
• D. He said that he had been going home previous day

Hint:

Memorize the key changes for adverbs of time and place: now -> then, today -> that day, yesterday -> the previous day, tomorrow -> the next day, here -> there, etc. These are frequently tested.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This requires converting a declarative sentence from direct to indirect speech, involving changes in tense and adverbs of time.

Step 2: Key Rules for Conversion:
1. Reporting Verb: 'said' remains 'said'.
2. Conjunction: 'that' is used to connect the reporting clause and the reported clause.
3. Pronoun Change: 'I' (referring to 'He') becomes 'he'.
4. Tense Change: The simple past tense ('went') changes to the past perfect tense ('had gone').
5. Adverb of Time Change: 'yesterday' changes to 'the previous day' or 'the day before'.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Applying the rules to 'He said, "I went home yesterday."':
- 'He said' remains.
- Add 'that'.
- 'I' becomes 'he'.
- 'went' (simple past) becomes 'had gone' (past perfect).
- 'yesterday' becomes 'the previous day'.
Combining these gives: He said that he had gone home the previous day.
Let's check the options:
(A) Incorrect tense and adverb.
(B) Correct tense ('had gone') and correct adverb ('the previous day').
(C) Correct tense but incorrect adverb ('yesterday' should change).
(D) Incorrect tense (past perfect continuous is not correct here).

Step 4: Final Answer:
The correct indirect speech is He said that he had gone home the previous day.