Question

Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 90) : Convert the following into indirect speech. He said, ‘‘I have been waiting for ages.’’

• A. He told he had been waiting of ages.
• B. He said he had been waiting for ages.
• C. He said that he had been waiting for ages.
• D. More than one of the above
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Reporting verb ‘said’- No change. Conjunction - ‘That’ Reported speech (Present Perfect Continuous Tense will be changed into Past Perfect Continuous Tense) Pronoun (I) - Change into ‘He’ The correct Indirect speech is - He said that he had been waiting for ages. Hence, option (c) is correct.