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Choose the right option to change Into Indirect speech. He said to me, "I finished the work yesterday itself."

AHe said to me that I finished the work yesterday itself.

BHe said to me that he had finished the work the previous day itself.

CHe said to me that he has finished the work the previous day itself.

DHe said to me that he finished the work the previous day itself.

Answer:

B. He said to me that he had finished the work the previous day itself.

Read Explanation:

  • Replace the quotation marks with "that."
  • Change the pronoun "I" to "he" to match the person speaking.
  • Adjust the tense of the verb to past perfect because the action occurred before the time of reporting. "I finished" becomes "he had finished."
  • In reporting sppeech - yesterday becomes - the previous day or the day before. 
  • Tomorrow becomes - the next day, Here becomes There; Now becomes Then etc. 

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