Question

"Ganga said to him, "Would that you were here at that time !"

• A. Ganga wish that he had been there at that time .
• B. Ganga wished that he had been there at that time .
• C. Ganga wished that he had there at that time .
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Ganga wished that he had been there at that time .

When optative words would that comes in question, we use wished as the reporting verb. Optative words( means expressing wish ) ആയ would that question ഇൽ വന്നാൽ reporting verb ആയി 'wished' ഉപയോഗിക്കണം. അതിനു ശേഷം connecting word ആയ that ഉപയോഗിക്കണം. Direct speech ഇൽ was/were വന്നാൽ indirect ഇൽ had been ആകും . Direct speech here വന്നാൽ indirect ഇൽ there ആകും .