Question

She said to him, " I have been playing football." ( Change into Indirect Speech.)

• A. She told to him that she had been playing football.
• B. She said him that she had been playing football.
• C. She told him that she had been playing football.
• D. She said to him that she had been playing football.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. She told him that she had been playing football.

ഇതൊരു Assertive sentence ആണ്. Subject ൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന sentence ആണ് Assertive sentence. Direct Speech ൽ Past tense (said to) + Present perfect continuous tense(has/have + been + ing) വന്നാൽ Indirect Speech ൽ വരുമ്പോൾ അത് Past perfect continuous ( had + been + ing) ആകും. Direct Speech ൽ 'said to ' വന്നാൽ Indirect speech ൽ 'told' ആകും. അതിനു ശേഷം 'that' എഴുതണം. 'I' indirect speech ൽ വരുമ്പോൾ 'he/she' ആകണം( ഇവിടെ Subject 'she' ആയതുകൊണ്ടു 'she' തന്നെ എഴുതണം.). Direct Speech ൽ present perfect continuous(has/have +been +ing) വന്നാൽ Indirect speech ൽ past perfect ( had + been + ing)വരും. ഇവിടെ Direct Speech ൽ 'have been playing' വന്നതു കൊണ്ട് Indirect Speech ൽ 'had been playing' ആകും. എന്നിട്ടു balance എഴുതണം.