Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Last year, Asha said, "I met him yesterday."

Last year, Asha said that she had met him the day before.Correct answerYour answerLast year, Asha said that she met him yesterday.Correct answerYour answerLast year, Asha said that she had met him the next day.Correct answerYour answerLast year, Asha said that she has met him the day before.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

"Met" moves back to "had met", and "yesterday" becomes "the day before" (or "the previous day").

Worth noting

"The next day" is what "tomorrow" becomes. "Yesterday" looks back, not forward.

Concept: "Yesterday" in reported speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.Last year, Asha said, "I met him yesterday."

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Choose the indirect speech of this sentence.
Last year, Asha said, "I met him yesterday."