Choose the direct speech of this sentence.
He told me that he was going to Delhi.

He said to me, "I am going to Delhi."Correct answerYour answerHe said to me, "He is going to Delhi."Correct answerYour answerHe said to me, "I was going to Delhi."Correct answerYour answerHe told to me, "I am going to Delhi."Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

In direct speech, the speaker says "I", and the tense moves forward again: "was going" becomes "am going".

Worth noting

"He is going" keeps the reported "he". In his own words, he would say "I".

Concept: From indirect to direct speech
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsDirect and indirect speech

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Choose the direct speech of this sentence.He told me that he was going to Delhi.

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Choose the direct speech of this sentence.
He told me that he was going to Delhi.