Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The policeman told the boys that they could not park their car there.
Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The policeman told the boys that they could not park their car there.
The policeman said to the boys, “How could you park your car here?”
The policeman said to the boys, “How could you park your car here?”
The policeman said to the boys, “You could not park their car there.”
The policeman said to the boys, “You could not park their car there.”
The policeman said to the boys, “You cannot park your car here.”
The policeman said to the boys, “You cannot park your car here.”
The policeman told to the boys, “They could not park their car there.”
The policeman told to the boys, “They could not park their car there.”
Correct Answer:
The policeman said to the boys, “You cannot park your car here.”
The policeman said to the boys, “You cannot park your car here.”
Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
Present simple (Subject +V1st + Object) |
Past simple (Subject +V2 + Object) |
Present continuous (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Present perfect (Subject + has/have+V3+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
Past simple (Subject+V2+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Past perfect continuous (Subject +had been+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Future simple (Subject+ will/shall+V1+object) |
Present Conditional (Subject+ would+V1+object) |
Future Continuous (Subject +will/shall+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Conditional Continuous (Subject +would+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |
told becomes said to and there becomes here in the direct speech.
hence option C is the most appropriate choice.