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Direct and Indirect Speech

He said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."

A) He told me that he expects me to attend the function. B) He told me that he expected me to attended the function. C) He told me that he expected me to have attended the function. D) He told me that he expected me to attend the function.

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Correct Answer: Option D

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, we need to make certain changes. The reporting verb "said" changes to "told," and the pronouns and tenses also change accordingly. In this case, "I" changes to "me," "expect" changes to "expected," and "attend" remains the same as it is in the infinitive form. The correct option is D.

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Saqib Kiani 3 years ago

Answer is incorrect

Ishfaq Ahmed 4 years ago

Option d is correct

Pangpi Yumnam 4 years ago

Kartik Chandra 4 years ago

answer is d not a
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Prem Prasidda 5 years ago

According to rule of tense replacement during change in to IS form.
Option "D" is correct.

SBI ICIC 5 years ago

Simple present changes to simple past tense then in this expect changes as expected why its rong?

Farhana Rashid 5 years ago

Why it is in past perfect form rather than past form in case of simple present form in direct speech ??

Nirav Dave 5 years ago

And D

Hussain Badar 5 years ago

Answer is D not A

Sajeb Khan 5 years ago

D is the right answer

Zahid Danial 5 years ago

there is a difference between option A and solution. Please check.

SHehRam KhAn 6 years ago

The Answer should be option B because Present indefinite tens To Past indefinite.

Lavanya Kethepalli 6 years ago

Option d is correct....A is wrong

Bilal Hasan 6 years ago

option D is correct

Rai Qamar 6 years ago

Option D is correct

AN TU 6 years ago

Answer should be B. Because reporting speech is neither past indefinite nor present perfect.

Zoo Topia 6 years ago

"I expect you to attend the function" This is Simple Present Tense, so as per the rules Simple Present Tense will be changed to Simple Past Tense.

Option D is the right answer.

Shanum Baba 6 years ago

Options is wrong

Abdul Kader 7 years ago

Present indefinite▶ Past indefinite
So ans should be D

Ritwik Rajnish 8 years ago

Option D is right.
He told me that he expected me to attend the function.

Pratik Dave 9 years ago

sorry answer should be B

Pratik Dave 9 years ago

here answer should be A because expect is not verb second form

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