I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
A. I asked him why he was working so hard.
B. I asked him why was he working so hard.
C. I asked him why had he been working so hard.
D. I asked him why he had been working so hard.
Answer: Option A
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Original Sentence (Direct Speech):I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
Step-by-step Conversion:
1. This is a WH-question (starting with "Why"), so we keep the question word ("why") in indirect speech.
2. “Said to” changes to “asked” because it’s a question.
3. In indirect speech, question word order becomes statement order. So, “are you working” becomes “he was working”.
4. The tense of the verb "are working" (present continuous) changes to past continuous → “was working”.
5. The phrase “so hard” remains the same.
Correct Sentence:
I asked him why he was working so hard.
Correct Answer: Option A
Why other options are incorrect:
Option B: “why was he working” — ❌ wrong word order. In indirect speech, we don’t use question format.
Option C: “why had he been working” — ❌ wrong tense. Present continuous should change to past continuous, not past perfect continuous.
Option D: Same as Option C — ❌ wrong tense transformation.
Final Answer: Option A – I asked him why he was working so hard.
This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Direct And Indirect Speech
Was /were +V1 +ing .....changes into had +been +V1+ing
Wbpsc 2021
What is the indirect form of i said to him, ''why don't you work hard? ''
I said to him, ''why don't you work hard?''
Answer is option (A)
I ASKED BY WHY ARE YOU WORKING SO HARD.
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