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Question : Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.

He said that he had taken French lessons on Duolingo.

Option 1: He said, “I have taken French lessons on Duolingo.”

Option 2: He said, “You took French lessons on Duolingo. “

Option 3: He says, “He has taken French lessons on Duolingo.”

Option 4: He said, "I take French lessons on Duolingo."


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Correct Answer: He said, “I have taken French lessons on Duolingo.”


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within the quotation marks attributed by the speaker.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • There would be no change in the reporting verb.
  • The third-person pronoun "he" is changed to the first-person pronoun "I".
  • The past perfect tense "had taken" is changed to the present perfect tense "have taken".
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: He said, "I have taken French lessons on Duolingo."

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