Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. 

I told you that I had bought a new book for you the day before.

Option 1: I told to you, “I have bought a new book for you yesterday.”

Option 2: I said to you, “I have bought a new book for you the day before.”

Option 3: I said to you, “I bought a new book for you yesterday.”

Option 4: I said to you, “You have bought a new book for me the day before.”


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Correct Answer: I said to you, “I bought a new book for you yesterday.”


Solution : The third option is correct.

Explanation:
Direct speech, also known as quoted speech or direct discourse, refers to the representation of someone's words or statements exactly as they were spoken.
Narration conversion:

  • The reporting verb "told" changes to "said to".
  • The past perfect tense "had bought" changes to the simple past tense "bought".
  • "The day before" becomes "yesterday" in the direct speech part.
  • The second person pronoun "you" remains the same as the indirect part.

Therefore, the direct form would be: I said to you, "I bought a new book for you yesterday ."

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