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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Girish said, "We have not gone to Mexico".

Option 1: Girish said that they had not went to Mexico.

Option 2: Girish said that they has not gone to Mexico.

Option 3: Girish said that we had not gone to Mexico.

Option 4: Girish said that they had not gone to Mexico.


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Correct Answer: Girish said that they had not gone to Mexico.


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .

In converting the sentence from direct speech to indirect speech, we maintain the meaning while adjusting the pronouns and verb tenses.

  • The first-person (we) pronoun changed to the third-person (they).
  • The present perfect tense is changed into the past perfect tense.

Therefore, the indirect speech is: "Girish said that they had not gone to Mexico."

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