WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. The old man said, “I was walking in my garden at six o’clock”.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. The old man said that I had been walking in my garden at six o’clock.
  2. The old man said that he had been walking in his garden at six o’clock.
  3. The old man said that I was been walking in my garden at six o’clock.
  4. The old man said that he was walking in his garden at six o’clock.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: The old man said that he had been walking in his garden at six o’clock.