Question

Change from direct to indirect speech.
"I had just completed the work when Suman called," she said. [Advanced]

• A. She said that she had just completed the work when Suman called.
• B. She said that she had been completing the work when Suman called.
• C. She said that she completed the work when Suman called.
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A She said that she had just completed the work when Suman called.

Indirect speech is used to report what someone has said. It is presented without inverted commas.

Past Perfect remains past perfect tense. The structure is: Subject + had + past participle form of the verb + object.

Thus, the sentence would become: She said that she had just completed the work when Suman called.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.