Question

Select the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech:
Donald said to Micky, "I visited the Golden Mountain yesterday."
Donald told Micky that _______ the Golden Mountain the previous day.

• A. He had visited
• B. He visited
• C. He would visit
• D. I visited

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

He had visited

As the given sentence is in the simple past tense, we will convert it into past perfect tense in the indirect speech.

Option B - 'He visited' is used to form the sentence in the simple past tense. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'He would visit' is used to form the sentence in the simple past tense. However, 'would' can only be used to explain possibilities. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'I visited' is used to form the sentence in the simple past tense. However, we can't use 'I' here, we must use another pronoun according to the name or the subject. 'I' can't be used in the indirect speech. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option A - 'He had visited' can be used here, as 'he' is a personal pronoun for 'Donald'. 'Had' and a verb in the past participle form is used to form a sentence in the past perfect tense. Thus option A is the correct answer.

'Donald told Macky that he had visited the Golden Mountain the previous day.'