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A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech: He said that he used to visit his grandparents during holidays.

1. “I visited my grandparents during holidays,” he said.
2. “I use to visit my grandparents during holidays,” he said.
3. “I used to visit my grandparents during holidays,” he said.
4. “I was visiting my grandparents during holidays,” he said.

Correct answer: “I used to visit my grandparents during holidays,” he said.

Solution

In indirect speech, “he used to visit” becomes direct speech as “I used to visit.” The pronoun changes from he to I, and the tense remains the same because it refers to a habitual past action.

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