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A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in indirect speech: He said, "I am going to the market now."

1. He said that he was going to the market then.
2. He said that he is going to the market now.
3. He told that he was going to the market then.
4. He said that he will go to the market then.

Correct answer: He said that he was going to the market then.

Solution

In indirect speech, the present continuous "am going" changes to past continuous "was going" because the reporting verb is in the past. The time word "now" also changes to "then".

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