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SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 78

Convert to indirect speech: Sikha said, “I like this pen as it is very useful.”

  1. Sikha said she liked that pen as it was very useful.
  2. Sikha said she like that pen as it is very useful.
  3. Sikha said she liked this pen as it was very useful.
  4. Sikha said she likes that pen as it is very useful.
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Answer: (A) Sikha said she liked that pen as it was very useful.

Explanation

Tenses shift back and 'this' becomes 'that'.