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GATE 2026 IN – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Suresh said, “I did it yesterday.”

Which one of the following options is the correct form of this sentence in indirect speech?

  1. Suresh said that I did it yesterday.
  2. Suresh says I did it yesterday.
  3. Suresh says that he did it the day before.
  4. Suresh said that he had done it the day before.

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Correct answer: (D) Suresh said that he had done it the day before.

Explanation

The reporting verb “said” is in the past tense. In reported speech, “I” becomes “he”, “did” changes to “had done”, and “yesterday” changes to “the day before”.

The resulting sentence is “Suresh said that he had done it the day before.” Therefore, the correct option is **D**.