Pick out the correct indirect speech form of the following sentence.
“I have bought a house,” he said.

Correct option is A

The correct indirect speech form of the sentence is He said that he had bought a house.
· Definition:
· Direct Speech: The exact words spoken by the speaker, written within quotation marks.
· Example: He said, “I have bought a house.”
· Indirect Speech: The meaning of what someone said is reported without using the speaker’s exact words. Quotation marks are removed and pronouns/tenses are adjusted.
· Example: He said that he had bought a house.
· Explanation:
· The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
· The reported speech is in Present Perfect ("have bought"), which changes to Past Perfect ("had bought") in indirect speech.
· Hence, the correct indirect speech is: He said that he had bought a house.
· Grammatical rule used:
· Present Perfect → Past Perfect when the reporting verb is in the past.
· Also, pronouns are changed according to the subject and context.
Explanation in Hindi:
Direct speech में वक्ता के शब्द ज्यों के त्यों उद्धरण चिन्ह (" ") में लिखे जाते हैं।
Indirect speech में वाक्य को रिपोर्ट करते समय tense और pronouns बदल दिए जाते हैं।
यहाँ “have bought” को “had bought” में बदला गया क्योंकि reporting verb “said” past में है।
Meanings of all the given options:
· (a) He said that he had bought a house – Correct; follows reported speech rules accurately.
· (b) He said that he has bought a house – Incorrect; "has" should change to "had".
· (c) He said that he bought a house – Incorrect; does not maintain perfect aspect.
· (d) He said that he would buy a house – Incorrect meaning; implies future intent, not past action.