SSC CHSL 2025 · PYQ · Direct and Indirect Speech · medium
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice. She asked him if he had been to the new cafe that had opened the previous week, and whether he thought it was better than the one they had been going to for months.
A."Have you been to the new cafe that opened last week, and do you think it is better than the one we have been going to for months?" she asked him.✓ Correct
B."Did you go to the new cafe that had opened the previous week, and did you think it was better than the one we had been going to for months?" she asked him.
C."Has you been to the new cafe that opened last week, and do you think it is better than the one we had been going to for months?" she asked him.
D."Had you been to the new cafe that opened last week, and did you think it was better than the one we had been going to for months?" she asked him.
Explanation
When converting to direct speech, the reporting verb 'asked' changes the tense back to present. Option (b) correctly uses 'Have you been' and 'do you think' with natural direct speech structure.
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