Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

The employee said, “I somehow managed to submit the project last night.”

The correct answer is 'The employee said that he had somehow managed to submit the project the previous night.'

Key Points

• In converting direct speech to indirect speech, changes are made to the pronouns, verb tense, and time expressions.
• The pronoun "I" in the direct speech (spoken by the employee) changes to "he" in indirect speech.
• The past simple tense "managed" changes to the past perfect tense "had managed."
• The time expression "last night" should be converted to "the previous night" in indirect speech.
• The correct indirect speech sentence is "The employee said that he had somehow managed to submit the project the previous night."

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Sentence in Indirect Speech: The employee said that he had somehow managed to submit the project the previous night.

Additional Information

• The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
• Option 1: "The employee said that I somehow managed to submit the project the previous night."
  • Reason: The pronoun "I" is not correctly changed to "he."
• Option 2: "The employee said that I have somehow managed to submit the project last night."
  • Reason: The pronoun "I" is not correctly changed to "he," and the verb tense "have managed" is incorrect.
• Option 3: "The employee said that he had somehow managed to submit the project last night."
  • Reason: The time expression "last night" should be changed to "the previous night."