My father said to me quot Don 39 t talk to your grandfather like that quot ........

English (SSC) Direct/Indirect speech

My father said to me, "Don't talk to your grandfather like that."

My father warns me not to talk to my grandfather like that.

My father warned me not to talk to my grandfather like that.

My father warned me not to have talked to my grandfather like that.

My father warns me not to have talked to my grandfather like that.

Certainly! Here's the breakdown:

- Option 1: My father warns me not to talk to my grandfather like that.

- Present tense: It suggests a recurring or habitual warning.

- Not aligned with the original past dialogue.

- Option 2: My father warned me not to talk to my grandfather like that.

- Past tense: Correctly reflects the original statement.

- Matches the context where the statement was made in the past.

- Option 3: My father warned me not to have talked to my grandfather like that.

- Implies a retrospective aspect, which is incorrect here.

- Suggests dealing with a past action that’s considered complete.

- Option 4: My father warns me not to have talked to my grandfather like that.

- Mixes present "warns" with a past perfect sense, causing confusion.

- Unnatural combination for the context.

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