উত্তর
ব্যাখ্যা
- Bangla meaning: সে বলল যে সে গত মাসে বিদেশ গিয়েছিল।
• Explanation:
- The verb "said" is in the past, and "last month" indicates an action that happened earlier in the past.
- Past tense -এর reported speech -এ past perfect হবে।
- So, we use the past perfect tense → had been to.
• Been [past participle of be]
- Been is used to mean visited or traveled:
- অর্থাৎ, কোথাও গিয়ে ফিরে আসা অর্থে 'been' (past participle of 'be') ব্যবহৃত হয়।
- যেমন: "Have you ever been to Africa?" "No, I’ve never been there, but I’d love to go."
• Note: In proper English, we do not say "to abroad" — it should be:
- He said that he had been abroad last month.
- But grammatically, ক) 'had been to' is correct in structure.
• Other options:
খ) had been in — incorrect preposition; "been in" is used for being located or staying in a place, not visiting.
- We use "been to" (not "been in") when talking about visiting places.
গ) went to — simple past tense; doesn’t fit with reported speech structure.
ঘ) would have gone — implies an unfulfilled condition or hypothetical situation; doesn't match the context.
Source: Cambridge Dictionary.