A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He said, "I have seen that movie already."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. He said that he had seen that movie already.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The inverted commas are removed and the conjunction “that” is used to connect the reporting verb with the reported speech.
Pronoun: The first-person pronoun “I” changes to the third-person pronoun “he” to match the subject of the reporting verb.
Tense: Since the reporting verb (“said”) is in the past tense, the Present Perfect tense (“have seen”) changes into the Past Perfect tense (“had seen”).
Converted sentence: He said that he had seen that movie already.
Hence, the chosen option is correct