Convert the following direct speech sentence into indirect speech by selecting the correct option.
The director said, "The film has been screened at international festivals."
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: The director said that the film had been screened at international festivals.
Explanation:
• Reporting Verb: Since the reporting verb (said) is in the past tense, the tense of the reported speech must shift back accordingly.
• Tense Shift: The present perfect passive verb form (has been screened) changes into the past perfect passive form (had been screened).
• Conjunction: The inverted commas are replaced by the conjunction that.
Quick Tip: In reported speech with a past reporting verb, has/have + been + V3 always changes to had + been + V3.