Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, “She has finished the painting.”
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He said that she had finished the painting.
Changes required:
Conjunction: In indirect speech, the inverted commas are removed and the conjunction “that” is used.
Verb (Tense): Since the reporting verb “said” is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech “has finished” (present perfect) is changed to “had finished” (past perfect).
Pronoun: The pronoun “she” remains the same as it is already in third person.
Others: No time expression needs to be changed in this sentence.
Converted sentence: He said that she had finished the painting.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.