English Grammar - Narration
Choose the correct indirect speech.
He said, "I have finished my work."
English Grammar - Narration (Direct and Indirect Speech)
Options:
- He said that he had finished his work.
- He said that he has finished his work.
- He said that I had finished my work.
- He said he finish his work.
Right Answer: He said that he had finished his work.
In indirect speech, the present perfect tense changes to the past perfect tense when the reporting verb is in the past. Thus, "have finished" becomes "had finished." The pronouns also change appropriately, with "I" becoming "he" and "my" becoming "his." Therefore, the correct indirect speech is "He said that he had finished his work." The other options violate tense or pronoun change rules.
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