Question

She said, “I have completed my assignment on time.”

• A. She said that she had completed her assignment on time.
• B. She said that I have completed my assignment on time.
• C. She said that she completed her assignment on time.
• D. None of these

Hint:

In reported speech, remember to shift the tense back: Present \(\Rightarrow\) Past, Present Perfect \(\Rightarrow\) Past Perfect, etc., unless the sentence expresses a universal truth.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The original sentence is in Direct Speech with the present perfect tense: “I have completed…”. When converting to Indirect Speech, the tense usually shifts one step back: - Present Perfect (\textit{have completed}) \(\Rightarrow\) Past Perfect (\textit{had completed}). Also, the pronoun “I” changes to “she” (since the speaker is “she”). Thus, the correct transformation is: \(\Rightarrow\) “She said that she had completed her assignment on time.” \boxed{\text{Correct Indirect Speech: She said that she had completed her assignment on time.}}