Fill in the blank with a verb in the correct tense.
Direct
Norris said, “I have seen this movie so many times before.”
Indirect
Norris said that he ________ that movie so many times before.

saw

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has seen

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have seen

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had seen

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Solution

The correct option is D
had seen

Norris said that he had seen that movie so many times before.

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Fill in the blank with a verb in the correct tense.

Carlton had ________ the test too many times before.

Study the sentences in the columns below.

A	B
I saw this movie yesterday.	I have seen this movie already.
Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year.	Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003.
Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week.	Chunilal has written to a publisher.
I visited Ranchi once, long ago.	I have visited Ranchi once before.

Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.

(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same the place?

(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?

(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?

(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?

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