Question

Tap the option that correctly completes the sentence in reported speech.

Direct speech: Meera said, ‘I have packed five pearls for the journey’.

Reported speech: Meera said that she five pearls for the journey.

• A. and packs
• B. had packed
• C. has pack
• D. was packed

Answer 1

The correct option is B had packed

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The option that correctly completes the sentence in reported speech is ‘had packed’. This is because in reported speech the tense of the sentence changes. Here, ‘have packed’ which is in present perfect tense changes to ‘had packed’ in past perfect tense.