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Tap the word that correctly completes the given sentence in reported speech.
Direct speech: Joe said, ‘I have eaten all the snacks’.
Reported speech: Joe said that he ______ eaten all the snacks.

A

haven’t

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B

and

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C

had

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D

was

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Solution

The correct option is C had
The correct answer is ‘had’. Since the tense of the sentence in direct speech is present perfect, it will change to past perfect in reported speech, that is, the helping verb ‘have’ will change to ‘had’ in reported speech.

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