Question

You: Have you seen Diane?

Charlie: I haven't seen Diane recently.

This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday.

Later that day you tell another friend about what Charlie said.

Use reported Speech in the sentence below:

Charlie: I haven't seen Diane recently.

• A. He said that he hasn't seen Diane recently.
• B. He said that he didn't seen Diane recently.
• C. He said that he hadn't seen Diane recently.
  
• D. He asked if he hadn't seen Diane these days.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

He said that he hadn't seen Diane recently.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the given sentence is in the present perfect tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'said ' is used.

Options A,B, and D are wrong as 'hasn't', 'didn't' and 'these days' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)He said that he hadn't seen Diane recently.