Question

You: Have you seen Helen recently and how is she?

Charlie: I saw Helen at a party in June and she seemed fine.

This is the conversation between Charlie and You yesterday.

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

Use reported Speech:

• A. He said that he had seen Helen at a party in June and she had seemed fine.
• B. He said that he saw Helen at a party in June and she seemed fine.
• C. He said that he has seen Helen at a party in June and she has seemed fine.
• D. He said that he saw Helen at a party in June and she was seeming fine.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

He said that he had seen Helen at a party in June and she had seemed fine.

Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words.

The given sentence is an example of simple past tense which changes to past perfect tense in indirect speech.

Indirect speech would be - He said that he had seen Helen at a party in June and she had seemed fine.

Thus, option A is the correct answer according to the rules.