Change into indirect speech: He said, “I have lost my keys.”
AHe said that he had lost his keys.
BHe said that he has lost his keys.
CHe said that he lost his keys.
DHe said that I had lost my keys.
Explanation
– Present perfect tense (‘have lost’) shifts to past perfect (‘had lost’) in indirect speech.
– The pronoun ‘my’ also changes to ‘his’ to match the subject.
– Correct: He said that he had lost his keys.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Narration
- Subtopic: Direct and Indirect Speech

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