Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said, “I finished my homework.”

Explanation

When the original direct speech is already in the simple past tense, such as ‘finished,’ it generally backshifts further to the past perfect tense in indirect speech, becoming ‘had finished.’ This additional backshift reflects that the action of finishing the homework was completed even before the moment of reporting it, placing it further back in time relative to the reporting verb ‘said.’ Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.