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

Explanation

When the direct speech is in the present perfect tense, such as ‘have finished,’ it backshifts to the past perfect tense in indirect speech, becoming ‘had finished.’ This follows the same general backshifting principle used across nearly all tenses, moving the action one step further back in time relative to the past-tense reporting verb ‘said.’ Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.