Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said, “I met her yesterday.”

Explanation

Since the direct speech is already in the simple past tense, ‘met,’ it backshifts further to the past perfect, ‘had met,’ in indirect speech. At the same time, the time word ‘yesterday’ must also change, since it no longer makes sense from the reporter’s later point in time, becoming ‘the day before’ or ‘the previous day.’ Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.