Question

choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech. She said, "I purchased a new smartphone."

• A. She said that she had purchased a new smartphone.
• B. She said that she purchases a new smartphone.
• C. She said that she was purchasing a new smartphone.
• D. She said that she has purchased a new smartphone.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. She said that she had purchased a new smartphone.

• She said that she had purchased a new smartphone. • When converting direct speech into indirect speech, if the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said"), the tense of the speech changes. The Simple Past tense ("purchased") changes into the Past Perfect tense ("had purchased"). Also, the pronoun "I" shifts to "she".