Question

He said, "You saw me see you."

This can be reported as __________.

• A. He said that he saw me see him.
• B. He said that he saw him see me.
• C. He said that I had seen him see me.
• D. He said that I saw him see me.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. He said that I had seen him see me.

When changing direct speech into indirect speech, we need to change the pronouns according to the speaker and listener. The tense may also change.

Original sentence: He said, “You saw me see you.”

• You → I (referring to the person being spoken to).

• Me → him (referring to the original speaker).

• Saw → had seen (simple past changes to past perfect in standard backshift).

• The final you → me (referring to the person being spoken to).

Therefore, the reported sentence is: He said that I had seen him see me.