Question

Report the sentence. Joshua said to mom, "I have been here".

• A. Joshua told mom that I had been there.
• B. Joshua told mom that he has been there.
• C. Joshua told mom that he been here.
• D. Joshua told mom that he had been there.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Joshua told mom that he had been there.

In reported speech, the pronoun changes from "I" to "he," and the present perfect "have been" changes to the past perfect "had been." The word "here" changes to "there" to match the context of reporting the speech.