Question

The lady said, "I saw the culprit". Change into reported speech.

• A. The lady said that she had saw the culprit.
• B. The lady said that she had seen the culprit.
• C. The lady said that she saw the culprit.
• D. None of these.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The lady said that she had seen the culprit.

• In reported speech, the past tense ("saw") often changes to the past perfect ("had seen").

• "Had saw" is grammatically incorrect — "seen" is the past participle used with "had".