Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.Abdul said that he had seen that film the day before. (a) Abdul said, "I had seen this film the day before." (b) Abdul said, "I saw this film yesterday." (c) Abdul said, "I saw that film yesterday." (d) Abdul said, "I see this film on the previous day."

Options

A. Abdul said, "I had seen this film the day before."
B. Abdul said, "I saw this film yesterday."
C. Abdul said, "I saw that film yesterday."
D. Abdul said, "I see this film on the previous day."

Answer

B

Explanation

Abdul said, “I saw this film yesterday.” (Correct)
(a) Abdul said, “`ul("I had seen this film the day before.")` ” (Change of reported speech to past perfect is incorrect also “the day before”is incorrect.)
(c ) Abdul said, “I saw `ul("that")` film yesterday.” (“that” in the reported speech is incorrect.)
(d) Abdul said, “I `ul("see")` this film on the previous day.” (Change of reported speech to simple present is incorrect.)