alleryStart learning →When the reporting verb is in the present perfect, the reported tense
Astays the same
Bmoves back one tense
Cturns into would form
Dbecomes past perfect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. stays the same
Backshift does not occur when the verb of saying is in the present perfect, as in He has said that he likes apples.
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