alleryStart learning →Report: Mina said, "I have lost my pen."
AMina said she had lost her pen.
BMina said she has lost her pen.
CMina said I had lost my pen.
DMina said she lost her pen.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mina said she had lost her pen.
The present perfect becomes the past perfect, and I and my become she and her.
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