alleryPick the correct form: She told me that she ____ the song before.
AHears at the same moment
BHas heard at present time
CHad heard
DWill hear in the future
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Had heard
1. Reported speech in past needs Past Perfect for an earlier action.
2. Original: 'I have heard the song' becomes 'she had heard'.
3. Form: had + past participle.
4. So 'had heard' is correct.
_Source: SSC Stenographer Study Material, Chapter on Tenses (jkchrome.com, Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Past Perfect_
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