Choose the correct indirect speech form of the following sentence.
Mohan told Radha, "I have seen you many times in the market since last year."

Correct option is C

The correct indirect speech is “Mohan told Radha that he had seen her many times in the market since the previous year.”
Rules & Explanation (Detailed):
· Backshift of Tense: Direct speech in Present Perfect (have seen) changes to Past Perfect (had seen) after a past reporting verb ( told).
· Pronoun Change: I → he (Mohan); you → her (Radha) to maintain reported perspective.
· Time Expression: Deictic word “last year” becomes “the previous year” in reported speech.
· Linker “that”: Used to introduce the reported clause after told (statement).
· Example:
· Direct: She said, “I have lived here since last year.” → Indirect: She said (that) she had lived there since the previous year.
· Why other options are wrong:
· (a) Keeps “since last year” unchanged; needs “the previous year.”
· (b) “the following year” means next year, which distorts time reference.
· (d) Swaps pronouns incorrectly ( she…him) altering the meaning.