'He told me that he ___ the book.'

A reads

B read

C had read

D has read

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Reported speech: present perfect → past perfect.

💡 Why is C) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "'He told me that he ___ the book.'" is Option C: had read.

The other options — A) reads, B) read, D) has read — are incorrect for this English question. As explained above: Reported speech: present perfect → past perfect.

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'He told me that he ___ the book.'

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

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