The director said, “The film has been screened at international festivals.”
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'the film has been screened' में मात्र कथन दोहराया गया। परंतु भूतकालीन reporting verb के बाद present perfect passive (पूर्ण वर्तमान कर्मवाच्य) का रूप 'had been screened' होना चाहिए।'the film has been screened' only reported the speech. But after a past reporting verb the present perfect passive must step back to 'had been screened'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'the film is being screened' उचित present passive (वर्तमान कर्मवाच्य) प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु इससे अर्थ पूर्ण हो चुकी screenings से चालू screenings में बदल जाता है, और शुद्ध backshift 'had been screened' है।'the film is being screened' looked like a reasonable present passive. But it changes the meaning from completed screenings to ongoing ones, and the correct backshift is 'had been screened'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'the film was screened' एक काल पीछे गया और उचित प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु present perfect का backshift past perfect होता है, simple past नहीं, अतः रूप 'had been screened' है।'the film was screened' stepped back one tense and looked right. But present perfect steps back to past perfect, not simple past, so the result is 'had been screened'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) The director said that the film had been screened at international festivals.
वर्तमान पूर्ण कर्मवाच्य has been screened एक कदम पीछे जाकर had been screened बनता है।
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The director said that the film had been screened at international festivals.
The present perfect passive has been screened steps back to the past perfect passive had been screened.
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The director said that the film had been screened at international festivals.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
B'the film has been screened' में मात्र कथन दोहराया गया। परंतु भूतकालीन reporting verb के बाद present perfect passive (पूर्ण वर्तमान कर्मवाच्य) का रूप 'had been screened' होना चाहिए।'the film has been screened' only reported the speech. But after a past reporting verb the present perfect passive must step back to 'had been screened'.
C'the film is being screened' उचित present passive (वर्तमान कर्मवाच्य) प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु इससे अर्थ पूर्ण हो चुकी screenings से चालू screenings में बदल जाता है, और शुद्ध backshift 'had been screened' है।'the film is being screened' looked like a reasonable present passive. But it changes the meaning from completed screenings to ongoing ones, and the correct backshift is 'had been screened'.
D'the film was screened' एक काल पीछे गया और उचित प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु present perfect का backshift past perfect होता है, simple past नहीं, अतः रूप 'had been screened' है।'the film was screened' stepped back one tense and looked right. But present perfect steps back to past perfect, not simple past, so the result is 'had been screened'.
Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 10 Sep 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC Steno 2026 · 10 Sep 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.