In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. Zenab said to me, “My father is a dentist.”

• Zenab says to me that her father has been a dentist.
• Zenab told me that her father was a dentist.
• Zenab says to me that that her father is a dentist.
• Zenab says this to me that her father was a dentist.