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A. He said that if I worked hard, I would pass the exam.
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B. He said that if he works hard, he would pass the exam
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C. He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam.
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D. He said that if I work hard, I will pass the exam.
Explanation
Corrected narration:
"He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam."
In indirect speech, we change the present tense to the past tense. "Will" becomes "would," and "I" becomes "he."
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A. The teacher says that if you work hard, you will pass the test.
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B. The teacher says that if I work hard, I will pass the test.
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C. None of these
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D. The teacher says that if you work hard, we will pass the test.
Explanation
The teacher says that if you work hard, you will pass the test.
The reporting verb "says" is in the present tense, so no tense change is needed.
Quoted speech becomes indirect: "you" remains "you" as it's a general statement.
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A. He exclaimed with surprise that he is a great teacher
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B. He exclaimed with surprise that he was a great teacher
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C. None of these
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D. He exclaimed with surprise that he had a great teacher
Explanation
He exclaimed with surprise that he was a great teacher.
The sentence expresses surprise, so "exclaimed" is used in indirect speech.
The tense changes from "are" to "was" to match indirect speech rules.
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A. She said that she had felt tired now.
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B. None of these
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C. She said that she was feeling tired then.
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D. She said that she would feel tired then.
Explanation
She said that she was feeling tired then.
In reported speech, present continuous "am feeling" changes to past continuous "was feeling."
"Now" changes to "then."
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A. He said that he loves cake so much.
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B. He says that he loved cake so much.
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C. None of these
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D. He said that he loved cake so much.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the tense of the reported speech is typically shifted one step back (present tense to past tense).
Thus, "I love" changes to "he loved" when reported indirectly.
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A. Maria said, I was having a business deal on Saturday night
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B. None of these
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C. Maria said, I have a business deal on Saturday night
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D. Maria said, I am having a business deal on Saturday night
Explanation
Indirect to direct narration: "She was having" changes back to "I am having" in direct speech.
Since the reporting verb "said" is in the past and there’s no change in time reference, present continuous remains valid in the direct form.
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A. She said It is cold
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B. None of these
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C. She said It will be cold
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D. She said It was cold
Explanation
In indirect speech, the tense of the reported speech is usually changed. The present tense "is" becomes the past tense "was."
Direct speech: "She said, 'It is cold.'"
Indirect speech: "She said it was cold."
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A. She told me that she was reading about politics these days.
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B. She told me that she was reading about politics those days.
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C. She told me if she was reading about politics those days.
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D. None of these
Explanation
She told me that she was reading about politics those days.
Present continuous (am reading) changes to past continuous (was reading).
"These days" changes to "those days" in indirect speech.
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A. She told me that she had written a poem on the mother's day.
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B. She told me that she wrote a poem on the mother's day.
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C. She told me that she has written a poem on the mother's day.
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D. None of these
Explanation
In indirect speech, the past simple tense (wrote) changes to past perfect (had written).
Hence, the correct indirect sentence is: She told me that she had written a poem on the mother's day.
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A. She requested his maid servant that bring him a glass of milk.
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B. She ordered his maid servant to bring him a glass of milk.
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C. She asked his maid servant that to bring him a glass of milk.
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D. None of these
Explanation
She ordered his maid servant to bring him a glass of milk.
It's an imperative sentence (a command), so "said to" changes to "ordered", and the verb is changed to the infinitive form (to bring).
Personal pronouns are also adjusted: me → him (according to reported speech rules).
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