Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

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Direct Indirect Speech MCQs

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Question #281
She said, 'I have been living in this city for ten years.'
A. She said that she had been living in this city for ten years.
B. She said that she has been living in this city for ten years.
C. She said that she lived in that city for ten years.
D. She said that she had been living in that city for ten years.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'This' to 'that'.
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Question #282
He said, 'I will have completed the course by next year.'
A. He said that he had completed the course by the following year.
B. He said that he would have completed the course by next year.
C. He said that he would have completed the course by the following year.
D. He said that he will have completed the course by next year.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will have' to 'would have'. 'Next year' to 'the following year'.
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Question #283
She said, 'I am sorry I broke your vase.'
A. She said sorry she broke my vase.
B. She said that she was sorry she broke my vase.
C. She apologized for having broken my vase.
D. She apologized for breaking my vase.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Better to use 'apologized for having broken' or 'apologized for breaking'. Option C is correct because 'having broken' is appropriate. Option A also works but C is more precise with past perfect. Usually, 'apologized for + gerund' is common.
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Question #284
He said, 'I am not guilty, I tell you.'
A. He insisted that he is not guilty.
B. He told that he was not guilty.
C. He said that he is not guilty.
D. He insisted that he was not guilty.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Reporting verb can be 'insisted' to convey emphasis. Tense backshift.
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Question #285
She said, 'I saw him at the cinema last night.'
A. She said that she saw him at the cinema last night.
B. She said that she had seen him at the cinema the previous night.
C. She said that she had seen him at the cinema last night.
D. She said that she had seen him at the cinema the night before.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple past to past perfect. 'Last night' to 'the previous night'.
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Question #286
He said, 'I have to go now.'
A. He said that he had to go then.
B. He said that he must go then.
C. He said that he has to go now.
D. He said that he had to go now.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Have to' to 'had to'. 'Now' to 'then'.
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Question #287
She said, 'I will call you as soon as I get home.'
A. She said that she would call me as soon as she gets home.
B. She said that she would call me as soon as she will get home.
C. She said that she would call me as soon as she got home.
D. She said that she will call me as soon as she gets home.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. 'You' to 'me'. Time clause backshifts 'get' to 'got'.
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Question #288
He said, 'I have never seen such a beautiful sight.'
A. He said that he never saw such a beautiful sight.
B. He said that he had never saw such a beautiful sight.
C. He said that he had never seen such a beautiful sight.
D. He said that he has never seen such a beautiful sight.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect.
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Question #289
She said, 'I am going to resign from my job.'
A. She said that she will resign from her job.
B. She said that she was going to resign from her job.
C. She said that she would resign from her job.
D. She said that she is going to resign from her job.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Am going to' to 'was going to'.
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Question #290
He said, 'I might be late for the meeting.'
A. He said that he might be late for the meeting.
B. He said that he might have been late for the meeting.
C. He said that he may be late for the meeting.
D. He said that he could be late for the meeting.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Might' remains unchanged.
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Question #291
She said, 'I wish I could fly like a bird.'
A. She said that she wished she could fly like a bird.
B. She wished that she can fly like a bird.
C. She said that she could fly like a bird.
D. She wished that she could fly like a bird.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Reporting verb 'said' changes to 'wished' to reflect the meaning. 'Could' remains.
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Question #292
He said, 'What a pity you can't come!'
A. He exclaimed with pity that you couldn't come.
B. He pitied that I couldn't come.
C. He exclaimed with pity that I couldn't come.
D. He said what a pity you can't come.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Exclamatory: 'What a pity' -> exclaimed with pity. 'You can't' to 'I couldn't' (if reporting to me).
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Question #293
She said to her brother, 'Why don't you study hard?'
A. She suggested her brother study hard.
B. She asked her brother why he doesn't study hard.
C. She asked her brother why he didn't study hard.
D. She asked her brother why didn't he study hard.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Wh-question: 'Why don't you' to 'why he didn't'.
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Question #294
He said, 'Let's have a party.'
A. He suggested that they should have a party.
B. He proposed to have a party.
C. He suggested having a party.
D. He said let's have a party.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Suggestion: 'suggested that they should have' or 'suggested having'. Option A is correct.
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Question #295
She said, 'I would have come if you had invited me.'
A. She said that she would have come if you had invited her.
B. She said that she would have come if I had invited her.
C. She said that she would have come if I had invited me.
D. She said that she will have come if I had invited her.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Conditional perfect remains. 'You' to 'I', 'me' to 'her'.
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Question #296
The judge said, 'The accused is guilty.'
A. The judge said that the accused is guilty.
B. The judge said that the accused had been guilty.
C. The judge declared that the accused was guilty.
D. The judge declared that the accused is guilty.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Said' can be changed to 'declared'. 'Is' to 'was'.
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Question #297
She said, 'I have no money to spare.'
A. She said that she had no money to spare.
B. She said that she has no money to spares.
C. She said that she has no money to spare.
D. She said that she had no money to spares.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present 'have' to past 'had'.
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Question #298
He said, 'I would love to visit Paris someday.'
A. He said that he would love to visit Paris someday.
B. He said that he will love to visit Paris someday.
C. He said that he would have loved to visit Paris someday.
D. He said that he loved to visit Paris someday.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Would love' remains unchanged as it's a modal expressing desire.
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Question #299
She said, 'I can't believe it!'
A. She said she couldn't believe it.
B. She exclaimed with surprise that she couldn't believe it.
C. She said that she can't believe it.
D. She exclaimed that she couldn't believe it.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Exclamation with surprise, so 'exclaimed with surprise' is appropriate. 'Can't' to 'couldn't'.
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Question #300
He said, 'I will be waiting for you at the station.'
A. He said that he will be waiting for me at the station.
B. He said that he would be waiting for you at the station.
C. He said that he would be waiting for me at the station.
D. He said that he would wait for me at the station.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will be waiting' to 'would be waiting'. 'You' to 'me'.
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