He said, 'I can swim very well.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

He said, 'I can swim very well.'
A. He said that he could swam very well.
B. He said that he can swam very well.
C. He said that he can swim very well.
D. He said that he could swim very well.
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Can' to 'could'.

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Question #1
She said to her brother, 'Why don't you study hard?'
A. She asked her brother why didn't he study hard.
B. She suggested her brother study hard.
C. She asked her brother why he doesn't study hard.
D. She asked her brother why he didn't study hard.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Wh-question: 'Why don't you' to 'why he didn't'.

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Question #2
She said, 'I must remember to lock the door.'
A. She said that she must remember to lock the door.
B. She said that she had to remember to lock the door.
C. She said that she had to remember locking the door.
D. She said that she must remember locking the door.

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
'Must' (obligation) to 'had to'.

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She said, 'I have been waiting for an hour.'
A. She said that she had been waiting for an hour.
B. She said that she has been waiting for an hour.
C. She said that she had waited for an hour.
D. She said that she waited for an hour.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.

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