He said, 'I have already eaten.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

He said, 'I have already eaten.'
A. He said that he has already eaten.
B. He said that he had already ate.
C. He said that he already ate.
D. He said that he had already eaten.
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Present perfect to past perfect. 'Already' remains.

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Question #1
She said, 'This is the house that I bought.'
A. She said that that was the house that she had bought.
B. She said that this is the house that I bought.
C. She said that that is the house that she had bought.
D. She said that this was the house that she bought.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Tense changes: 'is' to 'was', 'bought' to 'had bought'. Pronoun 'I' to 'she'. 'This' to 'that'.

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Question #2
He said, 'I have written a letter.'
A. He said that he had written a letter.
B. He said that he had wrote a letter.
C. He said that he has written a letter.
D. He said that he wrote a letter.

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect.

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Question #3
He said, 'I have been thinking about what you said.'
A. He said that he has been thinking about what you said.
B. He said that he had been thinking about what you said.
C. He said that he had been thinking about what I had said.
D. He said that he thought about what I said.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'You' to 'I', 'said' to 'had said'.

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