He said, 'I have been thinking about what you said.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I have been thinking about what you said.'

A. He said that he thought about what I 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 has been thinking about what you said.

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

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

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She said, 'Good heavens! I forgot my purse.'

A. She exclaimed with surprise that she had forgotten her purse.

B. She said good heavens I forgot my purse.

C. She was surprised that she had forgotten her purse.

D. She exclaimed with surprise that she forgot her purse.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Exclamation with 'Good heavens!' -> exclaimed with surprise. 'Forgot' to 'had forgotten'.

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He said, 'I have been waiting for an hour.'

A. He said that he has been waiting for an hour.

B. He said that he had waited for an hour.

C. He said that he waited for an hour.

D. He said that he had been waiting for an hour.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.

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The captain said, 'Hurrah! We have won the match.'

A. The captain exclaimed that they had won the match.

B. The captain exclaimed with joy that we have won the match.

C. The captain said hurrah we won the match.

D. The captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Exclamatory sentence with 'Hurrah!' changes to 'exclaimed with joy'. 'We' changes to 'they'. Present perfect changes to past perfect.

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