He said, 'I must finish this.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

He said, 'I must finish this.'
A. He said that he had to finish that.
B. He said that he must finish this.
C. He said that he must finish that.
D. He said that he had to finish this.
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Must' to 'had to'. 'This' to 'that'.

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Practice More Direct Indirect Speech Questions

Question #1
He said, 'I have to go now.'
A. He said that he had to go now.
B. He said that he has to go now.
C. He said that he had to go then.
D. He said that he must go then.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
'Have to' to 'had to'. 'Now' to 'then'.

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech
Question #2
She said, 'I have been waiting here.'
A. She said that she has been waiting here.
B. She said that she had been waiting there.
C. She said that she had been waiting here.
D. She said that she waited there.

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'Here' to 'there'.

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech
Question #3
The mother said, 'Don't go near the fire.'
A. The mother warned me to not go near the fire.
B. The mother warned me not to go near the fire.
C. The mother told me don't go near the fire.
D. The mother warned me not go near the fire.

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Negative imperative: warned + object + not + to-infinitive.

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech