He said, 'I must have left the keys in the car.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I must have left the keys in the car.'

A. He said that he left the keys in the car.

B. He said that he must leave the keys in the car.

C. He said that he must have left the keys in the car.

D. He said that he had to have left the keys in the car.

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

'Must have' (deduction) remains.

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She said, 'I will have dinner after the show.'

A. She said that she had dinner after the show.

B. She said that she will have dinner after the show.

C. She said that she would have dinner after show.

D. She said that she would have dinner after the show.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'.

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Question #2

He said, 'I have been living here for five years.'

A. He said that he has been living here for five years.

B. He said that he has been living there for five years.

C. He said that he had been living here for five years.

D. He said that he had been living there for five years.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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

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She said, 'I might come late if the traffic is bad.'

A. She said that she may come late if the traffic is bad.

B. She said that she might come late if the traffic is bad.

C. She said that she might come late if the traffic were bad.

D. She said that she might come late if the traffic was bad.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Might' remains. Conditional clause backshifts 'is' to 'was'.

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