He said, 'I will call you when I reach home.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

He said, 'I will call you when I reach home.'
A. He said that he would call me when he will reach home.
B. He said that he would call you when he reached home.
C. He said that he would call me when he reached home.
D. He said that he will call me when he reaches home.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Will' to 'would'. 'You' to 'me'. 'I reach' to 'he reached' (time clause also changes).

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Question #1
He said, 'I don't believe in superstitions.'
A. He said that he didn't believed in superstitions.
B. He said that he hadn't believed in superstitions.
C. He said that he didn't believe in superstitions.
D. He said that he doesn't believe in superstitions.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Simple present negative to simple past negative.

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Question #2
She said, 'I will call you.'
A. She said that she will call you.
B. She said that she will call me.
C. She said that she would call me.
D. She said that she would call you.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. 'You' to 'me'.

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He said, 'I was reading when you arrived.'
A. He said that he read when I arrived.
B. He said that he had been reading when you arrived.
C. He said that he was reading when I arrived.
D. He said that he had been reading when I arrived.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Past continuous to past perfect continuous. 'You' to 'I'.

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