He said, 'I will have to work overtime tonight.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I will have to work overtime tonight.'

A. He said that he will have to work overtime tonight.

B. He said that he had to work overtime that night.

C. He said that he would have to work overtime tonight.

D. He said that he would have to work overtime that night.

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

'Will have to' to 'would have to'. 'Tonight' to 'that night'.

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She said, 'I might have taken the wrong turn.'

A. She said that she might have taken the wrong turn.

B. She said that she may have taken the wrong turn.

C. She said that she might take the wrong turn.

D. She said that she had taken the wrong turn.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Might have' remains unchanged.

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A. He said that he can't do it.

B. He said that he couldn't do it.

C. He said that he cannot do it.

D. He said that he couldn't done it.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Can't' to 'couldn't'.

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He said, 'I had been working there for five years.'

A. He said that he had worked there for five years.

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

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

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past perfect continuous remains past perfect continuous.

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