He said, 'I will help you, provided you help me.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I will help you, provided you help me.'
A. He said that he would help me provided I helped him.
B. He said that he would help me provided I help him.
C. He said that he will help me provided I help him.
D. He said that he would help me if I helped him.
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Will' to 'would'. 'You' to 'me'. Conditional clause backshifts.
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He said, 'I would love to visit Paris someday.'
A. He said that he will love to visit Paris someday.
B. He said that he loved to visit Paris someday.
C. He said that he would have loved to visit Paris someday.
D. He said that he would love to visit Paris someday.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Would love' remains unchanged as it's a modal expressing desire.
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He said, 'I have been working on this project for months.'
A. He said that he had been working on that project for months.
B. He said that he has been working on this project for months.
C. He said that he worked on that project for months.
D. He said that he had been working on this project for months.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'This' to 'that'.
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She said, 'I have never been treated like this.'
A. She said that she had never been treated like this.
B. She said that she never was treated like that.
C. She said that she has never been treated like this.
D. She said that she had never been treated like that.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect. 'This' to 'that'.
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