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Question 171 Discuss
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He said, 'They had left before I reached.'

A
He said that they had left before he reached.
B
He said that they had left before he had reached.
C
He said that they left before he had reached.
D
He said they had been leaving before he reached.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past perfect remains unchanged. Time clause past simple usually stays unchanged.
Question 172 Discuss
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The clerk said, 'I have completed the filing work.'

A
The clerk said that he had completed the filing work.
B
The clerk said that he has completed the filing work.
C
The clerk said that he completed the filing work.
D
The clerk said he had complete the filing work.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present perfect changes to past perfect.
Question 173 Discuss
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She said, 'I will write to him tomorrow.'

A
She said that she will write to him the next day.
B
She said that she would write to him tomorrow.
C
She said that she would write to him the next day.
D
She said she writes to him the next day.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

'Will' changes to 'would' and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.
Question 174 Discuss
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He said, 'I am buying a new laptop.'

A
He said that he was buying a new laptop.
B
He said that he is buying a new laptop.
C
He said he had been buying a new laptop.
D
He told that he was buying a new laptop.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present continuous changes to past continuous.
Question 175 Discuss
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The mechanic said, 'The car is ready.'

A
The mechanic said that the car is ready.
B
The mechanic said that the car was ready.
C
The mechanic told that the car was ready.
D
The mechanic said the car had been ready.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Present simple ('is') changes to past simple ('was').
Question 176 Discuss
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She said, 'My brother is arriving today.'

A
She said that her brother is arriving today.
B
She said that her brother was arriving that day.
C
She said that my brother was arriving that day.
D
She told that her brother was arriving today.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Today' changes to 'that day' and present continuous changes to past continuous.
Question 177 Discuss
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They said, 'We have not received the package.'

A
They said that they had not received the package.
B
They said that they did not receive the package.
C
They said they have not received the package.
D
They said that we had not received the package.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present perfect negative changes to past perfect negative.
Question 178 Discuss
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He said, 'I took the medicine yesterday.'

A
He said that he took the medicine the previous day.
B
He said that he had taken the medicine the previous day.
C
He said that he had taken the medicine yesterday.
D
He said he has taken the medicine the previous day.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Past simple changes to past perfect. 'Yesterday' changes to 'the previous day'.
Question 179 Discuss
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She said, 'I was watching TV at 8 PM.'

A
She said that she had been watching TV at 8 PM.
B
She said that she was watching TV at 8 PM.
C
She said she has been watching TV at 8 PM.
D
She said that I had been watching TV at 8 PM.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past continuous changes to past perfect continuous.
Question 180 Discuss
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He said, 'I had seen this movie before.'

A
He said that he had seen that movie before.
B
He said that he saw that movie before.
C
He said that he had seen this movie before.
D
He said he has seen that movie before.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past perfect remains unchanged. 'This' changes to 'that'.
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