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Question 231 Discuss
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He said, 'I was ill yesterday, so I didn't come.'

A
He said that he had been ill the previous day, so he hadn't come.
B
He said that he was ill the previous day, so he didn't come.
C
He said that he had been ill yesterday, so he hadn't come.
D
He said he was ill yesterday so he hadn't come.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple changes to past perfect in both clauses.
Question 232 Discuss
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She said to me, 'If you work hard, you will pass.'

A
She told me that if I worked hard, I would pass.
B
She told me that if I work hard, I would pass.
C
She told me that if I worked hard, I will pass.
D
She said to me if I worked hard, I would pass.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Type 1 conditional changes: present to past, future to conditional (would).
Question 233 Discuss
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He said, 'If I were a millionaire, I would help you.'

A
He said that if he were a millionaire, he would help me.
B
He said that if he had been a millionaire, he would help me.
C
He said if he was a millionaire he will help me.
D
He told that if he were a millionaire he would have helped me.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Type 2 conditional (unreal past) does not change tense.
Question 234 Discuss
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She said, 'I had a car.'

A
She said that she had had a car.
B
She said that she had a car.
C
She said she has a car.
D
She said that she was having a car.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple 'had' changes to past perfect 'had had'.
Question 235 Discuss
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He said, 'She went to the market and bought some fruits.'

A
He said that she had gone to the market and bought some fruits.
B
He said that she went to the market and bought some fruits.
C
He said that she had gone to the market and had bought some fruits.
D
He said she went to the market and had bought some fruits.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

If two past actions are joined by 'and', usually only the first verb changes to past perfect.
Question 236 Discuss
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The boy said, 'I could run fast when I was a child.'

A
The boy said that he could run fast when he was a child.
B
The boy said that he could have run fast when he was a child.
C
The boy said that he can run fast when he was a child.
D
The boy said that he could run fast when he had been a child.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Modal 'could' showing past ability remains unchanged.
Question 237 Discuss
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He said, 'Might I use your phone?'

A
He asked if he might use my phone.
B
He requested if he might use my phone.
C
He asked if he may use my phone.
D
He asked might he use my phone.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Might' remains unchanged in reported speech.
Question 238 Discuss
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She said, 'Ought we to invite him?'

A
She asked if they ought to invite him.
B
She asked whether they should invite him.
C
She asked if they ought invite him.
D
She asked that if they ought to invite him.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Ought to' remains unchanged in indirect speech.
Question 239 Discuss
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The teacher said, 'Paris is the capital of France.'

A
The teacher said that Paris is the capital of France.
B
The teacher said that Paris was the capital of France.
C
The teacher told that Paris is the capital of France.
D
The teacher said Paris has been the capital of France.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Geographical facts remain in the present tense.
Question 240 Discuss
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He said, 'I bought a house, and my brother bought a car.'

A
He said that he had bought a house and his brother had bought a car.
B
He said that he bought a house and his brother bought a car.
C
He said that he had bought a house and his brother bought a car.
D
He said he has bought a house and his brother has bought a car.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Both clauses in past simple change to past perfect.
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