She said, 'I have been studying all day.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'I have been studying all day.'

A. She said that she has been studying all day.

B. She said that she studied all day.

C. She said that she had been studying all day.

D. She said that she had studied all day.

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.

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He said, 'I am leaving now.'

A. He said that he is leaving now.

B. He said that he leaves then.

C. He said that he was leaving now.

D. He said that he was leaving then.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous to past continuous. 'Now' to 'then'.

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Question #2

He said, 'I have to complete this assignment today.'

A. He said that he had to complete this assignment today.

B. He said that he has to complete this assignment today.

C. He said that he must complete that assignment that day.

D. He said that he had to complete that assignment that day.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Have to' changes to 'had to'. 'This' to 'that'. 'Today' to 'that day'.

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Question #3

She said, 'I am going to the market.'

A. She said that she is going to the market.

B. She said that she went to the market.

C. She said that she was going to the market.

D. She said that she will go to the market.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The reporting verb is in the past tense ('said'), so the present continuous tense ('am going') changes to past continuous ('was going'). Pronoun 'I' changes to 'she'.

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