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A. He asked me why I had come late.
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B. He asked me why I have come late.
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C. None of these
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D. He told me why I had come late.
Explanation
He asked me why I had come late.
In indirect speech, the present perfect tense ("have come") changes to the past perfect ("had come") when reporting a past event.
"Said to" is changed to "asked" when asking a question.
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A. They tell us that they are not returning their books.
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B. They ask to us that we are not returning their books.
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C. None of these
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D. They tell us that we are not returning their books.
Explanation
"Say to us" changes to "tell us", and present tense remains as it's a universal statement.
"You" changes to we, and "our" to their to match the speaker and listener perspective.
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A. Have ever been
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B. Had ever been
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C. None of these
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D. Ever go
Explanation
In indirect speech, the past perfect tense is used when reporting a question about the past.
The sentence in indirect speech would be: "The girl asked me if I had ever been to New York."
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A. None of these
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B. She exclaimed what a lovely dress it was.
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C. She exclaimed what a lovely dress it is.
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D. She exclaimed that it was a lovely dress.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the exclamatory sentence is changed into a statement.
The present tense ("is") changes to past tense ("was").
The phrase "What a lovely dress it is!" is reported as "She exclaimed that it was a lovely dress."
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A. The teacher ordered Amna to watch her steps.
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B. The teacher requested Amna to watch your steps.
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C. The teacher ordered Amna to watch your steps.
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D. None of these
Explanation
In indirect speech, the pronoun "your" changes to "her" because it refers to Amna.
The verb "said" is changed to "ordered" as it is a command.
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A. He said that if he works hard, he would pass the exam
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B. He said that if I worked hard, I would pass the exam.
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C. He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam.
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D. He said that if I work hard, I will pass the exam.
Explanation
Corrected narration:
"He said that if he worked hard, he would pass the exam."
In indirect speech, we change the present tense to the past tense. "Will" becomes "would," and "I" becomes "he."
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A. None of these
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B. The teacher says that if you work hard, you will pass the test.
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C. The teacher says that if I work hard, I will pass the test.
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D. The teacher says that if you work hard, we will pass the test.
Explanation
The teacher says that if you work hard, you will pass the test.
The reporting verb "says" is in the present tense, so no tense change is needed.
Quoted speech becomes indirect: "you" remains "you" as it's a general statement.
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A. He exclaimed with surprise that he is a great teacher
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B. He exclaimed with surprise that he was a great teacher
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C. He exclaimed with surprise that he had a great teacher
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D. None of these
Explanation
He exclaimed with surprise that he was a great teacher.
The sentence expresses surprise, so "exclaimed" is used in indirect speech.
The tense changes from "are" to "was" to match indirect speech rules.
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A. None of these
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B. She said that she was feeling tired then.
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C. She said that she would feel tired then.
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D. She said that she had felt tired now.
Explanation
She said that she was feeling tired then.
In reported speech, present continuous "am feeling" changes to past continuous "was feeling."
"Now" changes to "then."
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A. He says that he loved cake so much.
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B. None of these
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C. He said that he loved cake so much.
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D. He said that he loves cake so much.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the tense of the reported speech is typically shifted one step back (present tense to past tense).
Thus, "I love" changes to "he loved" when reported indirectly.
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