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Practice Questions

She said, “If I were you, I would do it.”

A. She said that if she were me, she would do it.
B. She said that if she was me, she would do it.
C. She said that if she had been me, she would have done it.
D. She said that if she were you, she would do it.

Subjunctive 'were' usually remains, pronoun 'I' -> 'she'.

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He said, “Don’t touch this.”

A. He warned me not to touch that.
B. He said not to touch this.
C. He ordered me to don't touch that.
D. He warned me to not touch that.

Negative imperative uses 'not to'. 'This' -> 'that'.

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She said, “I have been reading this book.”

A. She said that she had been reading that book.
B. She said that she has been reading this book.
C. She said that she had been reading this book.
D. She said that she was reading that book.

Present Perfect Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous.

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He said, “I can swim.”

A. He said that he could swim.
B. He said that he can swim.
C. He said that he could have swum.
D. He said that he is able to swim.

'Can' -> 'could'.

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She said, “Alas! I am undone.”

A. She exclaimed with sorrow that she was undone.
B. She exclaimed with joy that she was undone.
C. She said that she was undone.
D. She exclaimed that she is undone.

'Alas' requires 'exclaimed with sorrow'.

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He said, “I will have been working for 2 hours.”

A. He said that he would have been working for 2 hours.
B. He said that he will have been working for 2 hours.
C. He said that he would be working for 2 hours.
D. He said that he had been working for 2 hours.

Future Perfect Continuous -> 'would' form.

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She said, “I may come.”

A. She said that she might come.
B. She said that she may come.
C. She said that she might have come.
D. She said that she can come.

'May' -> 'might'.

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He said, “I will have finished by then.”

A. He said that he would have finished by then.
B. He said that he will have finished by then.
C. He said that he would have finished by that time.
D. He said that he would finished by then.

'Will have' -> 'would have'.

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The girl said, “Hurrah! I have won.”

A. The girl exclaimed with joy that she had won.
B. The girl exclaimed that she has won.
C. The girl exclaimed with joy that she has won.
D. The girl said that she had won.

'Hurrah' requires 'exclaimed with joy'.

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He said, “Do you know him?”

A. He asked if I knew him.
B. He asked if I know him.
C. He asked if he knew him.
D. He asked whether I know him.

'Do you know' (Present) -> 'knew' (Past).

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She said, “I am not feeling well.”

A. She said that she was not feeling well.
B. She said that she is not feeling well.
C. She said that I was not feeling well.
D. She said that she had not been feeling well.

Present Continuous -> Past Continuous.

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He said, “I will do it now.”

A. He said that he would do it then.
B. He said that he will do it now.
C. He said that he would do it now.
D. He said that he will do it then.

'Will' -> 'would', 'now' -> 'then'.

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He said to me, “Why are you crying?”

A. He asked me why I was crying.
B. He asked me why was I crying.
C. He asked me why are you crying.
D. He asked me why I am crying.

'WH' questions keep the interrogative word. Structure becomes assertive.

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The mother said, “Do not play in the rain.”

A. The mother forbade the child to play in the rain.
B. The mother told to not play in the rain.
C. The mother suggested not to play in the rain.
D. The mother told the child to not play in the rain.

'Forbade' is stronger and correct for negative imperatives without 'not to'.

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Jul 8, 2026

He said, “I shall go to London next week.”

A. He said that he should go to London next week.
B. He said that he would go to London the following week.
C. He said that he would go to London next week.
D. He said that he should go to London the following week.

'Shall' changes to 'would' (for future). 'Next week' -> 'the following week'.

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She asked, “Have you seen my book?”

A. She asked me if I had seen her book.
B. She asked me if I have seen my book.
C. She asked me if I had seen my book.
D. She asked me whether I have seen her book.

'Have seen' -> 'had seen'. Pronoun 'my' -> 'her'.

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He said, “I might visit you today.”

A. He said that he might visit me that day.
B. He said that he may visit me today.
C. He said that he might visit me today.
D. He said that he might visited me that day.

'Might' does not backshift. 'Today' -> 'that day'.

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The teacher said, “Water boils at 100°C.”

A. The teacher said that water boiled at 100°C.
B. The teacher said that water boils at 100°C.
C. The teacher said that water had boiled at 100°C.
D. The teacher said that water is boiling at 100°C.

Scientific facts do not backshift.

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Jul 8, 2026

She said, “I was cleaning the house.”

A. She said that she had been cleaning the house.
B. She said that she was cleaning the house.
C. She said that she has been cleaning the house.
D. She said that she cleaned the house.

Past Continuous backshifts to Past Perfect Continuous.

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