Practice Questions

He said, “I was working.”

A. He said that he had been working.
B. He said that he was working.
C. He said that he has been working.
D. He said that he worked.

Past Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous.

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She said, “I had finished.”

A. She said that she had finished.
B. She said that she has finished.
C. She said that she finished.
D. She said that she was finished.

Past Perfect remains Past Perfect.

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He said, “I know the truth.”

A. He said that he knew the truth.
B. He said that he knows the truth.
C. He said that he had known the truth.
D. He said that he was knowing the truth.

Present Simple -> Past Simple.

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She said, “I want to go.”

A. She said that she wanted to go.
B. She said that she wants to go.
C. She said that she had wanted to go.
D. She said that she was wanting to go.

Present Simple -> Past Simple.

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He said, “I am working.”

A. He said that he was working.
B. He said that he is working.
C. He said that he had been working.
D. He said that he worked.

Present Continuous -> Past Continuous.

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She said, “I have seen it.”

A. She said that she had seen it.
B. She said that she has seen it.
C. She said that she saw it.
D. She said that she was seeing it.

Present Perfect -> Past Perfect.

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He said, “I shall win.”

A. He said that he would win.
B. He said that he should win.
C. He said that he will win.
D. He said that he won.

'Shall' -> 'would' (future).

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She said, “It may rain.”

A. She said that it might rain.
B. She said that it may rain.
C. She said that it might have rained.
D. She said that it rained.

'May' -> 'might'.

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He said, “I can play.”

A. He said that he could play.
B. He said that he can play.
C. He said that he could have played.
D. He said that he played.

'Can' -> 'could'.

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She said, “I am going to leave.”

A. She said that she was going to leave.
B. She said that she is going to leave.
C. She said that she had been going to leave.
D. She said that she went to leave.

'Am going' -> 'was going'.

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