He said, 'I might go for a walk if it stops raining.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I might go for a walk if it stops raining.'

A. He said that he might go for a walk if it stopped raining.

B. He said that he might go for a walk if it stops raining.

C. He said that he may go for a walk if it stops raining.

D. He said that he might go for a walk if it would stop raining.

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKExamLibrary)

'Might' remains. Conditional clause backshifts.

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They said, 'We were playing cricket.'

A. They said that they had been playing cricket.

B. They said that they have been playing cricket.

C. They said that they were playing cricket.

D. They said that they are playing cricket.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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Past continuous ('were playing') changes to past perfect continuous ('had been playing') in indirect speech.

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A. He said that he had been thinking about what you said.

B. He said that he has been thinking about what you said.

C. He said that he had been thinking about what I had said.

D. He said that he thought about what I said.

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A. He exclaimed with sorrow that I am undone.

B. He said alas I am undone.

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