He said to me, 'I must leave now.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said to me, 'I must leave now.'

A. He told me that he must leave now.

B. He said to me that he must leave then.

C. He told me that he had to leave now.

D. He told me that he had to leave then.

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKExamLibrary)

'Must' changes to 'had to'. 'Now' changes to 'then'. 'Said to me' changes to 'told me'.

This question belongs to: English Direct Indirect Speech

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A. She said that she will be working on this report tomorrow.

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C. She said that she would be working on that report the next day.

D. She said that she would be working on this report tomorrow.

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Negative imperative is correctly reported as 'told + object + not + to-infinitive'. While 'forbade' is also used, its structure is 'forbade + object + to-infinitive' (without 'not'), so option A is incorrect.

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