She said, 'I have been reading this book.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'I have been reading this book.'

A. She said that she has been reading this book.

B. She said that she had been reading this book.

C. She said that she had been reading that book.

D. She said that she read that book.

Answer: Option C

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Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'This' to 'that'.

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She said, 'I will be back soon.'

A. She said that she would be back soon.

B. She said that she will be back soon.

C. She said that she would be back soonly.

D. She said that she was back soon.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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'Will be' to 'would be'.

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A. He asked me what was I doing.

B. He asked me what I am doing.

C. He said to me what I was doing.

D. He asked me what I was doing.

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Correct Answer: Option D

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Wh-question: 'are you doing' changes to 'I was doing' (present continuous to past continuous). Pronoun 'you' to 'I'.

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She said, 'I have never been so happy.'

A. She said that she never was so happy.

B. She said that she had never been so happy.

C. She said that she has never been so happy.

D. She said that she had never been so happily.

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Correct Answer: Option B

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Present perfect to past perfect.

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