Narration Questions Answers

• 29. Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

  1. Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
  2. Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
  3. Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
  4. Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option A

  Explanation:

  When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

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• 30. Rahul said to me, " I had gone through it."

  1. Rahul told me that he have went through it.
  2. Rahul told me that he have gone through it.
  3. Rahul told me that he had went through it.
  4. Rahul told me that he had gone through it.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option D

  Explanation:

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• 31. Baljider said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."

  1. Baljinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
  2. Baljinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
  3. Baljinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
  4. Baljinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option A

  Explanation:

  When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Continuous Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

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• 32. Sweety said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."

  1. Sweety told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  2. Sweety told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  3. Sweety told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
  4. Sweety told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option B

  Explanation:

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• 33. Rahul said, "I can buy that watch."

  1. Rahul said that he can buy that watch.
  2. Rahul said that he could buy that watch.
  3. Rahul said that he was able to buy that watch.
  4. Rahul said that he can be buy that watch.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option B

  Explanation:

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• 34. He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

  1. He said that Honesty is the best policy.
  2. He said that Honesty was the best policy.
  3. He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
  4. He said that Honesty will be the best policy.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option A

  Explanation:

  If Reporting verb is in Past Tense and Reported Speech is a universal truth, then we do not change it in indirect speech.

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• 35. He remarked, "Two and two makes four."

  1. He remarked that two and two would make four.
  2. He remarked that two and two made four.
  3. He remarked that two and two makes four.
  4. He advised that two and two makes four.

  Answer And Explanation

  Answer: Option C

  Explanation:

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