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1841
“If I had the manual of the new T.V, I would have fixed it by now,” said Uma.
A. Uma said that if she was having the manual of the new T.V she would have fixed it by now.
B. Uma said that if she has the manual of the new T.V she will have fixed it by then.
C. Uma said that if she will have the manual of the new T.V she would have fixed it by then.
D. Uma said that if she had had the manual of the new T.V she would have fixed it by then.
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Unreal conditionals (3rd type): had + V3, would have + V3**. “By now” → “by then.”
1842
He advised me to go abroad for higher studies the following year.
A. He said to me, "I go abroad for higher studies next year."
B. He said to me, "Please go abroad for higher studies next year."
C. He told to me, "You should go abroad for higher studies the following year."
D. He said to me, "You should go abroad for higher studies next year."
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Direct speech reconstruction: advised → should**. “The following year” in indirect becomes “next year” in direct.
1843
“Can you pay him in cash?” she said to me.
A. She asked me if he could pay me in cash.
B. She asked him if I can pay him in cash.
C. She asked me if I could pay him in cash.
D. She asked him if I should pay him in cash.
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Yes/No question → asked if. Can → could. Pronouns adjusted: you → I**.
1844
“Reena, I’m surprised you want dinner as we had such a late lunch," said Rajat.
A. Rajat had told Reena that he was surprised that she had wanted dinner as they were having such a late lunch.
B. Rajat was saying to Reena that he was surprised that she was wanting dinner as they had been having such a late lunch.
C. Rajat had been telling Reena that he was surprised that she wants dinner as they had had such a late lunch.
D. Rajat told Reena that he was surprised that she wanted dinner as they had had such a late lunch.
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Mixed tenses: I’m surprised → he was surprised. You want → she wanted. We had → they had had** (past perfect).
1845
The art teacher said, “I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.”
A. The art teacher said that I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.
B. The art teacher said that she never told her students what to draw. She told them to imagine.
C. The art teacher is saying that she never tells her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.
D. The art teacher had said that she never told her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.
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Past narration: present simple → past simple (never tell → never told; tell → told**). Both clauses follow past tense.
1846
“If the rains don’t stop we will have to move the animals to another place,” said the zoo official.
A. The zoo official had been saying said that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.
B. The zoo official said that if the rains didn’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.
C. The zoo official will say that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.
D. The zoo official said that if the rains are not stopping they would have to move the animals to another place.
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First conditional in direct speech → second conditional in indirect. Don’t stop → didn’t stop. Will have to → would have to.**
1847
The salesgirl said, “Forgive me but this dress is already sold.”
A. The salesgirl said that she is sorry but this dress is already sold.
B. The salesgirl begged forgiveness and regretted that that dress was already sold.
C. The salesgirl asked to be forgiven but this dress was already sold.
D. The salesgirl said to me to forgive her but this dress was sold.
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“Forgive me” becomes begged forgiveness**. Present simple (“is already sold”) changes to past simple (“was already sold”).
1848
The airport helper said, “Should I fetch you a trolley?”
A. The helper had said he would be fetching me a trolley.
B. The airport helper is asking me that he will fetch a trolley.
C. The airport helper asked me if he should fetch me a trolley.
D. The airport helper said he will go to fetch me a trolley.
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Yes/No question → asked if. Modal “should” stays unchanged in reported speech. Correct word order = if he should fetch…**
1849
She said to her friend, "Where did you go yesterday?"
A. She asked her friend where she had gone the day before.
B. She asked her friend where had she gone the day before.
C. She asked her friend where she was going yesterday.
D. She asked her friend where she went yesterday.
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Past simple in direct speech → past perfect in indirect (did go → had gone). “Yesterday” → “the day before.” The question structure changes to statement order (where she had gone**, not “where had she gone”).
1850
“Don’t use your mobile while crossing the road,” I said to him.
A. I told him to not to use his mobile while crossing the road.
B. I advised him not to use his mobile while crossing the road.
C. I am advising him not to use his mobile while crossing the road.
D. I said him not to use his mobile while crossing the road.
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Negative imperatives in reported speech become advised/told + object + not to + verb. “Don’t use” → not to use**. Option (a) is wrong because of the extra “to.” Option (c) is present continuous (not correct for narration). Option (d) is grammatically incorrect (“said him” ❌).
