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1851
The examiner said to the candidates, “Write your names on the answer sheets.”
A. The examiner ordered the candidates to write their names on the answer sheets.
B. The examiner told the candidates writing their names on the answer sheets.
C. The examiner asked the candidates that write your names on the answer sheets.
D. The examiner told the candidates write names on answer sheets.
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Imperative in reported speech → ordered/told + object + to-infinitive**.
1852
The old man said, “May Allah bless you with success.”
A. The old man prayed that Allah may bless me with success.
B. The old man wished that Allah might bless me with success.
C. The old man said Allah should bless you with success.
D. The old man prayed Allah will bless me with success.
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May → might** in reported speech when expressing wishes/prayers.
1853
The farmer said, “We planted wheat last year.”
A. The farmer said that they planted wheat last year.
B. The farmer said that they had planted wheat the previous year.
C. The farmer said that we had planted wheat last year.
D. The farmer told that they planted wheat in the last year.
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Past simple → past perfect (planted → had planted). Last year → the previous year**.
1854
Maryam said, “I was cooking when you called me.”
A. Maryam said that she was cooking when I called her.
B. Maryam said that she had been cooking when I had called her.
C. Maryam said that she had been cooking when I called her.
D. Maryam said that I was cooking when you called me.
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Past continuous → past perfect continuous (was cooking → had been cooking). The second past simple verb remains as called**.
1855
Father said to me, “Have patience and you will succeed.”
A. Father told me to have patience and I will succeed.
B. Father told me to have patience and that I would succeed.
C. Father said me to have patience and I will succeed.
D. Father asked me to have patience and I will be succeeding.
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Imperative → told + object + to-infinitive. Will → would**.
1856
The teacher said to the class, “Be attentive during the lecture.”
A. The teacher told the class be attentive during the lecture.
B. The teacher asked the class that be attentive during the lecture.
C. The teacher ordered the class to be attentive during the lecture.
D. The teacher told the class to be attentive during the lecture.
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Imperative → told + object + to-infinitive**. Here “told” works better than “ordered” (milder command).
1857
The girl said to her friend, “Let us go shopping this evening.”
A. The girl suggested to her friend that they should go shopping that evening.
B. The girl told her friend let us go shopping this evening.
C. The girl asked her friend to go shopping this evening.
D. The girl ordered her friend that they must go shopping that evening.
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Let us → suggested that we should. This evening → that evening**.
1858
Umar said, “I am reading a book now.”
A. Umar said that he is reading a book now.
B. Umar said that he was reading a book then.
C. Umar said that I was reading a book now.
D. Umar said he had been reading a book then.
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Present continuous → past continuous (am reading → was reading). Now → then**.
1859
Hafsa said, “I have not received the parcel yet.”
A. Hafsa said that she had not received the parcel yet.
B. Hafsa said that she did not receive the parcel yet.
C. Hafsa said that she has not received the parcel yet.
D. Hafsa told she had not been receiving the parcel yet.
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Present perfect negative → past perfect negative. Have not received → had not received**.
1860
The policeman said to the thief, “Why did you steal the money?”
A. The policeman asked the thief why he had stolen the money.
B. The policeman asked the thief why did you steal the money.
C. The policeman told the thief why he stole the money.
D. The policeman said to the thief why you had stolen the money.
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Past simple → past perfect (did steal → had stolen). Wh-question → asked why…**.
