Explanation

The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.

Therefore, the verb in the reported speech also shifts one step back in tense:

"Am going" (present continuous) → "was going" (past continuous).

The pronoun "I" changes to "she" to match the subject.

Correct Answer: c) She said that she was going to the market.

Explanation

• Ahsan said that he had been digging the garden when the doctor arrived.
• In indirect speech, past continuous (was digging) changes to past perfect continuous (had been digging).
• The reporting verb “said” keeps the sentence in past tense sequence.

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Explanation

• He said that he was tired.
• Am changes to was because the reporting verb said is in past tense.
• The pronoun I changes to he to agree with the subject.

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Explanation

• Correct sentence: He said that he was busy then.
• The reporting verb "said" is in past tense, so the tense in the reported speech changes.
• "Am" changes to "was", and "now" changes to "then".
• So, "I am busy now" becomes "he was busy then" in indirect speech.

Explanation

• Correct narration: Ali said that he had been preparing for the examination for two months.
• The present perfect continuous tense (“have been preparing”) usually changes to the past perfect continuous tense (“had been preparing”) in reported speech when the reporting verb is in the past.
• The pronoun “I” changes to “he” because Ali is reporting his own statement.

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