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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Explanation

• She said that she had finished her work.
• In indirect speech, the present perfect (have finished) changes to past perfect (had finished), and “that” is added.

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Explanation

• He said, “I go for a walk every morning.”
• Said is in the past tense.
• Simple Present → Simple Past in indirect speech.
• I → He (pronoun changes).
• Go → Went after backshifting.

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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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