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Correct option: A — She said that she was learning French.

She said that she was learning French. (Correct) (b) She said that she is learning French. (Incorrect Tense) (c) She said that she has been learning French. (Incorrect Tense) (d) She said that she will learn French. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: B — He asked where I had gone the previous day.

He asked where I had gone the previous day. (Correct) (a) He asked where I went yesterday. (Incorrect Tense and Adverb) (c) He asked where you went the previous day. (Incorrect Pronoun) (d) He asked where I had gone yesterday. (Incorrect Adverb)

Correct option: B — She said, “I intend to start my own business soon.”

She said, “I intend to start my own business soon.” (Correct) (a) She said, “She intends to start her own business soon.” (Incorrect Pronoun & Tense) (c) She said, “I intended starting my own business soon.” (Incorrect Tense) (d) She said, “I had intended to start my own business soon.” (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: A — He said, "I have never been to Japan before this trip."

He said, "I have never been to Japan before this trip." (Correct) (b) He said, "I had never been to Japan before that trip." (Incorrect Tense) (c) He said, "I never went to Japan before that trip." (Incorrect Tense) (d) He said, "I have not gone to Japan before that trip." (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: C — They said that they had completed the project successfully.

They said that they had completed the project successfully.(Correct) (a) They said that they completed the project successfully. (Incorrect Tense) (b) They said that they have completed the project successfully. (Incorrect Tense) (d) They said that they would complete the project successfully. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: A — He said to me, "If you study regularly, you will pass the examination."

He said to me, "If you study regularly, you will pass the examination." (Correct) (b) He said to me, "Should I study regularly, I would pass the examination." (Incorrect Modal) (c) He said to me, "You studied regularly, you would pass the examination." (Incorrect Tense & Modal) (d) He said to me, "Had you studied regularly, you would not have failed the examination." (Incorrect Tense & Modal)

Correct option: C — An old man said that he was running out of time.

An old man said that he was running out of time. (Correct) (a) An old man said that he has been running out of time. (Incorrect Helping Verb) (b) An old man said that he was running across time. (Incorrect Preposition) (d) An old man said that he has being run out of time. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: A — The analyst said, "Had the market reacted sooner, the losses might have been contained."

The analyst said, "Had the market reacted sooner, the losses might have been contained." (Correct) (b) The analyst said, "If the market reacts sooner, the losses might be contained." (Incorrect Conjunction) (c) The analyst said, "If the market had reacted sooner, the losses might be contained." (Incorrect Conjunction) (d) The analyst said, "Had the market react sooner, the losses would be contained." (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: C — He said they had been waiting there for an hour.

He said they had been waiting there for an hour. (Correct) (a) He said they were waiting there for an hour. (Incorrect Tense) (b) He said they have been waiting there for an hour. (Incorrect Tense) (d) He said they had waiting there for an hour. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: C — She told her friend that she was feeling tired that day.

She told her friend that she was feeling tired that day. (Correct) (a) She told her friend that she is feeling tired today. (Incorrect Tense) (b) She said her friend that she was feeling tired that day. (Incorrect Verb) (d) She told that she was feeling tired today. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)