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He said, “I can swim.”

A. He said that he could swim. ✓
B. He said that he can swim.
C. He said that he could have swum.
D. He said that he is able to swim.

'Can' -> 'could'.

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She said, “I have been reading this book.”

A. She said that she had been reading that book. ✓
B. She said that she has been reading this book.
C. She said that she had been reading this book.
D. She said that she was reading that book.

Present Perfect Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous.

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He said, “Don’t touch this.”

A. He warned me not to touch that. ✓
B. He said not to touch this.
C. He ordered me to don't touch that.
D. He warned me to not touch that.

Negative imperative uses 'not to'. 'This' -> 'that'.

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She said, “If I were you, I would do it.”

A. She said that if she were me, she would do it. ✓
B. She said that if she was me, she would do it.
C. She said that if she had been me, she would have done it.
D. She said that if she were you, she would do it.

Subjunctive 'were' usually remains, pronoun 'I' -> 'she'.

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He said, “I must go now.”

A. He said that he had to go then. ✓
B. He said that he must go now.
C. He said that he would have to go then.
D. He said that he must go then.

'Must' usually changes to 'had to'.

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The king said, “Let the prisoner go.”

A. The king ordered the prisoner to be set free. ✓
B. The king ordered to let the prisoner go.
C. The king requested to let the prisoner go.
D. The king ordered that the prisoner go.

'Let' can often be converted to a passive infinitive structure or 'ordered that... should'.

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She said, “My father died last year.”

A. She said that her father had died the previous year. ✓
B. She said that her father died last year.
C. She said that my father had died last year.
D. She said that her father has died the previous year.

Simple Past -> Past Perfect.

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He said, “I will do it now.”

A. He said that he would do it then. ✓
B. He said that he will do it now.
C. He said that he would do it now.
D. He said that he will do it then.

'Will' -> 'would', 'now' -> 'then'.

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She said, “I am not feeling well.”

A. She said that she was not feeling well. ✓
B. She said that she is not feeling well.
C. She said that I was not feeling well.
D. She said that she had not been feeling well.

Present Continuous -> Past Continuous.

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He said, “Do you know him?”

A. He asked if I knew him. ✓
B. He asked if I know him.
C. He asked if he knew him.
D. He asked whether I know him.

'Do you know' (Present) -> 'knew' (Past).

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