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    Question

    The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard

    lessons." In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
    A The old man tells me that life has taught him some hard lessons. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    In reported speech, present perfect changes to past perfect. So, option 4 is correct.

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