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

Q: Answer-The old man said to me, 'Life has taught me some hard lessons.'

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

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.

B The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons.

C The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons.

D The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.

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