Discussion
Select the option that converts the verbs given in the brackets in the most appropriate past tense. When Bullu (say) that she (come) to see me the next day I (wonder) which cake she would bring. She always brings cakes.
Answer: B
The correct option is 'When Bullu said that she was coming to see me the next day I wondered which cake she would bring.'
All the verbs in the brackets must be in the past tense. 'Said', 'was coming' and 'wondered' keep the sentence in the past and show that the visit was planned for the next day.
Options A and C use the present 'is coming' and 'am wondering', and D uses 'was saying', which changes the meaning.
In reported past narration, the verbs in the bracket take the past forms: 'said', 'was coming' and 'wondered'. The first clause 'When Bullu said' sets the time as past, and 'the next day' is a future in the past, expressed with 'was coming'. The remark 'She always brings cakes' stays in the present.
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