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Option 2 : The inspector said that the seal on the parcel had been intact when he received it.

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सही उत्तर The inspector said that the seal on the parcel had been intact when he received it. है।

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Choose the correct indirect speech: The inspector said, "The seal on the parcel was intact when I received it."

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The inspector said that the seal on the parcel is intact when he received it.
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The inspector said that the seal on the parcel had been intact when he received it.
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The inspector says that the seal on the parcel was intact when he receives it.
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The inspector said that the seal on the parcel has been intact when he had received it.

Correct Answer: The inspector said that the seal on the parcel had been intact when he received it.

Past simple in reported speech shifts one step back, so "was intact" becomes "had been intact".

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